Xp -> 7

[jeryruse]

I want to get Windows 7. Just for the **** of it. I don't want to do dual boot as that's a lot of work and my hard drive already has 2 partitions on it.

Basically, what I want to do is just put Windows 7 in place of XP, which I'm pretty sure I can do.

My hard drive has 2 partitions. One is C:, which is where Windows XP is installed. The other is D:, which has all my important data (including games). So basically I already backed my system up. However, what I want to know is if I can even do this without consequence. If I were to just clear out the C: partition and install Windows 7 on it, would I still be able to access the D: partition without any issues? Or would I have to reformat that partition to so Windows 7 could interact with it? I have reinstalled Windows XP on C: before without having to do anything to D:, but that's probably because I made both partitions when installing XP the first time...


Anyway, any info would be appreciated.

 

[Xsyven]

I'm pretty sure you can install on C with D remaining safe and sound, but I'd recommend backing it all up anyway.

I've been on 7 for a while, and it's definitely great. As I was reformatting my computer at one point, I accidentally installed a second copy of Windows 7 on a new partition... dual boot of the same OS. Hahaha. So a clean install on one partition is definitely possible-- I'm just not sure about the XP -> 7 transition. So make sure to back up your files!