Used the registry hack to get more updates through 'XP Embedded' or 'POS' so now the machine rings like a cash register and the CD drawer opens to give change.Windows activation can be activated by a digital license or a product key which is a 25-character code. Other Info: Also have an old but important XP SP3 machine still running - Optiplex 755 Desktop w 4GB RAM and 500 GB Momentus XT hybrid HD-SSD, held together with duct tape. Internet Speed: Verizon FIOS 500 Mbps (downgraded from 1Gbps because I can't type that fast)īrowser: Firefox only with lots of security drives my wife crazyĪntivirus: Win 7 has Avast Free - Win 10 has Windows Defender Hard Drives: Three 2TB Seagate ST2000DM008 - External WD My Book 1110 USB device Monitor(s) Displays: Dell E176FP - nothing fancy Sound Card: Realtek High Definition Audio - and Intel Display Audio Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics (on the CPU) Motherboard: Dell 0GY6Y8 - what would the Intel number be? - Q77 chipset OS: Dual-boot Win 7 & 10, both Pro 64-bit, now with a Hyper-V VM of Win 11 System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell 7010 MT Instead of starting with a normal hard drive, should I start with the NVMe M.2 SSD but connected to SATA to start, then install and activate the Win 10 Pro using the Win 7 Pro COA sticker, and then follow the instructions in the article to re-insert the NVME M.2 into a PCIe slot?.See this very good article: How to install and boot from an NVMe SSD on a Dell OptiPlex 7010ĭoes this change any of your answers to my questions #1 - 4? However, I might modify its BIOS so it CAN boot from a NVME M.2 SSD drive. The PC is a Dell Optiplex 7010, which is an older model that normally cannot boot from a NVME M.2 SSD drive.If I get the Win 10 Pro installed on the new or used hard drive and am able to activate the Win 10 Pro with the Win 7 Pro COA sticker, and I later clone the hard drive to a new NVME M.2 SSD, will I have a new activation problem because the hardware has now changed?.If yes to #2, where can I now get Win 7 Pro to install?.If no to #1, can i first install Win 7 Pro, activate it with the sticker, and then upgrade it to Win 10?.If my company gives me a used Dell Optiplex 7010 with a Win 7 Pro COA sticker but no hard drive, and I insert a new or used hard drive, can I install Win 10 Pro and activate it with the Win 7 Pro COA?.

This is not a coa windows 10 pro