windows 7 uninstall/reinstall query

peter tron · 20 Aug 2016 at 16:30

i want to install windows 7 onto another hd, but it is currently installed on another hd.

will i have to plug in the other hd with windows 7 64 on it to uninstall it, before i install it onto the new hd?

also, just to have this clarified:

i want to install windows 7 64 over vista 32, but i want to keep the windows.old folder with all my files intact.

this should be ok?

peter tron · 22 Aug 2016 at 13:45

hd1 has windows 7 64 on it.
hd 2 has vista32 on it.

i have the windows 7 installation disc.

will i be allowed to install my windows 7 64 onto hd2?

that would mean i would then have windows 7 installed on hd 1 and hd2 at the same time.

is this possible?

i thought as it is currently registered with hd 1, i will not be allowed to install it onto hd2.

can this be done, as i am thinking of the eula issue.

peter tron · 23 Aug 2016 at 15:01

stockhausen said:
Last Windows 7 update - late May 2016.
I have left Windows Update running overnight (10 hours) and absolutely no joy whatsoever - NADA!

What on earth are the mighty Microsoft up to here?
I really cannot believe that this is an "accident".

didn't really answer my question, but sorry to hear it

so back to it:

what should i do to proceed?

i just want to do things properly, and not lose all my files etc.

peter tron · 24 Aug 2016 at 14:14

if i uninstall vista 32 will i have the option to keep all my files in a windows.old folder?

peter tron · 25 Aug 2016 at 20:27

peter tron · 26 Aug 2016 at 12:50

no, i had exactly that for a few months.

vista 32 on one, windows 7 on the other.

i just went into the bios at boot and selected which drive i wanted.

i'll make sure to unplug, better safe than sorry..

peter tron · 26 Aug 2016 at 13:58

when you say 'backup', you mean drag all the stuff i need onto another drive?

will i not be given the option to keep all files (music etc) in a windows.old file?

i'm sure i was given that option when i changed from vista 32 to windows 7 a few years back.

peter tron · 26 Aug 2016 at 15:51

i see..

i must have been confused.

a few years back, i must have reinstalled vista 32 again over itself, i remember seeing windows.old as an option.

cheers for clearing that up