chronic620
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I have two 500gb HDDs in my current setup. One as the primary and the other as an extra. Im running XP but plan to do a new install of Win 7. What I want to do is save my personal files for the new install. Can someone tell me if this method will work:
1. Transfer all personal files from primary HDD [C:] onto the extra HDD [E:]
2. Disconnect extra HDD [E:]
3. Put new install of Win 7 on primary HDD [C:], partition and format.
4. Reconnect extra HDD [E:]
5. Copy/Paste my personal files back onto the primary HDD [C:]
6. Reformat extra HDD [E:] to comply with Win 7, if even needed.
Would I run into errors given that I am now running Win 7 instead of XP and the extra HDD [E:] is formatted to my old XP setup?
1. Transfer all personal files from primary HDD [C:] onto the extra HDD [E:]
2. Disconnect extra HDD [E:]
3. Put new install of Win 7 on primary HDD [C:], partition and format.
4. Reconnect extra HDD [E:]
5. Copy/Paste my personal files back onto the primary HDD [C:]
6. Reformat extra HDD [E:] to comply with Win 7, if even needed.
Would I run into errors given that I am now running Win 7 instead of XP and the extra HDD [E:] is formatted to my old XP setup?
