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    My party pack windows 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Tewka, Oct 10, 2009.

  1. Tewka

    Tewka Notebook Geek

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    Should I do a clean install of 64 bit or just upgrade from vista home premium 64bit? Would there be a performance increase with a clean install? If it is then installing all the apps/games is going to be so time consuming! =(
     
    Tewka, Oct 10, 2009
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  2. KingRaptor

    KingRaptor Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes a clean install is better if you have the time. Upgrading means some remnants of the previous are still in your registry thereby bogging you down.
     
    KingRaptor, Oct 10, 2009
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    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    I did the math and thought to myself, the performance boost isn't worth it in my case to reinstall every friggin single application.
     
    surfasb, Oct 10, 2009
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    If you really like to squeeze every ounce of performance possible out of your OS, like I do, then a clean install would be a lot better. I gained 5 - 10FPS in Crysis with a clean install of Windows 7 over my old Windows Vista.
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 10, 2009
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  5. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes NvGPUPro

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    Impossible. All you possibly gain is a slightly faster boot due to a cleaner registry if your previous Windows registry was a mess.

    You probably used older drivers on your upgrade or you simply miss tested.
     
    GoodBytes, Oct 11, 2009
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    Heh, I lost 2 fps. But I'm still using RC.
     
    surfasb, Oct 11, 2009
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    No. It was because Vista was an absolute mess of Toshiba bloatware, and I'm assuming OP has bloatware too.
     
    Amnesiac, Oct 17, 2009
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