Clean install over current Win7 partition?

[zxchris8931]

I've never used partitions before, until my latest install of Win7 I decided to give it it's own partition.


Long story (cut to the chase below)::
Anyway I'm getting a new MB,CPU,RAM, and additional vid card. I have a 1TB drive that has 96GB free (so i have a lot of files to backup), and I have backed up about 290GB of stuff on another drive in the same rig. I don't have anymore drives to utilize for back up that I can put into the same rig, just transfer over network at under 2mb/s (no thanks, will take too long -- and any additional drive I own would only offer 80GB to 150GB of backup space).


Cut to the chase::
Can I just install Win7 over the same partition its currently on and not affect the other partition (leaving all files intact)? I will be installing Win7 64-bit, coming from 32-bit.

Is that possible? or Any suggestions?

Hope that is clear enough to understand.
Thanks!

 

[FishAk]

Can I just install Win7 over the same partition its currently on and not affect the other partition

Yes. In fact, if the disk is pre-partitioned- like you have- the install will not create the little system partition, and everything will be on the one partition you specify.

Any suggestions?

After reading this post, turn off your computer, and don't restart it till you have purchased and installed another 1TB drive. You can get a Samsung F3 for about $50. It is arguably the best 1TB drive available. Then restart the computer, format the new drive, and copy all your data to it. If you do not make a backup of your data you are at serious risk of loosing it.

All drives fail. That is certain. When is the only question.

 

[zxchris8931]

Thank you for your help.