INSTALL wind 7 without having to reinstall GAMES/SOFTWARE

[giogio43]

hi, I have wind 8.1 well its terrible so i want to install wind 7 now...

problem i have is that when installing new windows on SSD all the software and games on HDD become useless and i have e to reinstall them and so on and so on...

So can i install windows somehow without that issue>>>?

 

[gregbattis]

You will need to reinstall all programs. You can use a migration tool but it is something that I do not recommend.

 

[giogio43]

You will need to reinstall all programs. You can use a migration tool but it is something that I do not recommend.

what is that software about and why is it not recommended ?
thanks

 

[gregbattis]

It is often clumsy to use and it can copy junk files that take up space. It is often safer to just reinstall the programs fresh.
https://www.paragon-software.com/technologies/components/migrate-OS-to-SSD/
http://www.disk-partition.com/articles/free-os-migration-software.html

 

[ahnilated]

It is possible that you wouldn't have to reinstall if you are very good in regedit and have a TON of time on your hands. You would just need to copy all the game entries in the registry over from the old windows version to the new one. You would also have to make sure they are in the right spots that Windows 7 needs compared to Windows 8.

 

[gregbattis]

It is possible that you wouldn't have to reinstall if you are very good in regedit and have a TON of time on your hands. You would just need to copy all the game entries in the registry over from the old windows version to the new one. You would also have to make sure they are in the right spots that Windows 7 needs compared to Windows 8.

Too time consuming and odd for most people to do.

 

[indsup]

It is possible but you would end up spending less time reinstalling everything. I wouldn't recommend doing it any other way.