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Format and Reinstall or Repair Install?
Out of habit from my XP days, and just general cleaning .. I want to clean out W7. I used to format the OS partition and reinstall XP .. but W7 has this Repair Install, and don't know anything about it.
I just want to get rid all of the lil bits of program junk and other uninstalled orphaned files, and possible fix some stuff that might be wrong. Mind you nothing is Broke with my W7.
I am reading up on the Repair Install from the Tuts:
Do a Repair installation if:
- A System Restore did not help fix your Windows 7.
- There is no other easier option left that can fix your Windows 7.
- You DO NOT want to do a Clean reinstall of Windows 7.
- You DO want to preserve your user accounts, data, programs, and system drivers.
I don't mind doing a Clean Install, I am the only User account, I can reinstall the Programs. But it would be nice to just keep all that.
edit: if I do either, can I backup my Activation at all?