clean install of windows

[madmecca]

iam doing a clean install of windows as i was having a few problems which i put down to a virus. Scaned pc with norton and norton power erase, microsoft malware removal tool and malwarebytes but none of them found anything does this mean i would be a clear. I have ssd boot and three hdd for storage how do i make sure that everything has gone completly. I have started deleting all the stuff from hdds now whats best thing to do. Am i best to format all hdd in disk management then delete volume or do i need special software.just to make sure there is nothing that will cause me problems once i do my clean install. As for ssd will that be ok just to do freash install and everything will be gone i.e virus if there was actually one thanks in advace

 

[theog]

To clean install:
1) Clean the HD Drive, using Step one in this tutorial:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
than
2a) clean install with the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disk.
2b) http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html?ltr=C
2c) http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[madmecca]

Thanks for the reply the bit iam unsure of is formating in disk management for my storage hdds is that enough to make sure i dont have any thing like a virus left behind will that clear everything cheers

 

[theog]

Should be.

 

[madmecca]

Cheers