Hello
I have a Dell PC with Windows 8.1 installed on a HDD. It came with Windows 8, but I upgraded to 8.1
I have just bought an SSD.
I created a recovery USB stick(using Dell software that came with the PC) about a year ago (AFAIK it would recover my PC to Windows 8, not 8.1).
IF I use my recovery USB stick to install the OS on the SSD also, and have the 2 hard drives in one computer, would I be breaking the law/breaking Microsofts terms and conditions? Am I only allowed to have my OS on one hard drive, even if my PC has multiple hard drives?
Also- general question, how would I go about moving from HDD to SSD? (Im finding conflicting info about this from different sources)
Many Thanks if you can help
I have a Dell PC with Windows 8.1 installed on a HDD. It came with Windows 8, but I upgraded to 8.1
I have just bought an SSD.
I created a recovery USB stick(using Dell software that came with the PC) about a year ago (AFAIK it would recover my PC to Windows 8, not 8.1).
IF I use my recovery USB stick to install the OS on the SSD also, and have the 2 hard drives in one computer, would I be breaking the law/breaking Microsofts terms and conditions? Am I only allowed to have my OS on one hard drive, even if my PC has multiple hard drives?
Also- general question, how would I go about moving from HDD to SSD? (Im finding conflicting info about this from different sources)
Many Thanks if you can help
Im concerned about messing this up and potentially losing data then having to start again by buying a new hard drive/copy of windows.
My other concern is Microsoft Terms of use/licencing ie Im not fully clear on what I can and cannot do. eg see earlier in this post about having Windows on 2 hard drives in the same PC