Install 64bit HomeP on SSD

gregrocker said:

Back up your User folders by dragging them to a special data partition on the HD, then after install rightclick on each to add it to the related Win7 Library - Include a Folder - Windows 7 Forums or create your own. This is the easiest way to link data to Win7.

If SSD fills up edit your Programs or uninstall and reinstall the least used ones to HD data partition.

Ok. Thanks. Here's another question, when you install Windows, it will automatically create My Documents, Music, Pictures etc on the drive that the OS is on. What if I want all of those folders on a different drive? Since I want to have the OS and key programs on the SSD but want all of my documents, music and pictures (and related media) on a HDD, how do I go about this? Is it that I simply create a folder for each type of user file on the HDD and then "include it" in the appropriate library? If so, then you've already answered my question!

Finally, I have Office 2010 Pro installed on this machine. Is there a procedure that I need to follow to deactivate this Office installation so that I can reinstall it after the clean OS install?

Thanks!

Since the prices for ssds have been going down and becoming more reasonable, I personally wouldn't install anything smaller than a 120G even though a 60G would suffice, I 'd rather have a little more "elbow room".

I like moving them anyway. It provides a little bit of security. The drive most likely to go out or get messed up is the OS drive. If that happens, your personal files are on a seperate drive. But, that's just me. But, I still do a lot of backups.

There is no performance difference really, unless you are transfering large files. As far as normal performance, you click my documents and your documents are there. If you didn't know, you couldn't tell (unless your data drive goes to sleep, but I have mine to never sleep)

Ok, so I just did the Windows install and, when I try to activate windows, it says that the product key that I have is only for "Upgrades, not for clean installations"!! What am I supposed to do? Is there a number I can call? My other drive was failing, it doesn't seem fair to me that I am not allowed to install windows on a replacement drive given that I have a key for "upgrades"...

HELP!

See if this tutorial helps Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version See option 3, that may be your issue.

eduede said:

Ok, so I just did the Windows install and, when I try to activate windows, it says that the product key that I have is only for "Upgrades, not for clean installations"!! What am I supposed to do? Is there a number I can call? My other drive was failing, it doesn't seem fair to me that I am not allowed to install windows on a replacement drive given that I have a key for "upgrades"...

HELP!

I should add that I do own own a valid qualifying previous version of Windows!