Windows 7

[Goldeneye1989]

So im thinking of getting windows 7 for my computer, and i want to make a fresh start on it after i have backed up my games and some files, how do i ... wipe my hard drive clear and then just install Windows 7 on it. or will windows 7 say, "hey there looks like your upgrading would you like some help? (/endpaper clip)"

 

[Gxas]

You can upgrade without wiping your HD.

 

[Goldeneye1989]

oh no Gxas, i want to get rid of everything, lots of trash and virus'/Vrisi?

 

[Virgil]

When you do an install, you have the option to wipe the drive and do a clean install. If you're upgrading from XP, that will be your only option. Just make sure you back up everything you want to keep before you start the upgrade.

I've been running it for months now and have been quite happy with it - no problems at all.

 

[Goldeneye1989]

When you do an install, you have the option to wipe the drive and do a clean install. If you're upgrading from XP, that will be your only option. Just make sure you back up everything you want to keep before you start the upgrade.

I've been running it for months now and have been quite happy with it - no problems at all.

Ah thankyou, also is there anyways of checking to see how well it will run or if it will?

Because i did the upgrade advisor and it said Hp Pavilion 061 needed more info ect.
And that Nvidia PhysX is not compatible

 

[axia777]

You can upgrade without wiping your HD.

Only if it is from Vista. If he has, or anyone else, has XP then they need a full version not the upgrade version.

So im thinking of getting windows 7 for my computer, and i want to make a fresh start on it after i have backed up my games and some files, how do i ... wipe my hard drive clear and then just install Windows 7 on it. or will windows 7 say, "hey there looks like your upgrading would you like some help? (/endpaper clip)"

If you have Vista then you are good for the upgrade version. If you have XP you are fucked and need the full version. At that point you need to do a full reinstall and format.

 

[Gxas]

You can upgrade without wiping your HD.

Only if it is from Vista. If he has, or anyone else, has XP then they need a full version not the upgrade version.

Didn't even consider that. I forgot that many people didn't upgrade to Vista.

 

[buklau]

People have installed Windows 7 on some seriously archaic machines and have had it work, so it should be fine performance wise.

PhysX is compatible, it's just proprietary 'technology' in the video card drivers that allows your GPU to render physical effects in 'PhysX' enabled games. If the video card drivers work, PhysX does as well.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

Well when you install you get the option of moving ALL your files to a "windows.old" folder on you hard drive. So you could do that and then delete whatever you don't want from it. That's what I usually do. But there is also options for completely deleting your files before installing if you want to do that.