Installing new OS

chrisorg · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 872 **Location:**

I have a Vista Home Basic atm, but I want to install Ultimate now, but can I do it and also keep all my data.. games,music etc.?
Im quite a noob at installing new OS

Midori · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3425 **Location:**

I think you can. Not sure how.

cin · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:38 am

if your disk has 2 partitions (probably C: and D:), you should backup
all your important installation files and documents to your D: partition,
because the default partition your OS will install to is C:.

chrisorg · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 872 **Location:**

I only have a C: partition

cin · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:46 am

i bet you have a dvd writer in that pc somewhere.
backup your stuff on a dvd -> then install new OS.

or a external harddisk or whatever.

Midori · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3425 **Location:**

cin wrote:

i bet you have a dvd writer in that pc somewhere.
backup your stuff on a dvd -> then install new OS.

or a external harddisk or whatever.

that would sure be a lot of dvds.

cin · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:50 am

better than losing it all

chrisorg · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 872 **Location:**

Alot of DVD's indeed.. but safety first

Thx for help

hemagoku · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2720 **Location:**

just 1 drive ? y ?

cin · **Posted:** Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:03 am

i have 1 drive too -.-
i just have 2 partitions, it's both the same harddisk hema.

hemagoku · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2720 **Location:**

oh i always thought drive means partition ,my bad ,i have 1 drive 2 XD

chrisorg · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 872 **Location:**

So I tried and installed it.. turned out just fine.. It saved my Program Files folder.. so I didnt loose much files

Im quite happy

hemagoku · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2720 **Location:**

chrisorg wrote:

So I tried and installed it.. turned out just fine.. It saved my Program Files folder.. so I didnt loose much files

Im quite happy

u didn't format ? ,anyway gl with ultimate ,it eats like 1GB if my ram without me even opening a thing

chrisorg · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 872 **Location:**

There was a option if I want to upgrade it or install freshly, but the upgrade one was grey so I chose fresh install and it still saved my files into a folder called Windows.old.... Anyways Im happy it turned out this way

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