Requirements to update to Win 8.1

dsscottage

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I've waited a while to update from Win 8 to Win 8.1 but I'm ready now.

I have a faint memory of reading a number of posts about the difficulty of updating. I think one of them said that the update wouldn't work if the "My Documents" folder had been moved from it's default location. (in my case from the C: drive (SSD) to the D: drive (HDD).

I've searched but can't find any reference to this problem.

Does anyone know if this is true?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus CM3870
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3770
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H77-M Pro
    Memory
    16 GB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
    Sound Card
    Integrated HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G 28" HZ28IH
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vector 256GB
    Seagate 2TB ST2000DM001
    Internet Speed
    5 Mbps
Just go for it.
Either it will work or not.

If not then post back here & we'll all discuss it :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Just allow plenty of time, upgrading to 8.1 takes about three times as long as a clean load of W7 or 8
 

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System One

  • OS
    win7 64
    CPU
    athlon2x2 240e
    Motherboard
    asus m4a87td evo
    Memory
    2x4gb ddr3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    ati 5670
OK. I finally did it.

The upgrade worked smoothly even with the "My Documents" folder located on the D: drive.

I guess that I must have been having nightmares when I saw that it couldn't be done. :D

Sorry for the useless post.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus CM3870
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3770
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H77-M Pro
    Memory
    16 GB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
    Sound Card
    Integrated HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G 28" HZ28IH
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vector 256GB
    Seagate 2TB ST2000DM001
    Internet Speed
    5 Mbps
update windows 8.1

keep getting messages my browser needs updating if i upgrade to windows 8.1 will i loose my bookmarks and pictures do i have to back them up. will some one please let me know dont want to loose everything...... will i have to backup my downloads and do i have to install firefox and chrome again
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
In theory, you shouldn't need to back up anything. The Win 8.1 upgrade process preserves all files, programs and settings.

However.....
Nothing is perfect. If something goes wrong it is possible to loose data. Therefore, It's always safest to backup your data.

In my case,
-I updated to Win 8.1 on my laptop and everything was preserved and worked perfectly after the upgrade.
-I updated to Win 8.1 on my desktop and it screwed up an FTP program called CuteFTP. All my setting were still there but the program didn't work properly. I re-installed it an all was well. The upgrade also caused a network printer issue. I had a shared printer on the system. After the upgrade, it was no longer shared. I had to set it to share again. Neither problem was significant - just annoying.

Regardless, I'd never take a risk. I'd always backup before a major upgrade.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus CM3870
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3770
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H77-M Pro
    Memory
    16 GB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
    Sound Card
    Integrated HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G 28" HZ28IH
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vector 256GB
    Seagate 2TB ST2000DM001
    Internet Speed
    5 Mbps
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