Upgrade windows 7 professional to windows 7 ultimate.

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    whirlwind8 said:
    Thank you gregrocker for the very informative link. I will run the malwarebyte program. Additional doubts regarding the reinstallation of OS is

    1) Do i have to backup the dive containing my movies also? What i mean is will the drive containing movies be formatted if i reinstall the OS? Suppose i dont instal windows 7 can they be accessed from XP?

    2) Can i format only the partition containing the windows 7 OS?

    3) Do i have to reinstall all the programs i have installed like daemon tools, adobe reader, etc?

    4) Do i have to reinstall the games also?

    Thank You
    I would always back up my files during a reinstall, even if I don't delete or format the data partition. The data can still be lost in rare cases.

    You must reinstall all programs and games, as explained in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7. Some games like Steam will still run from their Programs File .exe but should be reinstalled eventually.
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    Windows 7 Professional SP 1 x64
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       #12

    I scanned the system with malwarebytes and there was no malware. Is myHDD is slow compared to the processor and graphic cards?Do you think the BSOD's could be because of that?
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  3. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #13

    I'm not an expert at anything so this is just one other avenue to explore. A few months ago I began getting BSODs several times a day on my laptop. Each BSOD had a different reason given. Sometimes my lappy would slow to a crawl. Several scans with different antimalware products showed no issues. I finally figured out one of my memory modules went bad (possibly due to some thunderstorms earlier that week.) Once I replaced the memory all was good. Not sure this applies in your case but . . .

    Memory Diagnostics Tool

    Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
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  4.    #14

    I agree with Lee that testing the hardware would be a good idea. I would also test the HD to get that out of the way. These tests as well as others are in the Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7.

    Work through all of the steps as well as any given by the BSOD experts in Crashes forum to get to the problem solution. Once you exhaust all of the troubleshooting steps you can try the Clean Reinstall.
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    Windows 7 Professional SP 1 x64
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       #15

    Guys!! Finally i have some relief!! I switched the RAM from slots 1& 2 to 3 & 4!! No BSOD in about 4 hrs of gaming!! Thank you guys!!
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  6.    #16

    Glad to hear it.

    You can read more about correctly installing your RAM in your mobo manual on it's Support Downloads webpage.
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  7. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
       #17

    whirlwind8 said:
    Guys!! Finally i have some relief!! I switched the RAM from slots 1& 2 to 3 & 4!! No BSOD in about 4 hrs of gaming!! Thank you guys!!
    Great news! Thanks for posting back.
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