Win 7 update
C J - Although both PC's are of the same Brand and model, internally; they may be using different components (think of those RAM specifications and speeds) and system drivers. Unfortunately Microsoft also ties the installation of Windows to the specific computer motherboard its installed on
Swapping mirror images of the drive of the old PC to the newer one will not work. You need to download and install a Win 7 ISO (edit: from a reputable source) to the newer PC and then activate the new installation with a valid windows key. In the circumstances you may need to call Microsoft to activate the new install.
A disk image transfer will not work. Beware some later Intel chips are no longer supported in windows 7.
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