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    Dell Vista Upgrade; Is this a complete wipe of hard drive?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Viperjts10, Mar 10, 2007.

  1. Viperjts10

    Viperjts10 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a question regarding upgrading to the Vista Operating system, and that is whether this is like installing a new operating system where all my files will be deleted, or if all my files will be kept on my computer after the upgrade.

    So basically, should I save my files on my laptop to a flash drive and install Vista OS, or will all my files and programs be kept on my laptop after I have completed the Vista Installation?
     
    Viperjts10, Mar 10, 2007
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  2. System64

    System64 Windows 7 x64

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    If you are using an upgrade media and choose the upgrade route, your files and settings will be left untouched.

    Whereas if you use the clean install (advanced) route, your partition/ hard drive will be wiped out, then Vista will install in that clean partition.

    But it is always a good idea to backup all critical files before doing an upgrade/clean install. you never know what might hit your installation i.e installing in the wrong partition, hard drive failing etc.
     
    System64, Mar 12, 2007
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