Hey, quick question. Here's my setup first actually: C: XP, my primary partition, primary OS. D: Partition with programs installed on it. E: new partition I installed W7 on. Do I need to reinstall the programs, or is there a way to share the programs with 7? I'm currently using Firefox running on D:, I just had to go into the program folder to access the exe. Thanks
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Started by beatlebryce, Oct 25 2009 01:36 AM
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 01:36 AM
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 01:53 AM
Most programs you will have to reinstall, Though some may work fine if you directly execute the exe.
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 04:36 AM
Hmm ok. I just have to figure out how best to do this. I'm keeping XP till I feel 7 is good (and I'm quite impressed, it's definitely no Vista). I guess I'll just add more space to Win7's partition and have a few vital programs installed there, and once I switch, I'll just delete and switch free space between partitions again. Thanks for the info
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 06:42 AM
Some program's you may get away with installing over the same path (though may be trial and error to find out which ones)
Note: If you uninstall a program it wont remove the registry entries from both OS's so may leave a bit of mess if you plan on running both for a while.
Note: If you uninstall a program it wont remove the registry entries from both OS's so may leave a bit of mess if you plan on running both for a while.
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Posted 28 October 2009 - 10:37 PM
Uh oh! I decided to make the switch to 7, so I deleted my C: partition to do a fresh install on it with 7. I got everything ready, but I forgot about Firefox. All my bookmarks, preferences, saved passwords, everything is not here, even when I run firefox from its folder on my D: drive. Now, as it was installed on D: and just run on C: (when I was using XP), does that mean all my data is still in the installation folder?
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 05:42 AM
It is there in some folder, you can google it. You MIGHT be able to restore it.
On a side note, for a better 7 experience, do a clean install, trust me.. it is all you need. If you want XP, you can use the XP Mode.
I am using Win7 and it is amazing.
On a side note, for a better 7 experience, do a clean install, trust me.. it is all you need. If you want XP, you can use the XP Mode.
I am using Win7 and it is amazing.
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 06:19 AM
Yea, I did a clean install. I have it set up so I only have OS and drivers on one partition (C:) and everything else on my other (D:). And I agree, Windows 7 is very nice. I'll search for that folder than and let you know how it goes.
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 07:12 AM
Your FF data was in C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_NAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXX.default\
(XXXXXX are random letters and digits)
PS : You didn't need to format your C: drive - Win7 installation would have installed Win7 and kept everything you had in C:\windows.old
(XXXXXX are random letters and digits)
PS : You didn't need to format your C: drive - Win7 installation would have installed Win7 and kept everything you had in C:\windows.old
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 08:10 AM
Aethec, on Oct 29 2009, 12:42 PM, said:
Your FF data was in C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_NAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXX.default\
(XXXXXX are random letters and digits)
PS : You didn't need to format your C: drive - Win7 installation would have installed Win7 and kept everything you had in C:\windows.old
(XXXXXX are random letters and digits)
PS : You didn't need to format your C: drive - Win7 installation would have installed Win7 and kept everything you had in C:\windows.old
I had done that.. and again, I had done a complete clean install.. the Boot time decreased by at least 10 seconds.
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 05:34 PM
ishan_rulz, on Oct 29 2009, 12:42 AM, said:
It is there in some folder, you can google it. You MIGHT be able to restore it.
On a side note, for a better 7 experience, do a clean install, trust me.. it is all you need. If you want XP, you can use the XP Mode.
I am using Win7 and it is amazing.
On a side note, for a better 7 experience, do a clean install, trust me.. it is all you need. If you want XP, you can use the XP Mode.
I am using Win7 and it is amazing.
I am upgrading from Vista premium 32 bit. Can I do just an upgrade or would a "clean install" be that much better. I have a lot of stuff on my computer
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Posted 31 October 2009 - 06:09 AM
You can do an upgrade. A clean install is always better, but you don't have to.
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Posted 31 October 2009 - 11:20 AM
beatlebryce, on Oct 31 2009, 01:09 AM, said:
You can do an upgrade. A clean install is always better, but you don't have to.
Aside from just getting out the stuff you never use is there any other advantages of a clean install? I think I am leaning toward a clean install but I just don't want to be wasting my time and efforts. So I guess I am asking WHY is a clean install better?
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Posted 31 October 2009 - 01:10 PM
Well, as far as I know "upgrade" made my boot time longer and it was more unstable!.
After I clean installed, it was better. Visible change in performance.
That's just my opinion anyway.
After I clean installed, it was better. Visible change in performance.
That's just my opinion anyway.
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Posted 31 October 2009 - 02:45 PM
ishan_rulz, on Oct 31 2009, 08:10 AM, said:
Well, as far as I know "upgrade" made my boot time longer and it was more unstable!.
After I clean installed, it was better. Visible change in performance.
That's just my opinion anyway.
After I clean installed, it was better. Visible change in performance.
That's just my opinion anyway.
Enough said
Clean install it is
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