After months of lurking around forums and scouring the internet, I think I've finally found a way to upgrade my computer and not lose my data. I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium OEM, and want to swap out my AMD Asrock 970 extreme3 mobo & AMD FX-4100 CPU for an Asrock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer & Intel Pentium G3258. I can't afford to lose any data or apps, so I figured I'd buy and upgrade to Windows 8, then upgrade directly to Windows 8.1 for free (I've heard that by going from Windows 7 -> 8 -> 8.1, I can preserve all data, programs, settings, etc., rather than losing everything by going straight from Windows 7 to 8.1). After the OS upgrades, I then plan to change out my motherboard and CPU to Intel (correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Windows 8.1 allow you to do this without any reinstallation?). The ultimate goal here is to preserve just about everything I have on my hard drive now throughout the OS upgrades.
Will I be able to keep Microsoft Office 2010 when upgrading to windows 8, or will I lose it or have to try and reinstall it? This is very important to me. Also, can anyone confirm what I have heard (I will keep all my data and programs and stuff throughout the upgrades, and Windows 8.1 will let me easily upgrade mobo and CPU)?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Will I be able to keep Microsoft Office 2010 when upgrading to windows 8, or will I lose it or have to try and reinstall it? This is very important to me. Also, can anyone confirm what I have heard (I will keep all my data and programs and stuff throughout the upgrades, and Windows 8.1 will let me easily upgrade mobo and CPU)?
Thanks a lot for your help!