Windows 8 installation - Upgrade Assistant compatibility Issue - Bluet

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Having procured an on-line download of Windows 8, from the Microsoft web site, I am a little concerned about an incompatibility identified by the Microsoft Upgrade Assistant; namely:-

"Bluetooth Win7 Suite (64) - Atheros Communications"

This incompatibility was identified after restoration of a copy of the Windows 7 operating system, as installed by the manufacturer of my PC! (Recovered from an Acronis image).

That is, the operating system, prior to installation of any personal software, or external hardware, or divers!

Hence, I can only assume, that "Bluetooth Win7 Suite (64)" is a sub component of one of the original components of the computer:

ASUS P8Z68-V LE Motherboard
NVIDIA Quadro 600 1024MB Professional Video Card
Intel i7 2600K Processor (3.4 GHz - no over-clocking)
16GB Corsair PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 Memory (4x4 GB sticks)
Qty 2 Sony 24x DVD-RW drives
Qty 2 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD (No Raid)
Qty 1 1000GB 7200 HDD
Onboard High Definition Audio

My plan was to perform a clean installation of Windows 8, but I have no understanding what the implications of this incompatibility will be!

Namely, what the function of Bluetooth Win7 Suite (64), is! And what hardware it is associated with!

Whether a clean installation will work, without Bluetooth Win7 Suite (64)

Whether Windows 8 install will have onboard drivers, for all of the above hardware!

After installation of Windows 8, and installation of the manufactures latest drivers, for the Motherboard and Video Card, will I have to search elsewhere for a driver for the Bluetooth Win7 Suite (64)

I would appreciate any advice on this matter!

Brian
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Chillblast.com
    CPU
    Intel i7 2600K Processor (3.4 GHz - no over-clocking)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z68-V LE
    Memory
    16GB Corsair PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 Memory (4x4 GB sticks
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro 600 1024MB Professional
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Internet Speed
    68Mbps
    Antivirus
    Norton
You can always install Windows 8 to VHD - you will need say 20-30 GB on any internal disk (no separate partition).

Once booted to Windows 8 you will see if all drivers for your hardware were found and installed.
If some driver is missing - go to manifacturer site and look for an updated version of the driver.

VHD installation has only one difference to native installation - disk is virtual.

Once you are happy (found all needed drivers) you can either transfer VHD installation to native disk partition or make a completely new native installation of Windows 8 to disk. I would install Windows 8 to one of the SSD's.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    XP, Win7, Win8_Eval
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Notebook
    CPU
    Intel
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