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Clean install from Vista, but forgot to format
Hi, I was having issues getting Windows 7 onto a fresh SSD (problems with partitioning and formatting drive) so, as recommended in another forum, I did a clean install of Vista on the drive and then did a clean install of Windows 7. The only problem is that I forgot to format the drive prior to doing the clean install of Windows 7. There are a few questions I have now that I'm in this position:
(1) I see that there is a second Windows folder called Windows.old (or something to that effect; I'm not in front of the box right now). Did Vista leave a bunch of files behind even though I did a clean install? Can/should I manually remove these, and maybe other, files? What other files might exist that I should get rid of?
(2) I now have a dualboot option screen. There are two options: Vista and some non-OS option (I want to say Ramdisk, but I know that's wrong. It's something strange like that). What exactly is this option and how do I get rid of it?
(3) Would I be better suited to just re-do the entire process, but this time with a format before the Windows 7 install? I'm concerned that if I did the format, I might run into the problems I was having before with installing Windows 7 (the installation was unable to format the drive).
(4) Is there a standard partition size for the partition needed for system files? I did not readjust the partition after Vista created what it needed to. It's something over 1GB. Should I make any adjustments or just leave it?
Thanks!