Open Question: Will I need to buy a completely new copy of Windows 7 for my new computer?

Open Question: Will I need to buy a completely new copy of Windows 7 for my new computer?

I'm building a new computer(First time building one myself) and I was wondering if I needed to buy a completely new copy of Windows 7. I have the disks still for the copy that I installed on my current computer, but I already used the authentication code, does that mean that it won't work on the new computer when it asks me for the new authentication code?

I'm putting an SSD in my new computer(along with a 1TB HDD) is it possible to just put Windows 7 from my current computer onto my new SSD and take it out and put it in my new computer? The only thing I want on my SSD is my OS and a couple other programs I want to run quickly the rest will go on my new HDD. It would save a lot of hassle though if I can just do a clean install of Windows 7 directly onto my new SSD in my new computer.

Thanks for the help in advance, sorry for being such a noob. =(


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Open Question: Why can I only hear the audio in the AVI clips on Windows Movie Maker, but there's no picture?

Open Question: Why can I only hear the audio in the AVI clips on Windows Movie Maker, but there's no picture?

Home >All Categories > Computers & Internet >Hardware >Desktops >Open QuestionSkiitles Skiitles Member since:March 24, 2009Total points:322 (Level 2)The question pretty much says it all. I imported the AVI clips to Windows Movie Maker on my windows vista computer (the program that the computer comes with) and there is only audio when you play the clip. There's no picture. Just a black screen. How can I fix this? ThanksAnswer Question

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Open Question: I have Windows 7 no matter what photo I use for my desktop background it always goes away ?
Open Question: i lost dell laptop n4010 windows recovery how to get back?
Open Question: how can i install the touch screen part of the monitor to my windows 7?
Open Question: Using Windows 7 on Notebook and keep getting message IE has stopped working - why?
Open Question: HP printer driver problem on Windows 7?

Open Question: HP printer driver problem on Windows 7?

Hi everybody,

My mom has just had a hp printer and had Windows 7 64bit installed. Unfortunately, when she installs the software for the printer it fails. I have tried to update the HP laserjet 1020 driver but it made no difference. Help Please.

Thank you so much.


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Open Question: Windows 7 driver for C media CMI8738?

Open Question: Windows 7 driver for C media CMI8738?

I have spent the whole day with this C media problem now and I still get nothing. My new Chaintech 9PJL1 motherboard with

the C-Media CMI8738 audio chip is not working properly since I changed my OS from Windows XP SP3 to Windows 7. I tried to update the C media CMI8738 driver through device manager and with windows update,it still gives me no sound. But It used to work perfectly under Windows XP. Does anyone have this problem as mine?


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Open Question: MY BRAND NEW GIGABYTE 880-GMA-UD2H AMD AM3 motherboard has a static pop when right @ the Windows 7 Logo.......?

Open Question: MY BRAND NEW GIGABYTE 880-GMA-UD2H AMD AM3 motherboard has a static pop when right @ the Windows 7 Logo.......?

My rear green onboard audio in a system with completely all new parts, is making a static pop on boot up or restart. My almost identical pc with the same speakers or headphones does not make a pop using the onboard.

I have unplugged everything but the cpu fan, tried a different power supply, tried headphones instead of my speakers, use the front panel instead of the rear, went into the bios & turned off USB3.0, firewire, even turned onboard audio back on and off still the same after it was turned back on, uninstalled the drivers & used the cd ones, the windows update ones, the gigabyte website drivers & still nothing. I even switched the screws on the standoff & took washers off. Pushed the tabs out more on the I/O shield panel & STILL.........Right after the machine posts right after as the Windows 7 Logo is forming the sound from the speakers or headphones will make a static pop noise.

Everything on the machine works perfect......in WINDOWS everything sounds fine.........its just at the same time every time, no sooner no later that it makes the sound just past the black Post bios screen once it gets at the windows 7 logo just as its done loading the image of the Windows 7 Logo.

I even called Gigabyte long distance & there tech was useless cuz he did all the stuff that i did and basically said there is interference but couldn't say what.

I am thinking the board is faulty? For being a new board that just doesn't fly with me. ANYONE HAVE ANY ANSWERS TO THIS?

system
GIGABYTE 880-GMA-UD2H motherboard
AMD X4 840
4GB G.Skill 1333 ddr3
500gb WD Blue Sata 3
onboard video + sound
600ocz stealth extreme 2 Power Supply
new Samsung dvd rom
vantec card reader
Antec VSK-2000 case

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Open Question: 2 Windows 7 Laptops BSOD crash at the same time once or twice a day?

Open Question: 2 Windows 7 Laptops BSOD crash at the same time once or twice a day?

I just bought 2 new Dell laptops, with windows 7. For some reason, they are crashing at the exact same time. They both have a wireless connection to my router. I know it has to do something with the network, because that is the only thing that they are commonly connected to. Also, my XBox looses connection at the same time as well. This only lasts a few seconds, then comes back on.

I don't know if its my router, or my insight internet connection.
Any thoughts?


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