Windows 7 installation experience so far...
Posted by
Mop (aka rburriel)
Oct 25 '09, 17:23
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Backed up my data and settings with the Easy Transfer Wizard. Just transferred it all to my home server. Creates one big file (54 Gigs!!!) Piece of cake. I then discovered my old Windows XP hard drive (160 Gb) and added it to my desktop. I now have two hard drives in my desktop, one with Windows XP, the other with the evaluation version of Windows 7. I've downloaded the $30 student edition of Windows 7 Pro (Upgrade) and followed the secret instructions to turn it into a bootable disc. I restart my computer with the disc in my drive and Windows 7 installs in what is surely less than 30 minutes. It installs... YUP. On the Evaluation hard drive, not the XP hard drive. I hope the Easy Transfer Wizard caught everything, or I'm SCREWED. See, I was using the Evaluation hard drive as my primary hard drive for months. After the installation is complete, I use the Easy Transfer Wizard to restore my data and settings and sure enough, everything's back! You'd be shocked at just what settings get retained. After installing Firefox (step 3 after install Windows Security Essentials), I found all my Firefox add-ins and settings retained. Wow. Next step, purchase the Office 2007 Enterprise edition for $10 and download...
This is the easiest re-installation of a computer I've ever done.
Mop
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