Upgrade, Custom or Clean install for Win 7?

less then two weeks ago I built a new PC to replace an old ailing computer (that I had built a number of years ago) Ever since I've had it running however it, apparently randomly, will BSOD then restart. This has been happening several times a day even after a re-install I carried out last...

I've done this before, but I've forgotten how. My HD is completely clean, nothing on it; how do I install 7 using my upgrade disc?

Usually I help my friends to make a clean install of Windows 7 on their machines as they have the Drivers CD. But, how about HP laptops (with Vista Home Premium)? HP doen't give any CDs, so how to recover the drivers? I've a theory, make a Recovery Disk from Vista, then make clean install of...

Hi. New to posting but have been reading the forum for a couple of weeks. I'm still a little confused on what I should do, so I thought I would register and see what opinions y'all might have. Here is the setup. I have a HP 6180t Desktop, 64 bit with Vista installed. Just bought it in...

As people begin receiving their copies of Win 7 upgrade, there seems to be a problem doing a clean install. My question, what is the downside of doing a custom install, with a upgrade disc and the resulting windows.old, rather than a clean install, on a formatted drive?