Well I took a chance and followed these guides on upgrading to a SSD from a traditional HD. The Alien Respawn worked flawlessly and I did not have to do a Clean install. I did save some time by doing this, and after ran Alien Autopsy to find any drivers I needed to update. I did purchase a new flash drive, which held the entire 8.8gb image.
1. Use Alien Repsawn and restore the 'Factory' image (then DON'T do anything to the OS)
2. Create the Flash USB image: http://youtu.be/mjfyIoZT6oI
3. Restore it on new SSD: http://youtu.be/8odnyvG73uY
4. Run Alien Autopsy and update (Alien Autopsy scans your system and lists 'recommended' and 'optional' drivers)
5. Install a Antivirus/malware software (or use Microsoft default)
6. Perform a Microsoft Update.
7. This is up to you, but I downloaded the latest Nvidia or AMD video drivers (some people have reported problems with these and stick to the 'dell' certified driver)
While I'm not saying one way or another what you HAVE to do, I'm just reporting it is a success! If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know!
-Viktor
1. Use Alien Repsawn and restore the 'Factory' image (then DON'T do anything to the OS)
2. Create the Flash USB image: http://youtu.be/mjfyIoZT6oI
3. Restore it on new SSD: http://youtu.be/8odnyvG73uY
4. Run Alien Autopsy and update (Alien Autopsy scans your system and lists 'recommended' and 'optional' drivers)
5. Install a Antivirus/malware software (or use Microsoft default)
6. Perform a Microsoft Update.
7. This is up to you, but I downloaded the latest Nvidia or AMD video drivers (some people have reported problems with these and stick to the 'dell' certified driver)
While I'm not saying one way or another what you HAVE to do, I'm just reporting it is a success! If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know!
-Viktor