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06-16-2012, 12:34 PM
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Installing WIN 7 help request
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I have a partitioned HD (C,D) and I have been told that I can move my files to the D partition and install Win7 to the C drive, which means overwriting (I guess) the WIN XP install currently located there! Is this correct? My current OS is Win XP SP3.
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06-16-2012, 01:29 PM
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The C partition will have to be reformatted, so you do need to save your files somewhere. There is no in-place upgrade possible from XP to 7.
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06-16-2012, 01:53 PM
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However, if you got the money and time, it is possible to upgrade from XP to Vista, and then from Vista on up to 7.
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06-17-2012, 12:11 AM
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So, IF I run the win 7 setup CD I format the C partition the D partition will remain untouched?
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06-17-2012, 06:38 AM
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Correct, the D partition should remain untouched.
(I say "should" because you never know, something could go horribly wrong). You won't have to do any pre-formatting though. The Windows 7 installation routine handles all that kind of thing. Last edited by SpywareDr; 06-17-2012 at 06:42 AM. |
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