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Can I install the same copy of Windows 7 on different Harddrive on Same PC?

Can I install the same copy of Windows 7 on different Harddrive on Same PC?

I have Windows 7 installed on Harddisk01 on my PC. This copy holds my development environment. I'd like to install Windows 7 on another harddrive on my PC, and let that copy handle things like gaming.

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Guest [Entry]

"Short Answer, No. Slightly longer answer, you probably could, but you'll likely have licensing and activation issues to deal with.

An alternative method from the Startup profiles could be a simple batch script that cleans up processes before you start gaming. Create a new file on your desktop, rename it to ""Gaming.bat"", and put a line in for each unnecessary process:

TASKKILL /F /IM process.exe

The /F forcefully closes the process, so you can experiment with not using /F on some processes if you're afraid of lost data in those."
Guest [Entry]

"Failing the dual booting option, something like this may help... http://www.allscoop.com/dotnet-software/service-manager.php

I used a similar windows service manager application years ago and it worked well. No recent experience though."