new hard drive : V

» Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:06 am

Is it possible to replace the HD, INSTALL WIN 7 & UPDATE, INSTALL SKYRIM AND CONNECT TO STEAM AND NOT LOSE THE GAME FROM YOUR PREVIOUS HD ?

» Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:27 am

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Yes. After installing Windows and steam, Ctrl+X/Ctrl+V (transplant)

1) ":"\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Skyrim" to ":\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\Common\"
2) ":"\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Skyrim" to ":\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\"
3) ":"\Users\Documents\My Games\Skyrim" to ":\Users\Documents\My Games\"

The game, setting, and saves will all be in place, but you'll still need the registry keys. Make a .txt with...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bethesda Softworks][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bethesda Softworks\Skyrim]"Installed Path"=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Steam\\SteamApps\\Common\\Skyrim\\[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bethesda Softworks\Skyrim\1.00.0000]

...rename it Skyrim.reg, then run it and it'll set up the registry keys (provided Skyrim is in its default location).

From there, all should work as though it was always there.

Note: This assumes Windows is x64