Windows 10: Do i need to downgrade my main hard drive (new ssd-win 7)

Discus and support Do i need to downgrade my main hard drive (new ssd-win 7) in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I bought a new ssd for my computer but i still havn't installed anything on it yet. I would like to know if i will have problems or will it be as easy... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by creepyzaptor, Aug 21, 2016.

  1. CREEPYZAPTOR
    creepyzaptor Win User

    Do i need to downgrade my main hard drive (new ssd-win 7)


    I bought a new ssd for my computer but i still havn't installed anything on it yet.
    I would like to know if i will have problems or will it be as easy to install and run normaly as the youtube videos show.
    On my main hard drive i had windows 7 but upgraded to windows 10. I only have my windows 7 CD so it would install windows 7 on it. Do i need to reinstall windows 7 on my main hard drive, maybe find a windows 10 upgrade or will it all work together fine?

    :)
     
    creepyzaptor, Aug 21, 2016
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  2. VINCENTNICHOLS
    vincentnichols Win User

    Installing Win 10 on SSD

    i currently have win 7 installed on my hard drive with all my programs running from same drive. I'd like to install win 10 to a SSD, do I need to move all my old programs and files to new SSD? or can I leave everything where it is?
     
    vincentnichols, Aug 21, 2016
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  3. RIBOFLAVINB2
    RiboflavinB2 Win User
    AOE - The Conquerors won't run on Windows 10 but worked fine yesterday on Windows 8.1

    The easiest solution I found was to downgrade back to Windows 7. You have one month to do this after upgrading to Win 10.

    I, then, partitioned my hard drive and installed Win 10 on the new partition. So, now I use 7 for AOE and 10 for work.
     
    RiboflavinB2, Aug 21, 2016
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  4. ETHELWULF
    Ethelwulf Win User

    Do i need to downgrade my main hard drive (new ssd-win 7)

    Dont really understand what your are saying

    you want to install windows 10 on your new ssd ?
     
    Ethelwulf, Aug 21, 2016
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  5. SAMURIA
    Samuria Win User
    Welcome to the forum. It's very simple you can clone your hard drive to the SSD and everything will work unless it's s lot smaller than the old drive in which case you can download win10 DVD remove old drive and install to new drive you don't need a serial number
     
    Samuria, Aug 21, 2016
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  6. CREEPYZAPTOR
    creepyzaptor Win User
    Yeah I would like windows 10 but I only have windows 7 cd. I don't any problems between the 2 versions.
     
    creepyzaptor, Aug 21, 2016
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  7. ETHELWULF
    Ethelwulf Win User
    sorry man long ago windows 7 for me

    try what Samuria told you
     
    Ethelwulf, Aug 21, 2016
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  8. CREEPYZAPTOR
    creepyzaptor Win User

    Do i need to downgrade my main hard drive (new ssd-win 7)

    So I download the windows 10 on my ssd, remove my main drive then open up the win10 install? Will it work even if there is no windows on it? Also maybe i could install win7 and then download and install the win10 update?
     
    creepyzaptor, Aug 21, 2016
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  9. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User
    Upgrading from Win7 to Win 10 will carry over all the remnants and won't be as clean as fresh install. You can do fresh install.
     
    topgundcp, Apr 4, 2018
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