Rebuilds suck

I have Sonar 8.3 pro, and it's always worked well. I used to ruin it on XP? My entire system crashed multiple times... I am currently re-installing/re-building on Win7... I'm hoping for a long life before I have to S-Can it and go with X? on a new system. I know that most here have gone through this? And if you haven't, you will... "Rebuilds suck." 
 
You have to go through issues with the new OS? Your current licences, issues between what you already bought vs. what you're trying to install, etc. etc. etc... 
 
I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy (but I would wish it on my ex...)

My rebuild for X1 went smooth as baby's behind. I've since installed X2 and X3 on the same machine. Hoping to do even more with this one.

I've got to do it this year. I've started making a list of what I've actually got and I've got to find the installers and registration codes and serials, which is all conveniently hidden within 10,000 emails.

No. The emails are within that grand total. I had all my stuff in magnificent order and didn't know it was only kept on that computer and not on the server. The computer hard drive went south and so did that. I had everything backed up bar this one thing because I thought it was anyway. They are all there, just got to find them among the 10,000. It does have a search facility but all the junk from those companies appears as well.

I don't have anything like the amount of some on here.

I'm going to lock down my computer when I upgrade to windows 7 or 8. I've virtually stopped buying as it is. The time it's going to take though is putting me off and me and computers are a nightmare. I break everything I touch. It's a given!