Laptop HDD on a PC

Matty99

I was just wondering can any harm come from using my laptop HDD on my new PC until I get a product key of Windows and if so would it be able to preform pretty well? I'm only planning to use it for a week or so. Thanks!

Digital Solitude

It may not boot because Windows will be set up for different hardware, and if you've a retail copy it'll only work with that laptop

If it comes to it, burn and install Ubuntu to get you by, you can game with most games on Ubuntu if you've a library already

Matty99

I can't find anything about this Windows trial online?

Serephucus

I dunno why people think it won't work. I've done this a few times.

Depending on the laptop you can run into problems with drivers and the like, but most of the times I've tried it, the first boot Windows goes nuts finding a load of new hardware and installing drivers for it, and has itself sorted out by the time it boots again.

The only downside to this is that when your new PC comes along you'll have a bunch off extra drivers installed on your laptop drive which won't be used.

ED E

Serephucus wrote: »

I dunno why people think it won't work. I've done this a few times.

Depending on the laptop you can run into problems with drivers and the like, but most of the times I've tried it, the first boot Windows goes nuts finding a load of new hardware and installing drivers for it, and has itself sorted out by the time it boots again.

The only downside to this is that when your new PC comes along you'll have a bunch off extra drivers installed on your laptop drive which won't be used.

Ive seen it work, and completely fail. There are a few large hurdles, eg AHCI mode, if one has it enabled and the other not booting will plain fail. Its worth a 5 minute shot though, chance of bricking the install is very low.

beauf

I might work. But it will be unreliable. Windows doesn't like low level changes like that.