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Wouldn't it be easier to just delete partions after booting from the win7 dvd and do a clean install if you're getting rid of everything else on the drive?
Wouldn't it be easier to just delete partions after booting from the win7 dvd and do a clean install if you're getting rid of everything else on the drive?
Tough crowd tonight.
Yes, you can delete all partitions when you install.
Is there anything on these partitions that you want to keep?
This is the consideration I had in mind.
Let us know if you have any questions.
That's a good plan.
Didn't want you to loose everything.
Sounds like your all set.
Your welcome,
Let us know if you have any questions.
lol sorry but i have one more question. Last one i promise.
from this pic i see there's the option to delete and format. Im not sure but when i delete does this leave behind unallocated disc space? So if i delete both my partitions, then i have two unallocated disc spaces? Then i join them? And then format? Whats the ordering here?
No problem with the questions.
When you delete a partition it will leave unallocated space.
All unallocated space will be combined if it is next to each other, no partition between them.
If the unallocated space is big enough you can choose it to install Win7 to, it will format and install in the unallocated space.
Or, you can make partitions any size you want and install to one of them.
You can delete then install.
Or delete, format then install.
Or delete, partition, format, then install.
It depends on what you want to have in the end.
If you want one big partition then use the delete and install.
If you want one partition for the OS and one partition for personal data, then delete, partition, format and install.
A lot of people make separate partitions for the OS and personal data. This makes it easier to restore, repair or re-install your OS without loosing your personal data, and it's easier to backup your HD.
LOL. That's completely different from your original question.
Unallocated space is just what it says - there is no division - you will just get one larger amount of Unallocated space if the partitions you deleted were next to each other.from this pic i see there's the option to delete and format. Im not sure but when i delete does this leave behind unallocated disc space? So if i delete both my partitions, then i have two unallocated disc spaces? Then i join them? And then format? Whats the ordering here?
When you create a partition from that - select how much of it to partition and the remaining Unallocated space can be used to create another partition.
Or select it all and create just one partition.
i would prefer to have one big partition where i can install win7 into. but remember, that pic is not from my computer. Mine would have two drives. So i can delete both of them, they will be combined into one unallocated space, and then i can install?
thanks for all your help. Your the best