Hello - I tried to upload this but it said it cannot open this type of file. I do not know if I should install it as it is so big. and I cannot understand its function. Thank you for advice.
Your choice really. If you are not having any problems, why update, though if you're like me and like to have the latest and greatest of everything then go ahead and update. Just make sure you have a good backup before doing so, then if anything goes wrong, recovery is 20 minutes away.
I was in device manager and noticed there were no drivers for printers and faxes; I right clicked them to search for drives and it said I have the latest drives for each. They both work so I don't get the discrepancy
I then checked others like NVidia, went to the site and followed the wizard ending up with this huge update which I later found to be typical of Nvidea. I chose to hide it as all is working ok.
Lastly, a bit off topic , I see the C: when I optimize with the desktop but C: and reserved with the laptop.
Does this mean I will not be able to recover an image to a new hard drive with the desktop having only the C: drive in the image?
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Not at all. It depends on how your hard drive is configured. If it has a System Reserved and a boot then you need bot. If not then all you need is the boot drive.
Post a fullscreen snapshot of Disk Management.
To open Disk Management, press Windows key+r, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter or click GO. Make it full screen.
How to Use the Snipping Tool in Vista - Vista Forums (says it's for Vista but also works with Win 7 and Win 8).
UPLOAD IMAGE - How to upload into your thread, Windows Made Easy
All you need is the C: partiton and it should transfer intact to a new hard drive, no chkdsk or repair needed.
I've done this with my Acronis Rescue disc 3 times now. First I create a full backup, then I swap drives, boot Acronis Rescue and restore to the new drive.
Reboot and that's it.
Thank you, Rich.
I did some reading and I think as long as you have the same mother board you can transfer an image?
If you have the old BIOS you can just delete until only the unallocated ?800Gb partition is visible then when you install cleanly the C: drive and the 350 MB reserved partition will be created. The reserve drive appears to be larger than the Win 7 one.
I wonder how this changes the installation process if you have EUFI?
If I am in muddy waters, don't bother as I was just curious.
Peter
All you need is the C: partiton and it should transfer intact to a new hard drive, no chkdsk or repair needed.
I've done this with my Acronis Rescue disc 3 times now. First I create a full backup, then I swap drives, boot Acronis Rescue and restore to the new drive.
Reboot and that's it.
>>Did you have to format the new drive or was it preformatted?
Can you format a new drive in Computer with a right click and quick format NTFS, or do you need to get into disc management and follow the wizard?
