Smoothest, easiest format/OS install ever

[PatrickGSR94]

After having tons of issues with my PC, I finally got around to reformating and reinstalling XP for the first time since 2009. Around the same time I ordered a Win7 Pro Upgrade disc online, but went ahead and reinstalled XP to get me going while I waited for Win7 to arrive.

As usual, XP was a PITA to reinstall. Had to get on the laptop to find an Intel ethernet driver for the mobo just to be able to get online, and then had to find drivers for other stuff after getting a whole list of yellow :warn:'s in the hardware list.

Well yesterday Win7 arrived, and I installed it last night, doing another format of the entire 250GB C drive and installing Win7 fresh. Everything went so smoothly, I was amazed. It picked up all the drivers it needed, and when everything was finished I ended up with only a single :warn:for the Intel Simple Communications Controller, which was remedied with another driver for the Intel mobo.

I've been using Win7 x64 at my office for 3 years now, but it has been some time since I've done a fresh install of it. Sooo much easier than XP in just about every way.

*edit* I did install the x86 version since I'm still only running 3 GB RAM. In the near future I plan on upgrading the CPU and mobo and installing 16 GB RAM along with Win7 x64. Hope I don't have any issues being that this Windows is an upgrade version and there won't be any trace of XP when I do the hardware upgrades.

 

[Thorsen]

Congrats on a clean install. when you go to x64, you will need to do a clean install since there is no migration path from x86 to x64.

Congrats again