In the past Windows gave you options of quick and full format at setup
Now Win 7 only gives the quick option as far as I know
Would full be better or not.. and is it possible to do a full format without reverting to old Windows versions setup disks
When you get to the screen asking for custom or Clean, click advanced, you can make a full format.
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Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version[2]=General Tips
You can make a clean install with an upgrade version, if you have the underlying supporting OS.
Because of the bandwidth available a fast erase is a better option either way it go they are about the same
even after a full erase still some of the hdd space is dedicated to the os so there is nothing to worry about plus 7 is more workable then previous windows
and yes i do concur richc46
Seems only difference between both is a full format checks bad sectors, which you can also apparently do from within windows
But I will check into the options.. next time I decide to reinstall
Hello.
A format does nothing, you may care to have a look at this tutorial at the link below for future use.
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
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Contrary to popular belief, formatting does not remove any data at all, it just checks for sector errors and marks the space to be over-written as needed, all the data is still there including all the code from previous/failed installation attempts.
Yea Ive checked tghat out.. looks a bit complex but anyhow, will read it a bit more thorough
Actually my only "concern" if you can call it that is if you reinstall Windows if the old Windows would leave some traces behind, weather hidden or not
If you only run a format and do the install, then remints are definitely left behind.
A "clean all" is not too complicated, here's a tutorial that shows how to boot the PC to diskpart.
DISKPART : At PC Startup
I will be trying to follow those tutortials (they made more sense after a couple more look throughs).. when I reinstall.. and have the time.. you see my disks are all 1 TB and reading those instructions.. your way predicts 4 hrs, although it probably depends on all hardware?
Using this and after the wipe, be sure to create the 100GB partition to install Windows to and in future if/when you reinstall it will only be necessary to wipe the 100GB Windows partition instead of the entire HDD using the "partition specific" wipe method outlined in Option Three of this tutorial.
Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD
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