programs not working properly with windows installed on new drive

[mrchristianbauer123]

Just as the title says the programs that I have installed on my hard drive don't show up on the newly installed windows on my ssd, I still have windows installed on that hard drive but basically the new windows on my ssd is brand new with nothing on it, I have to go into file explorer to actually see the programs in the hard drive, such as NVidia GeForce experience, but doesn't work and says it cant find any new drivers, I clearly did something wrong with installing windows, because all I did was install a new windows on the ssd, someone help I'm completely lost

 

[marksavio]

can you describe to us how exactly you installed your windows? and where you got your installer?

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

I installed windows by first getting the "installation media" or files to install windows with the windows media creation tool and then downloading the files to a usb, so then I restarted, went into bios changed the boot priority so it would boot into the windows installation for the ssd, it said the drive wasn't compatible, so i used command prompt to convert the drive to GPT from what I remember which then allowed me to bypass that and install it onto the ssd, and that was it, I didn't move any files from the old drive or clone it etc...

 

[marksavio]

you may have to redo your windows install. can you check your BIOS
* SATA mode to AHCI
* Boot mode set to UEFI or enable UEFI/disable CSM. depending on your BIOS
* disable secure boot. ignore this if your BIOS dont have this setting

if any of them needed to be changed. you need to redo your windows install. also delete all your partitions from your first attempt. you dont need to manually set your drive to GPT.

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

Ok I made all the changes except secure boot which doesn't exist in msi bios, just when I delete the partitions, I only do it on the ssd right?

 

[marksavio]

yes of course only on the ssd. remove all your other SATA drives during this install. you can reattach your secondaries after the windows install is complete.

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

Do I do upgrade install windows and keep files or custom install which installs windows only?

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

Ssd is only 100gb tho btw

 

[marksavio]

you will have to delete the partition of that drive. which means all data will be erased. do back up some of your data in another drive if you wish to save them. 100Gb is fine. mine only reaches 70Gb after 3 years of usage. just install your games in the secondary drive.

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

Okay but which type of install, no option to format again until I select custom which installs windows only or upgrade which keeps the files

 

[marksavio]

do pick the custom install windows only. i believe. i dont remember exactly . there are on screen instructions will explain to you btw. if its not there, theres always the back button to go to.

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

Well installing now, I'll let you know when it's done

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

well I did the custom install again, and well it's just windows, I still have to open file explorer to see the other programs installed in the old drive, so maybe the upgrade install was the right one?

 

[marksavio]

it doesnt work that way, you have to reinstall them with their installer when you install a fresh windows.

 

[mrchristianbauer123]

well I'm completely new to this but I'm guessing it would be the setup exe in the boot flash drive, right now it's checking for update which is taking forever