Cannot format while installing

[yui14]

I have a computer which curruntly is running linux ubuntu, but I want to install windows 7 instead. During installing I tried to format the disc and create new disc for windows, but I cannot format or delete it. It will only allow me to click on refresh, load driver and new.

Please help me

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello yui14, welcome to Seven Forums!


You have to boot the Windows 7 installation media, it won't work running from Linux.


This may be a better process to over-write the Grub bootloader, after you have copied out or made back-ups of the data you need to save to external media and want to do a complete wipe secure erase of the entire Hard Disk Drive / Solid State Drive, have a look at Step One of the Optimize tutorial below then boot the Windows installation media to start the Windows 7 clean install process.

SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Additional Secure Erase / Wipe Information




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Be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.

 

[theog]

All Linux code must be deleted using the CLEAN ALL command.As you have had linux on the HD you need do a Clean all & full format.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html


http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

Backup your data first.