Solved Installing Windows 7 on new HDD

[haqeem18]

Hi everyone!

I'll be installing windows 7 on my new HDD but can I still run some of my games and application on my old HDD?

 

[richnrockville]

Welcome Haqeem18 to the windows 7 forum.

The simple answer is NO. Unless you install your games and applications on your new HDD.
Normally when applications and games are installed, they install .dll and other files in the windows system
or system 32 directory. If you try to run the games on your old HDD, these files will not be on your new HDD.

Rich

 

[gregrocker]

Some games will run from the .exe in their Program Folder but it's not a permanent solution, so you're best to reinstall them as Rich suggests.

Besides you'll eventually want to delete the old OS on the HD to recover that space, moving the data off to another partition you shrink to create first. Then you can delete the old OS partition when ready.

 

[haqeem18]

Thanks for all of your answer.So now I just gona reinstall my fav. application on my new HDD and let say if i want to play some game on my old HDD,I can just boot on my old HDD.Thanks

 

[bobkn]

Thanks for all of your answer.So now I just gona reinstall my fav. application on my new HDD and let say if i want to play some game on my old HDD,I can just boot on my old HDD.Thanks

What operating system is on your old HD?

If it's the same version of Win7, why not clone it onto the new drive? There are utilities for that. I've used Acronis True Image. (It's not free.)

 

[gregrocker]

To try running a game from the new OS browse to the Program Folder on the old OS HD, run the .exe. Steam will run this way, as will some others. If not you'll know you must reinstall it.

 

[haqeem18]

Thanks for all of your answer.So now I just gona reinstall my fav. application on my new HDD and let say if i want to play some game on my old HDD,I can just boot on my old HDD.Thanks

What operating system is on your old HD?

If it's the same version of Win7, why not clone it onto the new drive? There are utilities for that. I've used Acronis True Image. (It's not free.)

I have a win7 home premium on my old drive.i want to have a clean install of win7 ultimate on my new drive since my old drive is kindda heavy now.

 

[haqeem18]

To try running a game from the new OS browse to the Program Folder on the old OS HD, run the .exe. Steam will run this way, as will some others. If not you'll know you must reinstall it.

Okay,thanks for the info!