Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm feeling a little on the lazy side
today, wondering what the tradeoffs are to doing in place
upgrade.  share|improve this question  2 Answers 2  up vote 2
down vote accepted  Microsoft suggest a fresh install. They Made
it, I would listen to them.  share|improve this answer Although
this is correct I don't always do what Microsoft tells me to
do... –  KronoS Oct 12 '10 at 20:10  My response is: don't be
lazy, because it will only nip you in the butt later on. A fresh
install forces the computer to refresh drivers, temp files, and
all the other crap that windows dumps on the PC. A fresh install
usually only takes a few hours anymore anyways, which isn't much
more than a typical upgrade.  share|improve this answer  Your
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