Hello
I copied this from my MS Word to keep for reference.
Most of this is Win 7 that is why I selected this instead of Win 8 's forum.
I am about to take the plunge but wanted to tie up a few questions so if someone had the time I would appreciate the help.
I am going to install Win 8 in my xps 8300 using the iso file for $40.00.
I currently have Win 7 Home premium x 64.
I ran the advisor and was told I would not get, or lose;
1-secure boot
2-avisynyh
3-Win Live Essentials
4-DVD
5-ATI and ATI manager
My few questions were;
1-should I do a clean install or an upgrade
2-should I remove all partitions or, if not, which should I keep; I currently have C: and a system reserved, 100MB.
3-can I, or shoud I, attempt to retrieve the apps/programs I lose by updating drivers, afterwards
4-if this Win 8 fails, can I use an image in my usb drive to retrieve my last Win 7 image as I think it is one license per one pc.
I wrote in this format so it would be easy to respond the same way, ie, 1.2.3 etc
Thank you very much for your help
Peter
I copied this from my MS Word to keep for reference.
Most of this is Win 7 that is why I selected this instead of Win 8 's forum.
I am about to take the plunge but wanted to tie up a few questions so if someone had the time I would appreciate the help.
I am going to install Win 8 in my xps 8300 using the iso file for $40.00.
I currently have Win 7 Home premium x 64.
I ran the advisor and was told I would not get, or lose;
1-secure boot
2-avisynyh
3-Win Live Essentials
4-DVD
5-ATI and ATI manager
My few questions were;
1-should I do a clean install or an upgrade
2-should I remove all partitions or, if not, which should I keep; I currently have C: and a system reserved, 100MB.
3-can I, or shoud I, attempt to retrieve the apps/programs I lose by updating drivers, afterwards
4-if this Win 8 fails, can I use an image in my usb drive to retrieve my last Win 7 image as I think it is one license per one pc.
I wrote in this format so it would be easy to respond the same way, ie, 1.2.3 etc
Thank you very much for your help
Peter