Clean Install of Win 7 and reinstall of files

Save all important files to disk or removable drive. After clean install of Windows 7, check the MB online support site for any updated Windows 7 system drivers (Vista drivers work in most instances) which may be provided. If Device manager shows a driver is not installed. check the Mfg. website for the hardware not working for a workable driver. After system/MB drivers are sorted out and working, install personal software apps and important data previously saved to disk/removable drive.

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Thanks for the reponse!

The following questions concerning reinstalling software and files:

Can you drag and drop software & files (either one or both) from one drive to another with sata drives successfully?

When reinstalling files to software installed, can you save files on DVD easier than removal drives or old drives?

What is the easiest way to save software files to DVD, i.e Nero or other?

Can you give me the detail way that is best?


I do appreciate your help!

Doing what you desire takes careful planning. Won't help you this time but next time thru, this make sit easy. Here's an example.....how you set it up is entirely personal:

1. Partition HD as follows:

C:\OS
D:\Swap and Temp files
E:\Games
F:\Programs
G:\Data
H:\Backups

How you structure it isn't important as long as it works for you and the idea is you put what needs to go fastest on the outside of the disks (read lower letters).

2. Now it's time to build a new PC.

3. Format C:\and install OS to C:\ on new drive.

4. Set up temp and swap files on D:\

5. Create partitions for what I wanna carry over and copy partition to partition

6. Install all programs over themselves, thereby keeping all your custom file settings which will not be written over. All that really happens is necessary registry entries get made and because few files need to be copies, this goes very fast.

7. Many games will not need to be reinstalled.

Step-by-Step: Windows 7 Upgrade and Migration

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us [...] S.10).aspx

I agree. Silverron - don't be put off by all those drive letters, you don't need to use them. Jack is trying to wring every last ounce of performance out of a single drive, but if you're that concerned about performance you're a heck of a lot better off getting multiple drives than partitioning the heck out of one of them.

I got busy today. Just got back to non-work activities..

Yes, I read the other comments. I was just checking to see if my horn still worked.

Besides that I need the points so I can be a "Master-Something " some day.

Nah, was just using an example out at the end to show how far ya can go My kids boxes look like this:

C:\OS
D:\swap and temp files
E:\Games
F:\Programs

All data is kept on an NAS and they have shared volumes for their music and multimedia files whereas my stuff is locked away and inaccessible to them.

The small OS drives do make system restores a piece of cake tho. I format and reinstall the OS on their boxes every year between XMas and New Year's cause they download and install so much crap that the system gets crotchety. Since I amde them actually do the reinstalls w/ me looking over their shoulders, I ahve gone 3 years now w/ the oldest's box and 2 years with the 2nd oldest.

My wife's machine however has to be done every year as she simply can't resist pressing any button on the screen that says "FREE" on it ... she'd be a great test subject in the lab for the AV , anti malware folks.

"Addict' distinction only takes 15K points. 'Master' distinction involves the heart actually stopping and being brought back to life.