Upgrade Vista to Windows 7, files using the second internal hard drive and Windows Easy Transfer.

I have a desktop pc with 2 internal hard drives.  A hard drive has the BONE and the second hard disk is a separate partition.  (I do not combine hard drives using RAID.)  If I upgrade Vista to Windows 7, the upgrade will be to reformat hard disks or just a hard drive with the operating system?  Should I remove the second hard disk of the computer just to be sure?  The second hard drive must be reformatted for use with Windows 7?

Thank you.

You must install the upgrade in the Vista operating system.

For Windows 7 install questions:

http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7install/threads

"Download Windows 7 installed and activated on your PC."

They will help you in the Windows 7 Forum at the above address.

See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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