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Moving Windows to a new Machine::

Always make a complete cloned backup of your hard drive in the old machine before starting any operation of this sort.

When the cloning operation is complete, remove the new drive from the old machine and install it in the new system. You can also just use the original drive in the new machine. If this is the case just remove the original hard drive from the old machine and install it in the new machine. 

 Boot up the new computer with the windows installation disk. You may need to change the system boot sequence so that the system is set to boot from the DVD drive first. The boot sequence can be easily changed in the BIOS setup. Press any key when prompted to boot from the installation disk.

You will now need to perform a 'Windows repair' which redetects all hardware and reinstalls the system files without resetting the user registry, changing user applications, or user data present on the system. This process adapts your Windows install to the new hardware profile it is running on.

During the boot from DVD choose the 'Press enter to set up Windows now' option when prompted. Then, press F8 to skip the EULA, when the option presents itself, press 'R' to begin the repair installation.

Be very careful not to in advertently set you computer to simply reinstall the new drive. If you do this, the operating system install will start from scratch, wiping out your data in the process. The computer will go through the entire install process. This is not a problem if this is a clone of the original, you can simply format and re-clone from the original.

Once the Window repair install has completed, boot the system normally. You will be prompted to activate Windows again. Follow the onscreen procedure to activate Windows again. Once Windows is running, the final steps are to reinstall any Drivers, or service packs that may be missing.

At this point all should be ready to go. If you are using a cloned copy of your original drive, it is a good idea not to reformat or wipe your old drive or system until you run this install of Windows for awhile to make sure that everything is working as expected.