Is doing a clean install still worth it for W7?

Hxc · 17 Aug 2009 at 13:47

Just wondering whether it's still worth doing a clean install rather than an upgrade for W7? I have so many programs installed and the like... I'd sort of rather do the upgrade but if it's still going to cause me a big performance hit like it normally does I'll wade through reinstalling everything...

So yeah, clean install or upgrade?

Cheers.

BananaDunka · 17 Aug 2009 at 13:57

Fresh install is always the best but if your Vista install is clean (tidy) and there are no problems then it should upgrade fine.

Nick1881 · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:08

How about the Windows easy transfer option? No idea how much it transfers but I would like to know more about it.

theheyes · 17 Aug 2009 at 16:23

Do the upgrade and then if it starts falling over then do a clean. It won't be a performance hit as such, you just increase your chances of quirky things arising with an upgrade.

Coxyis · 17 Aug 2009 at 19:04

I would go for the fresh install... Nothing like a new start!

Just make sure you have all your driver disks ready, and apps on disks/usb/hdd and off you go

james.miller · 17 Aug 2009 at 19:05

it is always worth it

Dewotter · 17 Aug 2009 at 19:11

I always do a fresh install.

OLDPHART · 19 Aug 2009 at 14:12

l always do a fresh install no matter what OS, never done a upgrade or OS repair save's a lot of problem's in the long run.

dave2kdh · 19 Aug 2009 at 15:05

Fresh install here too, might as well start with a clean slate!

BananaDunka · 19 Aug 2009 at 15:11

I'm actually tempted to fresh install here too, get rid of E since it's no more and install RTM Pro...although I think I could repair install over E with RTM just fine :O

ALTHOUGH

I think the Pro RTM key will still work on E....maybe ¬_¬

toucam · 19 Aug 2009 at 16:23

No need, upgrade to RTM from Vista, no problem whatsoever and fast .....

Mattus · 19 Aug 2009 at 17:12

Don't think I've ever done an upgrade install that I've been happy with. I've always ended up giving in and doing a clean install for various reasons. Still tempted to upgrade my Vista machine to 7 though. Hoping it might work better than upgrading from XP to Vista, as Vista and 7 are pretty similar.

Memphis · 19 Aug 2009 at 17:15

A change of OS is always a good excuse to clean out the system of any random bits of software etc that have accumulated over time. Fresh install all the way.

Mystique · 19 Aug 2009 at 23:26

As others have said, format and clean install is always the best option. After having formatted so many times, I have just partitioned my HDD and save all my files on D:\ while I keep Windows and apps on C:\. Come format time, I only have to backup Firefox using Mozbackup, and I can format away!

Stu · 22 Aug 2009 at 01:31

I agree that a clean install is best, however, I am also considering an upgrade install because time is becoming a scarce commodity these days!

However, I have Vista Ultimate and have bought Win 7 Pro... I don' believe that I can do an upgrade... unless... is there a way to downgrade my Vista install to Business?