Will this work?

[ologiic]

Getting my new SSD in today. I want to leave my existing HD with all my files on there as the secondary drive and the SSD as the primary.

 

My question is can I put a new OS on the SSD, and then delete the OS off of the Hard drive to avoid doing a back up?

[AlwaysFSX]

I do not believe so.

[loccilucas]

Getting my new SSD in today. I want to leave my existing HD with all my files on there as the secondary drive and the SSD as the primary.

 

My question is can I put a new OS on the SSD, and then delete the OS off of the Hard drive to avoid doing a back up?

Unplug your hard drive, then install the OS onto the SSD. Make sure you set in the bios to boot from the SSD then just delete windows off your old hard drive. Thats what I did.

[ologiic]

Unplug your hard drive, then install the OS onto the SSD. Make sure you set in the bios to boot from the SSD then just delete windows off your old hard drive. Thats what I did.

That's kinda what I was thinking. I won't run into any permission issues?

[loccilucas]

That's kinda what I was thinking. I won't run into any permission issues?

I don't see why you would, it worked fine for me so it should work fine for you.

[Enderman]

I do not believe so.

Yes you can.

 

Install windows to the SSD (with the HDD disconnected)

 

Boot into SSD and install all your programs and stuff

 

Power off, plug in HDD, and make sure you boot from the SSD

 

Then when booted in the SSD, make a folder directly on the HDD root directory, like in the "D:" or whatever letter is is, but make sure you don't put it in any sub directories like documents or something (because when you delete the user files it will delete 'my documents')

So then move all the stuff you want to keep to that folder in D: or E: drive (whatever your HDD is called)

 

And delete everything except that one folder

(so delete everything like windows32, programfiles, users, all that stuff)

[AlwaysFSX]

Yes you can.

 

Install windows to the SSD (with the HDD disconnected)

 

Boot into SSD and install all your programs and stuff

 

Power off, plug in HDD, and make sure you boot from the SSD

 

Then when booted in the SSD, make a folder directly on the HDD root directory, like in the "D:" or whatever letter is is, but make sure you don't put it in any sub directories like documents or something (because when you delete the user files it will delete 'my documents')

So then move all the stuff you want to keep to that folder in D: or E: drive (whatever your HDD is called)

 

And delete everything except that one folder

(so delete everything like windows32, programfiles, users, all that stuff)

...how I didn't think of that I'll never know. 

[IdeaStormer]

You can also leave the HDD intact and not remove the OS, that way if your SSD ever bellies up (not that it will) you have a second OS to boot you system from and you don't have much downtime.

[ologiic]

Yes you can.

 

Install windows to the SSD (with the HDD disconnected)

 

Boot into SSD and install all your programs and stuff

 

Power off, plug in HDD, and make sure you boot from the SSD

 

Then when booted in the SSD, make a folder directly on the HDD root directory, like in the "D:" or whatever letter is is, but make sure you don't put it in any sub directories like documents or something (because when you delete the user files it will delete 'my documents')

So then move all the stuff you want to keep to that folder in D: or E: drive (whatever your HDD is called)

 

And delete everything except that one folder

(so delete everything like windows32, programfiles, users, all that stuff)

So it's not letting me delete the Windows folder.

[Enderman]

So it's not letting me delete the Windows folder.

You're booted into the SSD?

What does it say when you try?

[ologiic]

You're booted into the SSD?

What does it say when you try?

"You need permission to perform this action"

 

"You require permission from trusted installer to make changes to this folder"

[Enderman]

"You need permission to perform this action"

 

"You require permission from trusted installer to make changes to this folder"

Try this:

http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windows-7-how-to-delete-files-protected-by-trustedinstaller/

[ologiic]

Now it's telling me I need permission from myself wth lol..

 

edit: I am the administrator. Only user on the computer to be exact. I even went and did what the guide said for the entire D drive.