Clean install windows 7

[jemmaimakhan]

question
I have a total of 3 partations of my Hard disk.My current windows vista is installed on c partation
what if i do a clean install of windows 7 on c drive,will i lose all the data on my Hard disk(the other two partation data) or only the data on drive c ?

 

[Brink]

Hello Jemmaimakhan, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you only format and install on the C: partition, then the other partitions will be fine.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Darryl Licht]

TIP for XP and other upgraders

question
I have a total of 3 partations of my Hard disk.My current windows vista is installed on c partation
what if i do a clean install of windows 7 on c drive,will i lose all the data on my Hard disk(the other two partation data) or only the data on drive c ?

Backup all your files and settings first using an external HDD or large USB flash and Windows Easy Transfer (migwiz.exe).

TIP for XP and other upgraders: Use the MIGWIZ.EXEW file found on your Windows 7 DVD not the one in XP! It's found in the Support\migwiz folder on your install DVD and it is faster and much more detailed than XP's migwiz!

I will post a tutorial later on using migwiz.exe (AKA: Easy Transfer) tonight if I get the time!

No need to make a tutorial on this, there is already a good one here on sevenforums:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11470-windows-easy-transfer

Just remember to run the Win7 version from install DVD on your old Vista or XP machine.