RC Upgrade ran better & used less HD than Clean Install


  1. Kweeveen
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    RC Upgrade ran better & used less HD than Clean Install


    I first did a Vista Premium upgrade to Win 7 RC. Loved it. No conflicts...even XP legacy software ran well (unlike with Vista). Didn't even need compatibility mode. Then I thought I'd try a clean install. Install went smoothly, but than my HP C4280 choked a few times before it installed. I anticipated that. Upgrades tend to "accomodate" pre-existing software, but not so with clean install. That scenario tends to include untested drivers which Win installs by default - fair enough. My legacy apps still run well though. Flash didn't think my OS wasn't compatible and refused to install untill I tricked it into installing at the Adobe Flash test page. Now that the dust has settled - runs great. Even my ESET (NOD 32) security suite runs great. Big question for me is Why does my clean istall use more HD space than the upgrade install. Weird?
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  3. happinessiseasy
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    Windows 7 RC (Build 7100)
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    My upgrade and clean install both used around 10.6 GB or so. I am not sure why yours were different.
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