Clean Install/Upgrade To W10 (Using new SSD) From W7 32bit
I've got a fairly old PC with Windows7 SP1. (It's not capable of running a 64 bit OS).
The Installation is a bit screwed up so I want to do a clean install of W10.
I'm going to fit a new SSD.
How do I do a clean install/Upgrade of W10 to the new SSD?
(I'll be leaving the old mechanical disk with W7 in the PC).
The Installation is a bit screwed up so I want to do a clean install of W10.
I'm going to fit a new SSD.
How do I do a clean install/Upgrade of W10 to the new SSD?
(I'll be leaving the old mechanical disk with W7 in the PC).
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Keep nothing does NOT do a clean install.
Beware that something that old may not run Windows 10. I upgraded an old Windows 7 and it was a failure - substandard video and no networking. Waste of time.
You can reinstall Windows 7, add nothing, upgrade to Windows 10 and if it works, that is close to a clean install
Beware that something that old may not run Windows 10. I upgraded an old Windows 7 and it was a failure - substandard video and no networking. Waste of time.
You can reinstall Windows 7, add nothing, upgrade to Windows 10 and if it works, that is close to a clean install
John, then please describe what "keep nothing" does instead - I did this and it looks like a clean installation to me.
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Sure does it require win7 first - that's what he has. That's why I recommend it. No need to reinstall 7 clean, first.
If the registry is corrupted, a fresh install of Windows 7 may be helpful. We cannot know precisely.
We cannot know? You must be joking. "keep nothing" disregards the state of the current machine. I did this myself.
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My corrupted registry (or whatever it is) requires a clean install.
I'll do a fresh install of W7 .... clone it ..... and work from there.
I'll do a fresh install of W7 .... clone it ..... and work from there.
I have done it as well.
"I'll do a fresh install of W7 .... clone it ..... and work from there." - you are now up to doing even 2 unnecessary steps. If you want to install 7 clean (no need), then please at least install to the ssd right away.
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Do not know why you would spend money and time using a new SSD win. 7 to win. 10 upgrade on an old 32 bit PC???
32 bit will be slow and a waste of the fast new SSD.
Get a 64 bit PC is my recommendation.
32 bit will be slow and a waste of the fast new SSD.
Get a 64 bit PC is my recommendation.
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Windows 7 is already licensed for the PC, and the Windows 10 upgrade is free, so I don't think this is a waste of a Windows 10 license. Also, 32 bit PC's don't necessarily have to be that old. Some low-end PC's, particularly with Atom CPU's are 32 bit. The Atom CPU line is still relatively new and many of the most used Atom models are 32 bit.
The difference of 32 bit and 64 bit also isn't really about speed, but rather of better memory management. An SSD would run the same on a 32 bit as on a 64 bit CPU. The bigger speed issue, if the PC is old, is that it probably only uses SATA-I or SATA-II, rather than SATA-III with which most SSD's would work fastest. But the SATA interface type has nothing to do with the CPU architecture, and you can also find many 64 bit CPU's that run on old mainboards with old SATA ports.
The difference of 32 bit and 64 bit also isn't really about speed, but rather of better memory management. An SSD would run the same on a 32 bit as on a 64 bit CPU. The bigger speed issue, if the PC is old, is that it probably only uses SATA-I or SATA-II, rather than SATA-III with which most SSD's would work fastest. But the SATA interface type has nothing to do with the CPU architecture, and you can also find many 64 bit CPU's that run on old mainboards with old SATA ports.
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Can you confirm that the Keep nothing option performs a clean install.