windows 8 install.

[MikeKay1976]

Hi

So my PC froze on me yesterday, caused either by installing crysis warhead or by upgrading my nvidia drivers (or by doing both at the same time)

on rebooting my windows 8 was corrupt and i couldnt repair it as it said my SSD was locked.

on top of that i couldnt find my windows 8 key so i reinstalled windows 7 and have now got my entire steam library installed.

typically i have now found my windows 8 key.

I know as a general rule, to remove bloat when installing it is good practice to blap and start from scratch, however, as this is effectively a clean install, just with all my games installed, do you think there would be much downside in simply installing over the top of windows 7?

cheers

 

[dr no]

Hi

So my PC froze on me yesterday, caused either by installing crysis warhead or by upgrading my nvidia drivers (or by doing both at the same time)

on rebooting my windows 8 was corrupt and i couldnt repair it as it said my SSD was locked.

on top of that i couldnt find my windows 8 key so i reinstalled windows 7 and have now got my entire steam library installed.

typically i have now found my windows 8 key.

I know as a general rule, to remove bloat when installing it is good practice to blap and start from scratch, however, as this is effectively a clean install, just with all my games installed, do you think there would be much downside in simply installing over the top of windows 7?

cheers

Installing win 7 is a major chore with the gazillions of updates now out there.

I would say since it is a clean install of win 7 already, just go ahead with upgrade.
It should be fine.

And if not you aren't any worse as you can clean reinstall win 8.