Do I have to reinstall programs with an upgrade?

dantefornizy

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I'm most likely gonna upgrade my mobo soon, so I was wonder what I'd have to do over again. I know I should clean up my drivers and reinstall window 7, but what all my steam games, google chrome, and so on? Do i need to reinstall those to get them in the registry?
 
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Yes, always do a clean OS install when using a new motherboard. Your software you will need to reinstall too. You can keep the games on a separate drive and just reinstall steam and direct it to that drive (at least I am pretty sure you can, I haven't had to do it personally).
Yes, always do a clean OS install when using a new motherboard. Your software you will need to reinstall too. You can keep the games on a separate drive and just reinstall steam and direct it to that drive (at least I am pretty sure you can, I haven't had to do it personally).
 
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