Need to format first - how?

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I messed up. I put my Linux disk in by mistake and formatted the hard drive.

Now, when I try to install Win7 it tells me that the disc is not recognised and needs to be NTFS. The format icon is greyed out, so how do I do it?

I don't have the original windows discs and the recovery partition has been deleted.
 

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All Linux code must be deleted.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2668-partition-volume-delete.html?ltr=P
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2674-partition-volume-create-new.html?ltr=P
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/71432-partition-mark-active.html?ltr=P
Try a full clean & full format in command prompt.
1) Boot DVD & Press Shift+F10 (for command prompt)
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

List Disk.PNG
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-optimize-windows-re-installation.html
 

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Thanks for the help. That's very thorough.

Unfortunately, the PC doesn't actually boot to Linux. It hangs at a blue desktop with Acer Aspire One written on it - the netbook that the disk is actually for.
 

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Capt Seo,

You can use your Win 7 DVD.

Boot from the Win 7 DVD

When you get that very first dialog, use SHIFT + F10 key combo to get to a command prompt.

From that command prompt you can use the procedure using DiskPart.

Simply enter DiskPart and hit enter and follow the procedure given in an earlier post.

If you have a Win 7 System Repair disk you can boot from it.

Let's see what I have for notes:
GO TO A COMMAND PROMPT USING A SYSTEM REPAIR DISK

1) Make a System Repair Disk (WIN key| type Create System Repair Disk | ENTER key)
2) Insert System Repair Disk into optical reader.
3) Shutdown your computer.
4) Boot up your computer from the System Repair Disk (if needed, Power on button, immediately hit F2 key, change boot order to have boot from cd/dvd first).
5) Wait while a mini-version of Windows is loaded and finally the System Recovery Options dialog appears.
6) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS dialog |
will show Select a keyboard input method |
NEXT button
7) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS dialog
will search your system for installed versions of Windows.
8) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS dialog |
select the Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows radio button |
NEXT button
9) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS |
will show Choose a recovery tool and list the following |
System Repair
System Restore
System Image Recovery
Windows Memory Diagnostic
Command Prompt

10) Click on command prompt | run any desired commands | type EXIT when finished
11) Remove the System Repair Disk CD
12) SHUTDOWN button
13) Power On your computer


And for the future, consider making a system image--see following:
[FONT=&quot]CREATE A SYSTEM REPAIR DISK[/FONT]
START | type System Repair | Enter key | Create Disk button
[FONT=&quot]CREATE AND RESTORE A SYSTEM IMAGE[/FONT]
CREATE A SYSTEM IMAGE BACKUP
· START | type Backup your computer | Enter key
· In left-hand pane, select Create a System Image
· select where you want to save the backup | Next
· Select the drives you want to backup | Next
· Start Backup button
· Finish button after completion


RESTORE A SYSTEM IMAGE BACKUP
· Boot from the System Repair CD you created.
· Connect the external drive with the backup image
· NEXT button (change language if desired)
· Restore your computer using a system image
that you created earlier
radio button
· NEXT button
· Use the latest available system image radio button
· NEXT button
· Format and repartition disks checkbox
· NEXT button
· FINISH button
· YES button
 

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Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop
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MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
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AMD A10-4600M
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AMD Pumori (Socket FT1)
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Standard PS/2 Keyboard
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HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
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What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
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Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device


Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
Managed to do it from Windows disc by deleting the offending partitions and re-starting the installation.

Worked a treat.
 

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7
Actually, this wasn't needed - you could have easily fixed it from the Linux disk using parted to relabel the partition as ntfs using ntfs-3g. Just a note for the future.
 

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Windows 7 64 Bit/Fedora Rawhide
Managed to do it from Windows disc by deleting the offending partitions and re-starting the installation.

Worked a treat.

Excellent. Glad to hear that all went well.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
AMD A10-4600M
Motherboard
AMD Pumori (Socket FT1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
Screen Resolution
1600x900@60Hz
Hard Drives
SSD 119GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
Internet Speed
What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
Other Info
Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device


Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
Cant find the Linux disc now. This PC has been sat in the garage for over a year waiting for me to get round to loading an OS on it.
 

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Thanks for your help everybody. Nice to find a friendly forum these days.
 

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