Windows 10: Other partition safety through windows 10 upgrade

Discus and support Other partition safety through windows 10 upgrade in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Greetings, My Windows 10 are quite outdated and I need to do an upgrade through the Media Creation Tool. Because of how outdated my system is, the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by I AM Robodave, Jan 1, 2020.

  1. Other partition safety through windows 10 upgrade


    Greetings,


    My Windows 10 are quite outdated and I need to do an upgrade through the Media Creation Tool. Because of how outdated my system is, the upgrade isn't allowing me to keep any of my files, apps and settings. My Windows are installed on C drive, but I also have a D partition with important files and apps in it. My question is, if I continue with the Windows 10 Upgrade, will my D partition and all my files and apps in it be safe, or will it all get deleted?

    Thanks.

    :)
     
    I AM Robodave, Jan 1, 2020
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  2. W1zzard Win User

    W7 Hard drive partition issue

    to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

    - press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
    - diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
    - list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
    - select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
    - clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
    - create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
    - exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
    - click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that
     
    W1zzard, Jan 1, 2020
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  3. Nordic Win User
    Windows 10 upgrade problem, no input accepted

    I really hate having to come here and ask for help, but I really am stumped. It hurts my geek pride. I have a PC with fairly modern hardware in it. It has a p8p67 pro in it. I have tried upgrading windows 10 on it twice now. Both times I have had the same result.

    After windows finishes upgrading it goes to the log in/set up screen. I can't do anything. No keyboard or mouse input is accepted.

    I will list some, or hopefully all, of the troubleshooting steps I have tried:
    • Move keyboard and mouse to different USB ports.
    • Try different keyboard or mouse.
    • Restart computer, repeatedly.
    • Google for related issues.
    • Update Bios, because why not.
    • Create boot media and revert to windows 7.
    The windows 10 system restore boot media works fine with keyboard and mouse. All USB ports work in windows 7. I don't know what is wrong. I suspect that windows 10 is lacking a driver of some sort, but since the computer accepts no input I have no way of checking for which driver let alone installing it.

    Please help me figure this out. If I have to revert back to windows 7 again, I am not going to get it upgraded to windows 10. Thank you in advanced.
     
    Nordic, Jan 1, 2020
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  4. Mussels Win User

    Other partition safety through windows 10 upgrade

    Windows 10 upgrade problem, no input accepted

    i've seen this when the stock USB drivers went kaput. Only ever seen it once - i used a PCI USB 2.0 card and connected the mouse and keyboard to that, and manually updated the USB 2/USB 3 drivers.
     
    Mussels, Jan 1, 2020
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