New Motherboard Switch Intel to AMD

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Hi so Im getting a new Motherboard soon im changing from Intel to AMD as my Intel Mobo is LGA775 and im changing to Asus A88XM-A an AMD Mobo Now im Confused I have 2 HDDs ones a Windows Drive and one is a Games Drive and if i buy a new windows 7 how would i keep all my programs basically meaning booting up with everything in place where it previously was, meaning all programs on desktop and So on also I have steam and tons of payed games would everything be fine on that end? any suggestions or Steps Thank you

Old Motherboard Asus IPIBL-LB Benicia
 
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You may want to check into it, but I believe steam saves all your info (or has a setting to save things to the server). The most trouble free way to do it would be to move any personal files, documents, photos etc you may have saved on your system drive to the other hard drive. Format the first drive and do a fresh install of windows. You'll probably have to reinstall all of your programs. There may be programs out there that say they will migrate your program files but I've never seen one yet that did a perfect job. When programs install they typically insert files into the registry (built during the install of windows) and integrate with the system itself. It will require a reinstall of windows to clear out all the old drivers for the old motherboard and set it up to install the new drivers for the new motherboard or you'll likely end up with a pc that refuses to boot up. It will attempt to boot and be trying to load drivers for hardware that's missing.
 
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AzziGames

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Okay i Have steam on my Games Hard drive and have nothing on the other Drive only Windows would it not work when installing then booting up unplug games drives so theres only windows drive plugged in so windows downloads on that drive then plug in when everything is booted and ready? as i heard steam will give me like a Duplication ban or something?
 
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