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Is this the right approach for a truly clean install?
Good afternoon,
I am just about to reinstall my Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit system.
I want to do a clean install.
My question is in two parts:
(A) Is it best to boot to diskpart first and use only DISKPART> clean as opposed to DISKPART> clean all as in Step 1 in this tutorial:
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
...to set the whole of drive C: to unallocated space, and then exit diskpart to let the installation from the DVD take over (does the DISKPART> clean all not over-write the HDD Master Boot Record?).
(B) Will I then be able to setup two further partitions (besides the C: partition of course) during the DVD installation process, one being for user profiles and data and one being for system image?
I intend to do the installation using this tutorial:
Clean Install Windows 7
...but also include this tutorial:
Relocate Userfolders during Windows 7 installation.pdf
...for user profiles and data.
Does this sound right or have I gone adrift somewhere?
Am I right in saying that if I do the installation this way I will not end up with a Windows.old file?
I am just trying to get the cleanest system to start with in which I can clean install.
Thanks in advance.