Preparation for Windows 8.1
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:46 pm
Good day
I’m making preparations to install Windows 8.1 on my desktop and last night I made a successful complete C:\ backup with AISBackup to my external USB HD and was able to boot from it. The C:\ is a SATA 240 GB HD and includes XP Home plus various other utilities. I also have two other HD on this desktop and both are IDE, D:\ 80GB and E:\ 40GB
I would like to install the Windows 8.1 on the SATA C:\ so I wonder if it’s possible to do a restore from my external USB HD to D:\. I know that I can select on the restore a different location like D:\ but I don’t know if AISRestore will also change all XP references from C:\ to D:\.
Perhaps it is better to do a new backup from C:\ directly to D:\ but then again would the Restore change all XP references from C:\ to D:\ ? Is this a better option?
Or you may have a better way.
I want to keep my XP Home, service pack3 intact because if I don’t like Windows 8.1 then I can use my XP
Thanks
I’m making preparations to install Windows 8.1 on my desktop and last night I made a successful complete C:\ backup with AISBackup to my external USB HD and was able to boot from it. The C:\ is a SATA 240 GB HD and includes XP Home plus various other utilities. I also have two other HD on this desktop and both are IDE, D:\ 80GB and E:\ 40GB
I would like to install the Windows 8.1 on the SATA C:\ so I wonder if it’s possible to do a restore from my external USB HD to D:\. I know that I can select on the restore a different location like D:\ but I don’t know if AISRestore will also change all XP references from C:\ to D:\.
Perhaps it is better to do a new backup from C:\ directly to D:\ but then again would the Restore change all XP references from C:\ to D:\ ? Is this a better option?
Or you may have a better way.
I want to keep my XP Home, service pack3 intact because if I don’t like Windows 8.1 then I can use my XP
Thanks