I have a working Server 2012 Essentials install on my HP Mediasmart server at home. Working fine but a bit slow. I'm thinking of building a new more powerful server and moving my data over. Obviously I don't have 2 copies of the OS. How do I install the OS on the new server and deactivate the old install with regards to microsoft? I don't necessarily need to do a true server to server migration as my setup is fairly simple. Will I need to call microsoft and explain the situation, or will activation on the new server deactivate the old server? Or should I just pull the system drive out and put it in new server and see what happens?
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