The first thing you should do before starting a reinstallation is to make a small inventory of all the current applications you have installed, the ones you use the most and the ones you think you can discard. They often just pop the Windows upgrade disk in and blow out the current installation, call it a day then complain the next day that Windows lost all their programs and they can’t get their current programs and hardware to work. This is a common mistake people make when they decide to reinstall Windows. When planning a reinstallation of Windows, gather all important software first Step 1: Find all those applications disks, serials and hardware drivers Do I need all the applications I now have installed? For you, it could be a great way to setup Windows 7 the best way, configure it the way you want to and create a nice backup of the installation for future purposes.
For me this was also an opportunity to re-evaluate my current setup. MIG file with all my personal files and settings. Instead of restoring my Windows 7 RTM image, I would instead create a Backup and a Windows Easy Transfer. I have discussed many times the virtues of using system imaging in Windows 7, but sometimes you just want to start things from scratch with a clean slate. This can be beneficial by removing any gunk that has built up in the OS since you upgraded to it, especially if it’s an in place upgrade from a previous version.įor me personally, I decided to do a clean install on my laptop since I have been beta testing the Service Pack 1 release of Windows 7 for a while now.
Yes, I said effectively, there is always a right way to do something and installing Windows 7 is no different.
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