Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit reinstall what I do with windows.old?

I bought a "UPDATE" Windows 7 Ultimate drive some time ago and already just used the element of UPGRADE to upgrade from the Desktop installed and purchased Wnidows VISTA OS.

For some time I had problems with BSOD on the desktop. I decided to reinstall WINDOWS 7 Ultimate 64-bit using the CUSTOM option, which I think would be to completely erase the hard drive.

Until I reinstalled it, I made sure I ran Windows 7 Easy Transfer to copy on more than 312 GB of documents, photos and music on my external HARD drive. To make sure that I had all other archived data I also copied manually essential to other external HARD drives files just to be sure I won't lose my data.

I then ran the windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit re - install using the CUSTOM method, and it appeared to reinstall correctly, although there were a number of old files left on drive C (and it has not changed the name of the drive C either, I did later). This suggests that he did not "sweep" the C drive,

However, once the reinstallation of Windows 7 over, I noticed that he had left a WINDOWS. OLD folder on my PC. It seems to contain all the old data Wnidows and the USER records and files.

It takes about 350 GB of HARD drive space, I'm wanting to delete. After all, surely my WINDOWS 7 Easy Transfer program copied all my data back once again? It seems though that in my 'new' windows folder, I see all my files.

Why should I keep the WINDOWS. OLD folder? After all I only reinstall WINDOWS 7 on the previous WINDOWS 7 operating system. My VISTA operating system, (as far as I can tell) no longer seems to be present.

It seems to me (from my limited knowledge) that the office works very well and I have since reinstalled OFFICE and other programs without any problems. In addition, updates to the operating system and the software downloaded and installed without problem.

Why should I WINDOWS. OLD MAN?

I bought a "UPDATE" Windows 7 Ultimate drive some time ago and already just used the element of UPGRADE to upgrade from the Desktop installed and purchased Wnidows VISTA OS.

For some time I had problems with BSOD on the desktop. I decided to reinstall WINDOWS 7 Ultimate 64-bit using the CUSTOM option, which I think would be to completely erase the hard drive.

Until I reinstalled it, I made sure I ran Windows 7 Easy Transfer to copy on more than 312 GB of documents, photos and music on my external HARD drive. To make sure that I had all other archived data I also copied manually essential to other external HARD drives files just to be sure I won't lose my data.

I then ran the windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit re - install using the CUSTOM method, and it appeared to reinstall correctly, although there were a number of old files left on drive C (and it has not changed the name of the drive C either, I did later). This suggests that he did not "sweep" the C drive,

However, once the reinstallation of Windows 7 over, I noticed that he had left a WINDOWS. OLD folder on my PC. It seems to contain all the old data Wnidows and the USER records and files.

It takes about 350 GB of HARD drive space, I'm wanting to delete. After all, surely my WINDOWS 7 Easy Transfer program copied all my data back once again? It seems though that in my 'new' windows folder, I see all my files.

Why should I keep the WINDOWS. OLD folder? After all I only reinstall WINDOWS 7 on the previous WINDOWS 7 operating system. My VISTA operating system, (as far as I can tell) no longer seems to be present.

It seems to me (from my limited knowledge) that the office works very well and I have since reinstalled OFFICE and other programs without any problems. In addition, updates to the operating system and the software downloaded and installed without problem.

Why should I WINDOWS. OLD MAN?

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