If you do not want to mess with bios, which is actually easy, just put the 7 dvd into the puter. When you are asked what kind of install, just press custom. You will not have acess to the advanced portion, which you do not need, unless you want to change partitions or format at this point.
So if I can't boot from the disk can I do this - Custom Install Windows 7 it says from within vista sp1, does it matter??
Ah this BIOS thing does look easy just googled it. I use to press delete when I was younger at strat up to explore these weird settings I had no idea about haha.
I'll to a normal clean install then but back up some files first of course. Thanks for the help guys REALLY appreciate it and I won't mess around with reg cleaners any more!
If I did it the custom way and just put the disk in when I'm already on the desktop, is doing this and then deleting the windows.old file pretty much the same as installing from boot and have same amount of files and run the same after I delete windows.old?
Yes it is the same, you are booting from the HD. You can do everything except the advanced features on the custom/upgrade selection page.
You cannot partion or format>
What does partition and format mean? Think I'll go with the custom install now instead haha can't fit everything onto my usb
You don't really need to know what partition and format mean if you are going to put the new install of Windows 7 in exactly the same place as your existing operating system or unless you have 2 internal drives.
As far as we know, you don't have 2 drives and you do want to put the new Windows 7 in the exact same place.
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