Clean Install win 7 using upgrade disk

[Rabrams]

My computer has 2 hard drives and win 7 files currently live on 500GB c:\drive. I want to do a clean install from Win 7 home Premium 64-bit upgrade disk. However I would like the win 7 files to be installed on the 250GB e:\drive. Not sure how to do this without formatting both drives first.

Thanks,,

 

[gregrocker]

Unplug the other HD to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 to the target HD. Everything you need to get and keep a perfect install is in the blue link, including the latest official Installer.

If this is a reinstall of the licensed version which came with the PC use the Product Key on the COA sticker pictured in the tutorial. If it's an Upgrade version of an older OS and there's no OS on the target HD for the installer to see when booted to do the install, then leave the key blank during install and afterwards do the quick Option 3 workaround in Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version

After install plug other HD back in to copy over your files, then delete the old Win7 partition in Disk Mgmt after Marking Partition Inactive, or wipe the HD to get it cleanest with Diskpart Clean Command

 

[Rabrams]

Great! Thanks for the help. I will give it a shot once I backup all the data I need to keep.