GS on Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:50:01 -0500 typed in
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GS wrote:
IMO, a clean install is *a clean install* so NO INSTALLED APPS TRANSFER -
USER DATA ONLY!


But you can use a "transfer" program to move the installed
programs over to your clean OS.

You can acquire a refurb machine with Win10 on it, and move
the Win10 programs on some other machine over. (No, Apps
cannot be moved, the ones that download from the Windows App Store.)

The option exists, if you have deep pockets... and enjoy "fun".
You can move your Programs over and pretend the machine is
now "the same".

Paul

Oh, I totally agree it's an option for anyone to choose to do; - just not my
preference to do it that way! (If things got me to this point then I'm at
the "If I had to do it over..." stage!g)

If I had to do it all over again, I'd have gotten the 64 bit XP,
and the bigger hard drive, and, and ....

Now on a new system I'll transfer a clean install image with all its
apps/utilities and system config to save time doing setups. Most often,
though, when people want their original Win7 machine reverted back after it
automajically upgraded to Win10 back when that s--t was happening when we
weren't looking, I'll do a clean install of OS and programs the owner wants
to keep. (Gives them the "if I had to do it over..." benefit!)

Yeah, that is the worry I had. If I do a clean install, and then
run all the Win7 updates, is it going to load Win10 on it "for me"?

The free upgrade to Win10 offer has expired! None of the systems I've put
Win7Pro on have had this "done to" them. (That includes the new Win10 machines
I've replaced the OS on!)

Note that Windows Update has been disabled so only apps with their own built-in
update scheme update as configured, or manually on demand.

--
Garry

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