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I did a clean install using an upgrade to a new harddrive. Win XP was on the C drive. Should I have a win.old somewhere or by doing a clean install there wouldn't be one? Thanks
 

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Asrock
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I7 2600K
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Asrock Professional
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Gigabyte R9 290
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stealth2920 said:
I did a clean install using an upgrade to a new harddrive. Win XP was on the C drive. Should I have a win.old somewhere or by doing a clean install there wouldn't be one? Thanks
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No...doing a clean install will not give you that folder
 

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tw33k
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Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
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Intel 3770k 4.6GHz
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ASUS Maximus V Formula
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8GB (2x 4GB) Crucial Ballistix
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Sapphire 7950 (1060/1600)
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On Board Realtek HD Audio
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27" Acer B273HU (via HDMI)
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Crucial M4 128GB
2TB WD Black
1TB Samsung F3 SATA
1TB WD Elite External
2TB WD USB 3.0
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Corsair AX750 Gold
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Corsair Obsidian 800DW
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Corsair H100 (2x AP-121/2x UK-3000 push/pull)
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Microsoft Wireless 5000
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Microsoft Wireless 5000
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Logitech z-2300 2.1 speakers
Lamptron FC-5 v2
Thanks for the info.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asrock
OS
Win 7 64 Ultimate
CPU
I7 2600K
Motherboard
Asrock Professional
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte R9 290
Sound Card
Internal
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 27in
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 256 GB SSD. 1 WD Velociraptor 300 and 1 WD 2 TB
No problem and welcome to the forums :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
tw33k
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
CPU
Intel 3770k 4.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Maximus V Formula
Memory
8GB (2x 4GB) Crucial Ballistix
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire 7950 (1060/1600)
Sound Card
On Board Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Acer B273HU (via HDMI)
Screen Resolution
2048 x 1152
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 128GB
2TB WD Black
1TB Samsung F3 SATA
1TB WD Elite External
2TB WD USB 3.0
PSU
Corsair AX750 Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 800DW
Cooling
Corsair H100 (2x AP-121/2x UK-3000 push/pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 5000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
5mb/s
Other Info
Logitech z-2300 2.1 speakers
Lamptron FC-5 v2
Windows.old on clean install

tw33k said:
stealth2920 said:
I did a clean install using an upgrade to a new harddrive. Win XP was on the C drive. Should I have a win.old somewhere or by doing a clean install there wouldn't be one? Thanks
Click to expand...

No...doing a clean install will not give you that folder
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I did a custom install (clean) from Windows XP and I have a Windows.old folder. Don't know why you don't.
 

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Alienware Area-51 7500-R4
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Windows 7
CPU
D-Core 2 Duo Extreme 2.66GHZ QX6700 8M
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 680I
Memory
8GB DDR2 PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
2 nVidia dual SLI configured, 280
Sound Card
Creative Augigy 4 w/driver 6.01.1371 w/Dell 5.1 speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 24T
Screen Resolution
1900X1200
Hard Drives
2 Seagate 250GB SATA 3G 7200RPM 8MB Cache running Raid 0
1 Seagate 250GB SATA 3G 7200RPM 8MB Cache (Data drive)
Cooling
liquid
Mouse
Logitek
Where is it?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asrock
OS
Win 7 64 Ultimate
CPU
I7 2600K
Motherboard
Asrock Professional
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte R9 290
Sound Card
Internal
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 27in
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 256 GB SSD. 1 WD Velociraptor 300 and 1 WD 2 TB
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