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Problem description: I thought it time to upgrade so have an ASRock B650 Lightning, with a Ryzen 5 7600, 32gb of 6000MT/s DDR5 ram and an RTX7900XT all waiting to go in my existing system (see below). Currently I have an M.2 C: M.2 D: SSD E: SSD F: D, E and F are full of games, and various programs, from audio players, progs like Filmora, Word etc, loads of different stuff. If I just add the new hardware I feel like Windows is going to go mad, with new drivers etc i'd expect crashes all the time etc. I'd rather not lose all my saves Pwds, links to programs, files info etc by doing a fresh install. Is there a middle ground where I can keep all my links, etc, but somehow strip windows of all it's driver files so the new ones don't corrupt the system? Attempted fixes: Nothing as of yet as i'm looking for advice. Recent changes: See main description. -- Operating system: Windows 10 all up to date. System specs: Intel i7 8700K, ROG Strix z370-H, 16Gb am, Nvidia 1080Ti etc Location: United Kingdom. I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes Thank you in advance.
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Dec 14, 2023 20:46
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There is a middle ground, it's almost the same as just reinstalling everything from scratch though. What you do is: reinstall everything from scratch, and restore files and settings from backup. I'm not being a poo poo. You can actually do this and keep all your passwords etc. Don't do the middle ground or any of that though. You (generally) should be OK just trying a hardware swap. Worst thing that can happen is it bluescreens immediately, but even that does no harm. In essence: Try to boot with just the windows c: ssd in the new board. Add other ones later. If it doesnt work, try turning on "RAID" in boot options.
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Dec 15, 2023 05:13
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Sometimes the simplest solution is the best. Good call matey. I shall do this.
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Dec 15, 2023 12:30
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