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Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:27 am
by chrisorg
I have a Vista Home Basic atm, but I want to install Ultimate now, but can I do it and also keep all my data.. games,music etc.?
Im quite a noob at installing new OS
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:36 am
by Midori
I think you can. Not sure how.
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:38 am
by cin
if your disk has 2 partitions (probably C: and D:), you should backup
all your important installation files and documents to your D: partition,
because the default partition your OS will install to is C:.
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:44 am
by chrisorg
I only have a C: partition
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:46 am
by cin
i bet you have a dvd writer in that pc somewhere.
backup your stuff on a dvd -> then install new OS.
or a external harddisk or whatever.
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:48 am
by Midori
cin wrote:i bet you have a dvd writer in that pc somewhere.
backup your stuff on a dvd -> then install new OS.
or a external harddisk or whatever.
that would sure be a lot of dvds.
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:50 am
by cin
better than losing it all
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:54 am
by chrisorg
Alot of DVD's indeed.. but safety first
Thx for help
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:02 am
by hemagoku
just 1 drive ? y ?
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:03 am
by cin
i have 1 drive too -.-
i just have 2 partitions, it's both the same harddisk hema.
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:04 am
by hemagoku
oh i always thought drive means partition ,my bad ,i have 1 drive 2 XD
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:22 pm
by chrisorg
So I tried and installed it.. turned out just fine.. It saved my Program Files folder.. so I didnt loose much files
Im quite happy
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:36 pm
by hemagoku
chrisorg wrote:So I tried and installed it.. turned out just fine.. It saved my Program Files folder.. so I didnt loose much files
Im quite happy
u didn't format ? ,anyway gl with ultimate ,it eats like 1GB if my ram without me even opening a thing
Re: Installing new OS
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:39 pm
by chrisorg
There was a option if I want to upgrade it or install freshly, but the upgrade one was grey so I chose fresh install and it still saved my files into a folder called Windows.old.... Anyways Im happy it turned out this way
