Solved installed 7 on new ssd and want to format old primary drive with vista

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Gradam

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Hi

I was hoping someone could please help me with a formatting issue. I have recently installed Windows 7 on a new ssd and want to format the old hdd primary drive that has vista on it and the system will not let me. Just wondering if the hdd is still being used somehow during boot up and this is why 7 will not format it?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64,
Do you Physically disconnect the old HD drive, before installing to the SSD?
If no, the boot files are on the the old HD.
 

My Computer

OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
Quite right. But still, please send a screen shot of your hard disk and SSD. If there is a separate System Reserved Partition on the old disk then it may perhaps be possible to format the Vista OS containing drive.


theog said:
Do you Physically disconnect the old HD drive, before installing to the SSD?
If no, the boot files are on the the old HD.
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Keyboard
COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
iBall Laser Precise Speedster
Internet Speed
4 mb/sec
Thanks for your replies. In the end had to disconnect the hd and reinstall windows to the ssd
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64,
So is it now AWTEW (All's well that ends well) and this thread is solved.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Keyboard
COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
iBall Laser Precise Speedster
Internet Speed
4 mb/sec
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