Installing windowns 7 on a laptop with linux

Dragoonzero

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Hi i bought a laptop with linux installed in it but i already had a windows 7 from my old pc so how do I install do a clean install on this lap top?When i try it says it can't be installed
 

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Hello Dragoonzero, welcome to Seven Forums!


If your "old" Windows 7 is not an OEM version.

You have to over-write all the old Linux code first; I would suggest, after you have copied out or made back-ups of the data you need to save to external media, use Step One of this tutorial at the link below to do a wipe (secure erase) to the entire Hard Disk Drive, running this then using the outline in Step Two #2 to create/format and mark Active a single 100GB partition using diskpart will get you the best possible space to clean install Windows 7 to.

SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

DISKPART : At PC Startup


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

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
All Linux code must be deleted.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

Do a full clean & full format in command prompt.
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
 

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ME/XP/Vista/Win7
I have HP 630 laptop with Linux. I came to the CLEAN ALL step.

The cursor blinking 8 hours, I read that it should clean 300 GB per hour. I have 500 GB Hard Drive.

Should I cancel this and try only CLEAN or i should leave as it is now and wait untill is finished ?

Thanks.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86

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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86
I never got the need to use clean all when converting a Linux partition to NTFS. Partition delete, partition create, and slow format as NTFS always worked for me.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Media Center
OS
Windows 7 32 bit
CPU
AMD 5200+ dual core
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce 6150SE 128 MB
Monitor(s) Displays
CRT
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
500 GB Sata internal :

SIIG USB 3.0 docking stations w/WD Caviar Black 6 Gb/s drives
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2 Wheel Mouse
Other Info
SIIG USB 3.0 PCIexpress card.
Should I cancel this and try only CLEAN ?

Yes, Just do a CLEAN.

I accidently pressed the key "e" on keyboard and i got message "Diskpart succeeded in cleaning the disk".

I will continue with the steps above.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86
To save a bit of time, go to install Windows.
 

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OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
Installing win7 ultimate 32 bit on a linux laptop

IS IT POSSIBLE TO INSTALL WIN 7 ULTIMATE 32 bit ON A LINUX LAPTOP ACER ASPIRE E1-530G-21174G75Mnii (Intel Pentium,1,80GHz,dual core, ram 4GB,DDR 3,HDD 750GB,nvidia ge force)???
I SAW IN THE FORUM THEY SPEAK ABOUT WIN 7 64 bit; I UNDERSTAND I MUST FORMAT THE HDD BEFORE INSTALLING WIN 7.
THANX IN ADVANCE.
 

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Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER E1-531
OS
win 7 ultimate 32 bit
CPU
INTEL B830 1,8GHz
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
INTEL HD GRAPHICS
Hard Drives
500GB
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
IE11
Yes you can. However being 32bit it will not use all the memory (3GB) limit for 32bit OS.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR UR QUICK REPLY TO MY QUESTION,dlc41.
 

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Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER E1-531
OS
win 7 ultimate 32 bit
CPU
INTEL B830 1,8GHz
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
INTEL HD GRAPHICS
Hard Drives
500GB
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
IE11
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