I backed up everything I needed and was prepared for the Win8 Upgrade Disk to format my computer.
Instead, I only got the options to keep old settings or import them, which makes sense given that it's an upgrade disk. I chose to NOT import them and instead had them automatically moved to a windows.old folder.
My question, though, is because a new OS always brings the benefit of clearing the crud from your last install (4 years of Vista), do I still get the benefit of a "new install" if my old windows files are still sitting there?
If I delete the windows.old folder, I get almost all of my HD space back, so as far as the file system goes, it appears to be a fresh install.
Just was curious if there are any resident "bits" hanging around that will limit my experience having used this method.
Instead, I only got the options to keep old settings or import them, which makes sense given that it's an upgrade disk. I chose to NOT import them and instead had them automatically moved to a windows.old folder.
My question, though, is because a new OS always brings the benefit of clearing the crud from your last install (4 years of Vista), do I still get the benefit of a "new install" if my old windows files are still sitting there?
If I delete the windows.old folder, I get almost all of my HD space back, so as far as the file system goes, it appears to be a fresh install.
Just was curious if there are any resident "bits" hanging around that will limit my experience having used this method.
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