Hi,
In preparation for CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, I was trying to find any kind of information on its requirements. It looks like it may be only on Windows 10. I'm hoping that I won't have to install 10 for at least a couple more years but my C drive has also been running like crap lately (ever since I had an issue with a corrupted file system that I was able to fix) so I'm trying to consider my options just in case it ends up failing. I figure it'd probably be best to just install Windows 10 on a brand-new drive, as my C drive happens to be about eight years old now and I'd hate to have start all over again if it fails quickly after I upgrade.
My plan is that, when I have to install 10, I want to install it alongside 7, as I really do not like Windows 10 and would still use 7 for the majority of operations. However, I have another drive in this system that appears to be in solid shape. If I do this, if I install 10 alongside 7 and just switch at boot, will I have to do anything to my currently installed programs in order to get them to run properly on my new system? I assume so but I've never manually upgraded or changed my OS before; I've always just purchased pre-bought products and upgraded the hardware over time, so I'm not sure how a change of OS works.
I know that individual files themselves should be fine, correct? I'm guessing the only thing I'll have to do is reinstall applications like Steam and maybe all of my games?
I'm hoping that my C drive will last me at least a couple more years (SMART is all good) and I'm hoping I won't have to upgrade to 10 until down the road, but if I do, I want to know all about what it'll do to the installed programs and files. If anyone can give me a bit of advice on all of this, I'd sincerely appreciate it. Thanks!
In preparation for CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, I was trying to find any kind of information on its requirements. It looks like it may be only on Windows 10. I'm hoping that I won't have to install 10 for at least a couple more years but my C drive has also been running like crap lately (ever since I had an issue with a corrupted file system that I was able to fix) so I'm trying to consider my options just in case it ends up failing. I figure it'd probably be best to just install Windows 10 on a brand-new drive, as my C drive happens to be about eight years old now and I'd hate to have start all over again if it fails quickly after I upgrade.
My plan is that, when I have to install 10, I want to install it alongside 7, as I really do not like Windows 10 and would still use 7 for the majority of operations. However, I have another drive in this system that appears to be in solid shape. If I do this, if I install 10 alongside 7 and just switch at boot, will I have to do anything to my currently installed programs in order to get them to run properly on my new system? I assume so but I've never manually upgraded or changed my OS before; I've always just purchased pre-bought products and upgraded the hardware over time, so I'm not sure how a change of OS works.
I know that individual files themselves should be fine, correct? I'm guessing the only thing I'll have to do is reinstall applications like Steam and maybe all of my games?
I'm hoping that my C drive will last me at least a couple more years (SMART is all good) and I'm hoping I won't have to upgrade to 10 until down the road, but if I do, I want to know all about what it'll do to the installed programs and files. If anyone can give me a bit of advice on all of this, I'd sincerely appreciate it. Thanks!