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12-05-2009, 11:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2009, 11:20 PM by InsideSin.)
So I have Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit ready to go but I'm trying to decide if I should do an upgrade or clean install.
I KNOW that a clean install is always better, but I do not want to have to re-install all my programs.
What are some of the kinds of problems may I encounter if I do an in-place upgrade. And how long would it approx take? I have 185gb of data on my hd and 3gb of ram.
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Save all your data to an external hard drive/different partition on the exisitng HDD.
Do a clean install.
Go here:http://ninite.com/
Run your package.
Saves a lot of time re-installing all your crap.
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12-06-2009, 10:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-06-2009, 12:30 PM by InsideSin.)
I guess the problem here is that I don't have an external hd... I have a few thumbdrives though...
Anyways don't files get saved in Windows.Old?
Bleh, I decided to do a clean install. I hope Win7 is actually worth it.
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When I wiped Windows 7 before (though I wiped it which I already had it, so a wipe and reload) it backed up all the data on my computer C: drive under Windows Old. I am not sure if it will do this for other version of windows buts it will give you the option when you started it.
