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Thread ID: 137153	2014-05-28 20:04:00	migrating w7 to new hdd	Sanco (683)	Press F1

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1376110	2014-05-30 00:02:00	Yes, Gary, I did exactly that with acronis wd edition and all worked flawlessly. Thank you all again for all your valuable input. Generally you can get away with this quite safely, but you did ask early on if you were better off starting from scratch? - the only caution I would add here would be dependant on how long the previous drive had been since it was first set up, and whether it had been running very stable? If for example the previous set up was say 3 years old, you've probably accumulated a lot of clutter in that time, unwanted apps you tried out, programs long since updated but not fully uninstalled etc etc. In those cases, a fresh clean install can really breath new life into your system and be worthwhile for that reason alone. The downside of course is that you need to re-install all your preferred programs (not always a bad thing, gives you a chance to ask if you really need it, like clearing the garage!!), and of course all the Windows security updates from day1 as well. I did this just recently with my own system, and I create a folder ('pcsetup' in my case) into which the install files of everything I download goes into. It's helpful for a quick repository of all my install masters but also easy to cross-match what's in there against what is in the Control panel installed programs list - things are not always named as helpful as they could be. But as everyone says, no NOTHING with your old drive until you are 100% certain you have everything off it. If your system is running well then as they say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but if you are having doubts, a clean install has many benefits. Cheers	cookee (2739)
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