[hospitaldoctor]

What link?
Could you please give me step by step instructions on how to follow Method 1 of the link? I dont know what to do exactly....
http://www.winsupers...grade_media.asp

All 3 of the methods are CLEAN installations?
Thank you!

Edited by hospitaldoctor, 29 November 2009 - 09:23 PM.

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I don't know how to explain better than:
Insert the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD in your PC's optical disc, reboot the computer, boot off the DVD, and then follow the steps to install Windows 7...and so on as it's written on that page.

[Broni]

I don't know how to explain better than:
Insert the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD in your PC's optical disc, reboot the computer, boot off the DVD, and then follow the steps to install Windows 7...and so on as it's written on that page.

[hospitaldoctor]

what does boot off the DVD mean? what do i do exactly?
follow what steps to install windows 7?
and this would be a CLEAN custom installation? this is legal if using an UPGRADE CD?

All 3 of the methods are CLEAN installations?

thanks

[Broni]

what does boot off the DVD mean? what do i do exactly?

Insert the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD in your PC's optical disc, reboot the computer.
At some point, you'll see this message:
Press any key to boot from CD
Press any key and the boot process will start.
Follow on-screen instructions as described here: http://pcsupport.abo...tall-part-1.htm

Yes, it'll be clean install. Yes, it's legal.
Yes, all three methods are for clean install.

[hospitaldoctor]

When I get to the screen with the partitions... which partition do i delete?
how do i know which one to delete?
thanks

Edited by hospitaldoctor, 30 November 2009 - 12:17 PM.

[Broni]

I'm assuming, you're seeing two partitions:
C - Windows partition
D - recovery partition
If so and you're sure, you won't go back to Vista, you can delete both partitions and create one, new one to install 7 on it.

[hospitaldoctor]

so i delete them both? do not format?
how do i create a new one? or does it do that automatically?
so if i delete them both... and this method (method 1) does not work, then i wont have an OS?
thanks

[hospitaldoctor]

btw, i never created recovery disks with my new computer... for windows vista
should i do that before installing windows 7? or after?
do i need to create recovery disks for this computer?

[Broni]

You may be safer, if you leave D partition alone, just in case, something goes wrong.
Remove C partition.
In next steps installation will ask you to create and format fresh partition. All that is described in the manual, you're reading.

[Broni]

btw, i never created recovery disks with my new computer... for windows vista
should i do that before installing windows 7? or after?
do i need to create recovery disks for this computer?

You surely should have created recovery DVDs, so if you haven't, do it now.

[hospitaldoctor]

what is the D partition exactly? what is it for?
if i delete C and D partitions, and something does go wrong, then I am screwed? i cannot do the other methods (2 or 3)?
thanks a lot

why do i need the recovery DVD's? what are they for?
i cant create them after i install windows 7? why?

Edited by hospitaldoctor, 30 November 2009 - 12:54 PM.

[Broni]

D is a recovery partition. You can use it to return your computer to its original state.

[hospitaldoctor]

the manual recommends that i delete both C and D partitions
why do you recommend that i keep D?
when i delete the D partition, wont a NEW D partition be created with windows 7? then i will have two? whats the point of that?
so what do you recommend please
thanks

[hospitaldoctor]

I have a reinstillation windows vista dvd that came with my computer

[Broni]

I have a reinstillation windows vista dvd that came with my computer

In this case, you can safely remove both partitions.