Installing windowns 7 on a laptop with linux

[Dragoonzero]

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

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

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.

 

[theog]

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

 

[Igo150]

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.

 

[theog]

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

I would say, YES.


You may like to Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
HD Diagnostic

 

[Igo150]

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

I would say, YES.


You may like to Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
HD Diagnostic

You mean i should cancel it or wait until it is finished ?

 

[MilesAhead]

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.

 

[theog]

Should I cancel this and try only CLEAN ?

Yes, Just do a CLEAN.

 

[Igo150]

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.

 

[theog]

To save a bit of time, go to install Windows.

 

[Igo150]

Thanks for help.

 

[dadumi]

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.

 

[dlc41]

Yes you can. However being 32bit it will not use all the memory (3GB) limit for 32bit OS.

 

[dadumi]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR UR QUICK REPLY TO MY QUESTION,dlc41.

 

[gregrocker]

I would use 32 bit on 4gb RAM for best performance, since the balance above 3.5 gb will be reserved by hardware anyway.


If you own a copy of Ultimate and have the Product Key, you can follow these same steps to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7