Hello Andre
While a backup is always recommended when running setup as safety
precaution, setup should not delete the files and folder on a drive unless
the user selects to do so.
If we find an existing copy of Windows, we backup that folder into
Windows.old.
If you do not format or partition the drive, the data should remain intact.
There are certain folders that should not exist that may be renamed or
block setup such as:
\windows
\winnt
\program files
\Users
\Documents and Settings
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>From: "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@hotmail.com>
|>References: <HeatSurge.2osks8@no-mx.forums.net>
|>Subject: Re: Windows Vista Install without erasing partition.
|>Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:27:11 -0500
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|>You will need to backup that data on the D: drive. When you launch Vista
|>setup, you will be given the option to select drive/partition on which
you
|>would like to install Vista on. Vista's setup will delete the contents of
|>that partition/drive if data is on it. Vista x64 requires a clean
|>installation.
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|>"HeatSurge" <HeatSurge.2osks8@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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|>>
|>> Hi Everyone,
|>>
|>> I've been looking all over the net and on the forums here and I can't
|>> find a definitive answer to my question, so here goes:
|>>
|>> Can I safely perform a clean install of Windows Vista on my Secondary
|>> Hard Drive (D
without erasing the folder structure there for a
|>> dual-boot with an XP 32bit which is currently on C:? I have program
|>> installations, some music etc. stored on D: and I don't have the space
|>> on C: to move them there to completely erase or format D:.
|>>
|>> I know for a fact that I can do this with an XP installation (because
|>> I've done it before) - I just told it to install to the formatted
|>> partition and it just created the necessary files in the root directory
|>> and the \documents and settings\ and \windows\ subdirs.
|>>
|>> I really hope windows vista 32bit can do the same. Can someone who has
|>> done this or knows for a fact confirm that if I just tell it to install
|>> to a formatted partition it will only create the new folders (windows\
|>> and users\ from what I've seen elsewhere) without erasing anything
|>> else?
|>>
|>> Also, is it just as safe to launch the clean install over D: from
|>> within windows or would you recommend booting from the DVD?
|>>
|>> How about 64bit (I'm also thinking of a triple-boot with another hard
|>> drive - XP, Vista 32bit, Vista 64bit)? It should be the same with 32bit
|>> but has anyone encountered anything different?
|>>
|>> I'm using Vista Business btw.
|>>
|>>
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