clean win 7 x64 install trouble

[yp89CCp]

I am trying to reformat my drives and install win 7 x64 on it

I am on step 7 here
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

when i click on my main drive, 400 some gigs it says it is not properly formatted to use win 7. how do i reformat it? i have no access to my desktop, its completely F'ed and I installed linux mint in the mean time to access internet/emails.

Please help

 

[seavixen32]

Have you click on Drive Options (Advanced)?

If not, do so and you should be given the option to create a new partition.

Windows will offer to create a 100MB system reserved partition for the master boot record and a partition for Windows.

Select the larger partition, click Next and Windows should begin installing.

 

[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.


1) Boot DVD & Press Shift+F10 (for command prompt)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/119713-diskpart-pc-startup.html
2) Boot DVD, & http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/682-command-prompt-startup.html
(for command prompt)

Type in command line
DISKPART
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK # (win HD)
CLEAN ALL
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT fs=NTFS
ASSIGN
EXIT
EXIT




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

 

[yp89CCp]

when i type list diskpart it says there is no disk selected?

 

[theog]

LIST DISK, not list diskpart.

 

[yp89CCp]

when i put in diskpart i get several options:
disk
partition
volume
vdisk

which one do i use?

 

[theog]

Do you see this screen?

 

[yp89CCp]

sure

 

[theog]

This one?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

type list disk at the prompt in that black window.

Post a screen shot of the result or at least tell us what then comes up.

Here is a screen shot that comes up on my PC when i type list disk and hit enter key:

 

[yp89CCp]

oh, I didn't put in the disk number
i did now and called it select disk 1
then enter
then clean all

it's working i guess b/c none of the keys work atm
or it froze, not sure

 

[theog]

Is Disk 1 the HD drive you are installing Windows to?
As your spec's list only one HD drive, which would be Disk 0.

 

[gregrocker]

You likely had a Dynamic disk converted when you added one too many partitions and ignored a warning. Clean command will change it back.

Hopefully you selected the correct HD. It would be best to have the others unplugged during install. Clean All takes about an hour per 320gb and sometimes longer. As long as the cursor is flashing it is working.

Then close the Command box, click Install now, use Custom install>Drive options to partition as you wish, or just click Next and installer will do it for you.

If it fails, unplug all other HD's and peripherals, reset BIOS to optimized defaults. Set SATA controller to AHCI.

 

[yp89CCp]

yes it's my only drive
i changed the number from 1 to 0 and am re-doing it
the drive is just under 500 gigs

 

[gregrocker]

This is the reason you List Disk, to see what the drive number is. Was it Disk0 or 1?

 

[yp89CCp]

I don't know, so much information comes up
How would i take a screenshot if my laptop is all messed up and i'm trying to fix it?

 

[theog]

Screenshot not needed. Just keep going as you are.

 

[yp89CCp]

how big should i make the partition?

 

[gregrocker]

Boot the Win7 DVD, select Custom Install, use drive options to create a 100gb partition, format it then click Next. What happens?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

You can use a single partition covering all 500 GB. That partition would include both Windows and your data files.

Or you could make a partition of maybe 80 GB and put Window on that partition.

And then make another partition of the remaining 420 to contain your data.

Either way works. Your choice.