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tried fresh install of win7...lost harddisk space
hey guys....i really messed up my win7 upgrade
i wanted a fresh install of windows 7 OS so i selected Custom install after backing up all data. besides, i also wanted to create a new partition.
when i selected custom install, it asked me which drive i wanted to install to. i selected the one i had already. and it just went ahead and installed it
when everything was done and the PC restarted, it said that i only had 168 GB of free space left out of a total 288 GB.....this when i had absolutely no files or programs installed. so basically i lost the amount of space on my hard disk.
and yes, i never got to create the new partition that i wanted
now i want to reinstall Win7, but the problem is i only have an upgrade DVD.
the question are:
1. will i be able to re-use this DVD to reinstall the OS?
2. if yes, how do i do it? because when i insert the DVD it says upgradation is complete and the option is no longer active....
thanks guys