If i install an old ahrd drive with another version of windows?

[superh]

Will it work? or do i have to remove windows first? I would like to keep the files on it without having to format it.

 

[random stalker]

no problem - just be sure to check in bios the boot order /you might not want to boot from the old drive 😀/

also, I'd backup my data on the old drive and format it asap - since windows just sits there and eats up useful space 😀

 

[himnextdoor]

And maybe you should set your secondary drive partition to be not 'Active'.

 

[drtweak]

yes you can do that. If you install a new driver and then install windows to that drive new drive while you have the old drive installed it will pretty much do a Dual boot where you can choose one drive or the other to boot from. This isn't a big deal if you don't want to do that since its just a few edits on the newly installed windows.