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Here's a slight twist on the same thing more or less...after about 3 years I want to do a clean reinstall of Win 7 Pro 64bit on/into the same box it's now in...won't be changing any cards...etc...in the box. What I want to do is put the new install...along with some basic always installed stuff...AV software...etc...on to a small ide hdd I have empty. My thinking is that way I can have a clean install backup of the basic system if I ever want again to 'clean install' for any reason
Here's the plan:
1) insert the smaller ide hdd into the current box with current full Windows presently on an ssd
2) disconnect the ssd
3) connect the empty ide (backup drive) to the PC
4) install from my licensed Win 7 Pro 64bit installation disk to the connected ide drive
5) add critical software...ie...av/firewall, Acronis True Image backup, MS Office, MS Outlook...etc
6) clone a copy of the smaller ide disk via Acronis
7) Disconnect the new installation on the small ide drive...reconnect and format the original ssd drive...and
re-install Win 7 basic installation via the Acronis True Image Basic Windows System tib backup saved on
a third sata HDD already in the system/box
This way...if I ever want to 'clean install" again...I have the basic windows installation plus basic programs pre-installed on a spare but disconnected ide drive and also an Acronis system tib file for backup.
Please comment on the plan to both re-clean-install Win 7 Pro...and create a clean install backup copy of the basics for a future Win 7 clean installation
Thanks...TiminAz