the stuff that were saved after upgrading

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crayon

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Hi,

I just upgraded my vista to windows 7 professional
I found out that the upgrade saved up the programs and other stuff that were in the old windows...however, i cant seem to reinstall the stuff? and i want to delete some of the stuff as well...is there any way anyone can help me with this?
do i just delete the stuff that i found in "windows.old" or is there a proper way to do this? thanks so much
 

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Windows.old does not save programs which can be reinstalled. DVD's are needed for that.

To delete, go to c drive>properties>clean disc (check include system files)

It may be helpful to save it for a week, just in case something you want was not backed up. You can use everything from windows.old, except programs.
 

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So you clean installed - great. I would take a look in the folder, keep what you need and delete the rest. You might need to take ownership of the folder first. Then go through the first 2 guides in my sig, and image 7, just in case something dies/breaks.
 

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Frostmourne said:
So you clean installed - great. I would take a look in the folder, keep what you need and delete the rest. You might need to take ownership of the folder first. Then go through the first 2 guides in my sig, and image 7, just in case something dies/breaks.
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im sorry... what is "my sig" and "image 7" ?
 

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richc46 said:
Windows.old does not save programs which can be reinstalled. DVD's are needed for that.

To delete, go to c drive>properties>clean disc (check include system files)

It may be helpful to save it for a week, just in case something you want was not backed up. You can use everything from windows.old, except programs.
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if i disk cleanup, will it delete the programs i just installed? like.. ms office? thanks
 

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The links at the bottom of his post. He great information, which can help

Question about signature.
 

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crayon said:
Frostmourne said:
So you clean installed - great. I would take a look in the folder, keep what you need and delete the rest. You might need to take ownership of the folder first. Then go through the first 2 guides in my sig, and image 7, just in case something dies/breaks.
Click to expand...

im sorry... what is "my sig" and "image 7" ?
Click to expand...

The links in my signature - they are sure to help.
 

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If you delete windows.old. That is all that wil be deleted. All programs that you installed with a DVD will be safe. Everything installed will be preserved. But with any computer, or user error, things can go wrong. Make a restore point (system restore) to make sure.With the system restore you can go back to the time before the delete.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html
 

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Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
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Dell
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6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
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Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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Dell SP2009W 20"
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640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
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