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Migrating from HP Laptop to Dell Laptop

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My HP Laptop has Windows 7 plus a couple of HP partitions and new Dell has Windows 8. Should I first format my Dell C: and install Windows 7? If I clone the HP drive, will the Dell run with the HP partitions or how do I eliminate them?

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Are both laptops using the same setup, ie BIOS/MBR or UEFI/GPT?

 

I'm not real techy, but I don't think so. The Dell came with a backup CD that has Windows 8.1 and recovery drivers on it. The HP has a partition with a set of drivers in it.

On both laptops, use Windows disk management to see the layout of your disks, grab ascreen shot and post it on this forum.