Hi everyone
I was going to upgrade my Windows 7 Pro X64 to Windows 8 Pro X64, and, according to the microsoft site and their compatibility assistant, I should be able to keep pretty much everything.
I inserted the disk, and the only option given is "keep nothing".
There may be a couple reasons for this:
I'm running the MSDNAA version of Win 7 Pro.
My system has a SSD drive and a normal HDD. The SSD contains the OS and all programs that have to load much data, while the HDD contains the user files (documents, music, etc.) plus all other programs. Basically setup to keep my SSD from having too many delete/write operations to prolong its life.
Now, I wouldn't be surprised that my SDD/HDD setup might be the problem here.
In case I really have to do a clean install, I was wondering two things:
1. Will only the drive containing the OS be formated and partitioned anew during the installation process?
2. If it is like that, will I be able to just change the registry again, and reintegrate all my user data without moving anything at all?
I was going to upgrade my Windows 7 Pro X64 to Windows 8 Pro X64, and, according to the microsoft site and their compatibility assistant, I should be able to keep pretty much everything.
I inserted the disk, and the only option given is "keep nothing".
There may be a couple reasons for this:
I'm running the MSDNAA version of Win 7 Pro.
My system has a SSD drive and a normal HDD. The SSD contains the OS and all programs that have to load much data, while the HDD contains the user files (documents, music, etc.) plus all other programs. Basically setup to keep my SSD from having too many delete/write operations to prolong its life.
Now, I wouldn't be surprised that my SDD/HDD setup might be the problem here.
In case I really have to do a clean install, I was wondering two things:
1. Will only the drive containing the OS be formated and partitioned anew during the installation process?
2. If it is like that, will I be able to just change the registry again, and reintegrate all my user data without moving anything at all?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7 Professional 64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Self-Built
- CPU
- Intel i7-3600k
- Motherboard
- Asus Sabretooth P67
- Memory
- 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus Radeon HD6970