Ztruker,
I think you hit the core of my issue because I just tried installing again to attempt to find "advanced options" or whatever (which sure enough wasn't there) but then I noticed that it said, "In order to make changes to partitions, you need to boot Windows from the installation disc" which sounds like the same thing as what you said. BUT HOW DO YOU DO THAT?!!!!! AM I THAT STUPID? remember, I'm as newbie as you can get when it comes to this!
Try going into the Bios and changing the order on how it's booted i forgot where but i'm sure someone can correct me. and if ya know how ah well try putting CD-ROM to #1 to boot first.
Have a look at this tutorial.
Clean Install Windows 7
Stick the dvd into your dvd player then restart your pc and it will boot from the disk.
"BIOS." WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? i just looked through the tutorial and it didn't explain what BIOS is or how to get there. i also did try restarting my computer while the DVD was in there and it just started up like normal. i really do appreciate all the help you are all giving me, but i'm frustrated!!!
nope. tried it twice already and didn't see it. however, i saw in the upper right-hand corner that said "F2" for setup and so it brought me to a page that looked like i could set my DVD/CD drive as priority once i poked around in that page. am i on the right track?
yes, i understand. i've backed up everything already. plus, i have carbonite service which has worked great for me in the past so i'm not worried about losing data. i appreciate the concern. thank you.
i'm going to try the "F2" thing again because just as i was shutting windows down, i got a blue screen saying something about "cache dump" and so afterwards when i tried to boot the cd it said, "windows was shut down improperly" and then it started up normally and didn't give me the "hit any key prompt." so i will try yet again. I'M MOTIVATED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS!!!
why do you think i am having to hit the "F2" key at startup while others don't seem to have to?
can't believe this. it still didn't work. windows started up normally even after setting my dvd drive as priority. should i be opening in safe mode or does that have anything to do with it? there's also an option to push "F12 boot menu" at startup. does that apply to me? i'm gonna try it now and see...
frustration in progress....
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