Hello,
I am currently building a new PC from scratch for a family member. The only thing going into it from the old system is the PSU.
As it's a new build, I'd like the opportunity to test as much of the hardware as possible before making a fresh installation of Windows using the new SSDs. I'm therefore considering just transferring the old HDD over (temporarily), in order to have a ready Windows installation (with all the testing software I use) to boot from straight away.
However, I'm wondering if Windows would maybe freak out at the hardware change - I think I recall reading somewhere that a change in the motherboard invalidates the Windows installation? I'm using Windows 7 64-bit. Does doing this sound feasible? I'd make a fresh installation on the new SSD once I'm happy everything else works fine.
Thanks!