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Install windows from usb and delete the old vista
Hi,
I have a sony vaio in which the cd-rom stopped working so I need to install from USB or from a mounted image.
I prepared my 4G usb pen with Win7 files and started install. Then it tells me that I can only change partitions when installing windows7 from cd. (This was when I tried to install from within the Win7 running environment, the usb doesn't boot from bios for some reason)
Let me explain a bit more, this my current partitions:
C: - old vista - system,active,primary
D: - data - primary
E: - win7 - boot,page file, crush dump, logical drive
Because I can't run my Win7 usb pen drive from bios my plan was to install win7 from vista environment than after win7 was installed, to install again win7 on the C drive - then delete the E drive.
This would have got me to a nice clean install with C letter of win7 and having a normal computer with 1 OS - Win7 on c.
So, I tried also to delete the files of vista on C when I run my win7 on e but it tells that they are protected or so.. I though of just trying to make another install on C of win7 but then again I will have the windows vista files there left and probably will not be able to delete them after wards.
Long story - hope I was clear.
Please pros - any help appreciated. (damm - if only my CD rom was working..)
Tnx,
Sefi