QuietOne
01-10-2013, 03:21 AM
I spent the weekend upgrading the main PC to Windows 7 (64 bit, this time. More memory is next on the list). Took things slow. I've been through this a time or three. Took a backup and used MS' transfer program and did a separate archive of the entire Documents and Settings folder tree.
Everything written says that if you're upgrading from XP, all your stuff will be gone. After installing 7 and letting it update I had - a dual boot system. Not what I wanted, since my 2 hard drives aren't that large. And I finally remembered that I went through this when I upgraded one of the laptops. So I DBANed the hard disk and started again. Most of my stuff got moved with the transfer program. My browser settings, plugins, email folders and settings were nowhere to be seen. Which is why I archived Documents and Settings.
As the title says - I should've gone with my gut and wiped the disk to begin with.
Everything written says that if you're upgrading from XP, all your stuff will be gone. After installing 7 and letting it update I had - a dual boot system. Not what I wanted, since my 2 hard drives aren't that large. And I finally remembered that I went through this when I upgraded one of the laptops. So I DBANed the hard disk and started again. Most of my stuff got moved with the transfer program. My browser settings, plugins, email folders and settings were nowhere to be seen. Which is why I archived Documents and Settings.
As the title says - I should've gone with my gut and wiped the disk to begin with.