Updating Windows 7 on a new CPU while preserving your data is the optimal method.
Updating Windows 7 on a new CPU while preserving your data is the optimal method.
Hi. I will have to reinstall win 7 since I am getting a new CPU (i5 4460 from some fm1 athlon). Installation itself is not a problem. Been there, done that. However I would like to have an easier way to restore all of the non Windows stuff. Files, settings, saved browser stuff etc. So I basically only would refresh windows for new mobo and cpu but after that have it as it was more or less. Drivers and stuff I can reinstall. Any ideas? May be some kind of software? - Also may be you have some suggestions how to make it easier in future. I have my os on ssd. So at the same time moving what can be moved away from ssd should make ssd last longer. At least the folders that actively change (write - delete) files.
Navigate to your users folder and transfer your account details to an external drive. Reinitialize the system and copy everything over. That’s complete. If you need more, I’ve arranged a 120GB SSD with Windows installed there, and moved my essential user files to a 4TB SSD. For browsers such as Firefox and Chrome, configure your account so browser data stays synced. After reinstalling, log back into your browser’s account—your information should be restored.