On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:37:34 -0500, "Mickey Segal"
<not_monitored@example.com> spake thusly:
>"Scott" <geekboy@angrykeyboarder.comatose> wrote in message
>news:ioovs2ti30mfovunlcttskgckcpugvk8d3@4ax.com...
>> A clean install is just that. Clean. No trace of your previous OS. I
>> thought that was an option with the upgrade version (everything from
>> the old install is moved to an "old" folder (but I could be wrong).
>>
>> On the other hand if you have the upgrade version and want to do an
>> install with no trace of a previous version of Windows on your hard
>> drive, then check this out:
>
>Does this mean that program files remain or are they wiped out? Are data
>files in My Documents retained?
No. It's GONE.
You need to do a backup if you want to preserve any previous data.
Even if you do an upgrade, you STILL should back up your files first.
You never know what might go wrong in the process.
--
Scott
http://angrykeyboarder.com
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?