Installing Windows 7 on blank hard drive

karlsnooks said:

WIPE A DISK CLEAN

· type DiskPart, Enter key
· type List disk, Enter key
note the numeral of the disk you want to clean
for example purposes, I’ll be using the numeral 0
· type Select disk 0, Enter key
· type Detail disk, Enter key
this info will let you know if you selected correctly
· type Clean ALL, Enter key
your entire disk is being overwritten with zeros.
This can take a considerable amount of time
· type EXIT, Enter key (only after Clean is finished)
· type EXIT, Enter key (this gets you back where you were)

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GO TO A COMMAND PROMPT USING YOUR WIN 7 DVD
■Boot up from your Windows 7 DVD.
■At the first dialog window, press SHIFT + F10 key combo
■You will have a X:> command prompt
X: is a ram drive created by Windows 7.

@Karl, save yourself some time and just link this in future, have you not looked at it?


SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

eikoangelus said:

scoopeeedoo said:

Hi again!

Did you try waiting 2-3 minutes...
I know it could seem stupid but...

Ha, yeeeah. Should've tried earlier. It took more like 10 but it worked. Pretty weird. Thanks!!

Coool!
Glad it was so simple...

karlsnooks said:

thanks.. You've written an excellent tutorial.

Although since I always have my word doc with Win7 notes open, then it's a simple cut & paste of what's there.

Pictures, if they can 'see' what to do and how to do it, make peoples life so much easier though.