Before you start suggesting different operating systems, 1. this is not for me, and 2. I am really not in the mood right now, I just want some guidance with this.
This question might seem stupid to some of you but if I could just get a straight answer and/or some assistance, I would be extremely appreciative.
Our family desktop (which I rarely use any more) is, in a nutshell, broken beyond repair. It still works fine, but when you try to install new security software and it tells you that it cannot install because it's detecting other security software on the hard drive that you CLEARLY remember completely uninstalling MONTHS ago, there's something wrong. I've tried everything; rebooting countless times, performing a System Restore all the way back to October motherloving 30th of last year, and aimlessly searching through the Add or Remove Programs list for old security software that I know for damn sure doesn't exist on the hard drive anymore. I loving give up.
Here's my question: When replacing XP with 7, should I go through the hard drive and find all the files that I want to keep, move them to an external drive, wipe the current forgeted up hard drive, and then install 7? Or can I just install 7 without wiping the forgeted up hard drive? The reason I'm including wiping the hard drive at all is because it desperately needs to be wiped, hence "forgeted up."
I guess basically what I'm trying to ask is, what's the best way to go about replacing XP with 7 while still keeping all the files I want to keep?
Excuse any apparent incoherence, it's 10:30 and I'm tired as hell.
Please and thank you in advance.
