upgate from wn 8 to 8.1

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by Pasta88, Nov 6, 2013.

  1. Pasta88

    Pasta88 MDL Expert

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    #1 Pasta88, Nov 6, 2013
    If someone updates from win 8 to 8,1 will they lose there data?



    thx
     
  2. david_xross_2

    david_xross_2 MDL Senior Member

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    #2 david_xross_2, Nov 6, 2013
    No Data Loss if you UPGRADE from win 8 to 8.1
     
  3. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    #3 PaulDesmond, Nov 6, 2013
    btw you can edit the title of your thread within a small period of time if you like to :D

    In terms of loosing data it is not supposed to if you go the beaten path ....
     
  4. Paiva

    Paiva MDL Developer

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    #4 Paiva, Nov 6, 2013
    I do not like doing UPGRADE.

    I won many bugs . I like clean install. :smokecowboy:
     
  5. Mutagen

    Mutagen MDL Addicted

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    #5 Mutagen, Nov 6, 2013
    Upgrade should not be a problem, mine went okay. But I suspect it was because my data was backed on two external drives. I'm sure if I did not have any backup and had to rely on a 100% flawless upgrade, something would have gone wrong.

    (Shorter answer - You do have a backup, right?)
     
  6. hbhb

    hbhb MDL Expert

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    #6 hbhb, Nov 6, 2013
    No BS man
    Mine was good but took a long azz time
    better have another working piece
     
  7. HALIKUS

    HALIKUS MDL Addicted

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    #7 HALIKUS, Nov 6, 2013
    I've never used an upgrade on mine or anyone elses rig, but in testing and VM, etc i have done it many times and am actually surprised how well it works nowadays if you abide by their guidelines and aren't using a hacked to the brim AIO wim and setup files. Even with the latter it goes quite well.
     
  8. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    #8 murphy78, Nov 7, 2013
    Upgrade using "Keep Programs and Settings" should work as long as you remove any programs or specialized drivers.
    Got a VM program that has some hardware handling stuff installed? Remove it before upgrade
    Got a Nvidia driver with a bunch of control software installed? Remove it
    Got a Virtual Network driver installed? Remove it

    See the trend? Anything related to hardware, remove it first before upgrade.
    If you do that, you should be fine.
     
  9. tonto11

    tonto11 MDL Addicted

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    #9 tonto11, Nov 7, 2013
    Got a buddy who lost his bios password on Win 8 to 8.1 upgrade
    on an Acer notebook. Not out of the woods on that one yet.

    ...T