Re: Vista Clean Install
- From: "Mr. Arnold" <MR. Arnold@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:37:48 -0400
"mrclifton" <mrclifton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:40C4A74F-7C4C-42C8-BD9F-3E0EB11365D0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Everything I've read said that doing a clean install would delete all of my
files during the process....which is what I needed. I wanted everything off
of my computer except what came on it. I called myself doing it correctly
but when I checked, none of my files were gone and my Recovery D drive has no
space left which is why I needed to do a clean install in the first place.
Any suggestions? Oh, and what is a partician and how do you know which one
to choose?
A clean install would have involved you (*formatting*/wipeout) the drive of all data during the install process.
And what is a partition?
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial116.html
Read the introduction as it applies to Vista too.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
I suggest you leave the D drive alone since it has the software on it to install the O/S again the install of the O?S is on the D drive, which was placed there by the computer manufacture for a machine that had the O/S preinstalled.
You want to do a clean install, then you need to purchase a Vista install DVD, boot off of the DVD, wipe everything off of the drive (format) during the install and install the O/S.
And if you ever do a clean install, then you would need to go back to the manufacture's site and install software form the site specific to the model of the computer and the O/S used, apply the MS Service Pack again, and any MS updates again.
The very first thing you should have done if you have not done so is burn a DVD that has the contents of the D drive on it, for back-up purposes. That's the very first thing you should have done when you purchased the computer.
I am not trying to be smart here, but you seem bent on shooting yourself in the foot. :)
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