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Accidentally installed Windows 7 onto D: Recovery drive
Hello all! In comparison to everyone here, computer noob. So the new job I started at had the computer, which isn't associated with the company's IT department, running on Windows Vista up until now and they asked me to upgrade it. I bought the Windows 7 upgrade for Windows Vista after receiving confirmation from the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor that it would work on Windows Vista 64 bit.
I backed up my files onto an external hard drive and proceeded with the upgrade, but at the time, it told me that I could only do a clean install to install Windows 7 Home Premium. I proceeded with the system prompts and don't know/remember how I got this to happen, but the OS installed on the Recovery drive D: (15 gb) instead of the main drive C: (>100 gb). I've been keeping all the files on the C: drive and using it as much as possible, but the D: drive is basically completely full and causing the computer to be slow and crash occasionally. I have the Windows 7 install disc, recently bought, and all my important information is on the C: drive, which I will be backing up onto an external hard drive again before proceeding with anything.
Can anyone help me with installing Windows 7 onto the C: drive and having everything work normally, including with the recovery drive? I've read a lot of threads where people still have issues if their computer has a dual boot (installed on C: and D: drives); so far the best resource I've seen on clean install is here (if anyone can confirm would be great!): Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums
Note: veeeeeeery old PC so definitely past the warranty and things like old discs and program boxes aren't around! Thanks in advance for the help folks