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Thanks again gregrocker. I have no intentions of running outdated XP install methods.
In step 2 of your "How to Clean Reinstall a Factory OEM Win 7 tutorial." It talks about burning the ISO to USB flash drive. Then clicking the Win 7 USB -DVD download tool link brings you to the USB tutorial by Darryl Licht. The 3rd box down has this warning:
Warning
The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool does not work with UEFI.
To create a 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8 UEFI USB flash drive, see:
How to Create a Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive for Installing Windows 7 and Windows 8
My questions here are:
1. I never heard of UEFI? Do I need to be concerned with this UEFI link?
2. I presume based on a prior post that I can't use the Windows USB tool because I am 32 bit, going to 64 bit, and it won't work in that/my scenario.
3. Shouldn't I be using the "How to do a Clean Install with a Windows 7 Upgrade version?
You say try the UltraISO software to create a bootable USB flash drive. The reason for the ISO for me is, I don't know if the Win 7 Pro Upgrade I purchased, but have not received yet, comes with the SP1 update included or not? You suggested it should be included. So I will have to wait a few days for it to arrive and find out for sure.
If it does have the SP1 update, the simplest method for me would be booting straight from the CD. It may be quicker to install the OS from a USB flash drive. But if its only a matter of say an extra 15-30 minutes or so, it doesn't matter to me. Being a 1st timer doing this, it would probably take me a lot longer to read and fully understand all the tutorials before getting the install done, than it would booting from the CD.
So I'll have to wait until I get the CD's. In the meantime I will keep reading the various tutorials for better understanding in case I do need to use the ISO.
Thanks, Vista.