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  1. TVeblen
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    Once you get the C drive sorted out you will need to use Diskpart again to remove the Active flag from that old hard drive. Then you will be able to format/erase it.

    And Folks: A general rule when installing Windows is to disconnect all extra hard drives before you start. Only the drive you want the OS installed to should be connected!
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  3. beagrie07
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    I managed to do it, is the screenshot below ok? looks good to me :)
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  4. TVeblen
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    Yes, that looks normal. Congrats!

    Just to check, disconnect all but that C: Drive (Disk 3).
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  6. beagrie07
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    Yeah its all good :) Thanks for all the help guys, much appreciated!
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