Hi all, with the free windows 10 update fast approaching I'm getting a wee bit nervous.
I have 2 laptops & a desktop all due the upgrade. Both laptops are on Win7 & desktop on Win 8.1.
I'm nervous as I would never normally install an OS as an update/upgrade. I've always installed them clean from a OEM version on a formatted drive/partition.
Re-building all 3 machines from scratch is not something I relish the thought of.... and neither is running a update to install a new OS. I do want to move to 10, as all I've read is reassuring regarding performance and fixing some the quirks that us desktop users dislike about windows 8.
How are other users who have critical PCs approaching this? I use a plethora of software and I just don't trust the process of upgrading... Can anyone offer me some reassurance? Would you upgrade or wipe and do a fresh install? Is a fresh install even available?
(I'm not concerned over personal data as I've always stored this on separate drives to the OS. )
Thanks for any insight.
Cheers.
I have 2 laptops & a desktop all due the upgrade. Both laptops are on Win7 & desktop on Win 8.1.
I'm nervous as I would never normally install an OS as an update/upgrade. I've always installed them clean from a OEM version on a formatted drive/partition.
Re-building all 3 machines from scratch is not something I relish the thought of.... and neither is running a update to install a new OS. I do want to move to 10, as all I've read is reassuring regarding performance and fixing some the quirks that us desktop users dislike about windows 8.
How are other users who have critical PCs approaching this? I use a plethora of software and I just don't trust the process of upgrading... Can anyone offer me some reassurance? Would you upgrade or wipe and do a fresh install? Is a fresh install even available?
(I'm not concerned over personal data as I've always stored this on separate drives to the OS. )
Thanks for any insight.
Cheers.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 pro (oem)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home built
- CPU
- i5-3570K
- Motherboard
- Asus P8Z77-V
- Memory
- 8 GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- 1.5GB GTX 480
- Sound Card
- x-fi extreme music
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x 22"
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050
- Hard Drives
- 1 SSD
Lots of spinny ones
- PSU
- 850W
- Case
- Coolmaster
- Cooling
- Water Cooled