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Thread ID: 123830 2012-03-19 04:17:00 Operating system upgrade. ChazTheGeek (16619) Press F1
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1265782 2012-03-19 04:47:00 You'll have to do a clean install then. Due to the difference between 32 and 64 bit. And you'll have to reinstall whatever programs after. Just keep / copy docs / emails / email addies to something. So you can add / import them after you reinstall windows. But if you install Win7, remember it doesnt install an email program Speedy Gonzales (78)
1265783 2012-03-19 06:11:00 Ok. ChazTheGeek (16619)
1265784 2012-03-19 18:15:00 Export you favourites and your email address book if you have one, copy any data you want to keep off the 80GB drive, then re-install everything. There is a file and settings transfer wizard you could try as part of windows but I haven't heard great things about it.
Make sure you have all the installers first. because the old drive is so small you could easily make an image of it in case something doesn't go right.
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1265785 2012-03-19 18:23:00 Thanks for the advice. ChazTheGeek (16619)
1265786 2012-03-19 22:32:00 Never seen drivers for CPU's.

Yep, there are drivers for AMD CPU's (for XP that I know of) .
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1265787 2012-03-20 04:53:00 So no CPU drivers needed for anything above XP? ChazTheGeek (16619)
1265788 2012-03-20 04:55:00 I've never seem cpu drivers so no. Even if they do exist you should be able to boot up anyway. Then install the drivers. icow (15313)
1265789 2012-03-20 18:34:00 Probably. ChazTheGeek (16619)
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