You can't install on external drive.
You need to install it where your OS already is.
I'll get one of the install Aces.
I don't want to mess things up for you any worse than they are.
Mike
Whoever comes to assisst take good care of them.
I may not be around much the next couple of days.
Mike
Last edited by Hopalong X; 24 Mar 2011 at 06:55.
I presume you mean you have not got enough space on your hard drive?
If Windows won't boot, how are you intending to format your 40gb drive?
Whatever you do make sure everything is backed up to your external drive.
If you have a External HD, you could copy & paste your data.
Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console
Try cleaning your HD:
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
Hi there,
I would also recommend to run this as well MBR - Restore Windows 7 Master Boot Record
Check your ram.
Memory Diagnostics Tool
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
HD Diagnostic
If you go for a Reinstall,
As you have a External HD, you could copy & paste your data.
Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console
Okay When I Go To Windows 7 Installation (From Boot) It Says I Can Format The Drive If I Go Too Driver Details.
Hello.
Try wiping (doing a secure erase) to the entire Hard Disk Drive first, more thorough than a format which actually does nothing at all; have a look at the information below and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.
After you have copied out or made back-ups of the data you need to save to external media, use Step One of this tutorial at the first link below to do a wipe (secure erase) to the entire Hard Disk Drive / Solid State Drive.
Either way, running the "clean all" then creating and formatting the partition(s) using diskpart will get you the best possible space to do a clean install of Windows 7 to; you can always extend the Windows partition to include the remaining unallocated space on the HDD / SSD or create additional Primary partitions or an Extended partition after the installation completes if you choose.
- Then if you do not want to create the new Windows 7 "System Reserved" partition use the outline in Step Two #2 to create, format and mark Active a single 100GB partition to do the installation to.
- If you do want to create the "System Reserved" partition use the outline in Step Two #3 to create, format and mark Active the System Reserved partition and then create and format the 100GB partition to do the installation to.
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
DISKPART : At PC Startup
Do a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version
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