Solved Not enough free space?

VTX1800N1

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My laptop is a Dell L702x (XPS). I had to start all over because of a file permission issue. I have the factory installation disc with Win 7 Pro 64. When I get to the stage where I select the drive to install on, I always get an error telling me the installation cannot proceed because the selected drive does not have enough free space. I have formatted the drives. No help. I have deleted the partitions and allocated them again. No help, same error. One drive is a 250GB SSD and the other is a 500 GB HDD. I cannot install Windows. Now what?
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7-2720QM 2.20 GHz
Motherboard
Dell Latitude L702X
Memory
8GB
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 250 GB SSD SATA III
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Chrome, IE
I figured it out. There was an extra partition on each drive. Each was small (~100 MB). I deleted both of those partitions and then reallocated the space on each drive and now Windows is installing.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7-2720QM 2.20 GHz
Motherboard
Dell Latitude L702X
Memory
8GB
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 250 GB SSD SATA III
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Chrome, IE
Didn`t you see those partitions ?

You said you deleted all the partitions ?

Glad you got it going though :D
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Skylake Special #666
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
Memory
GSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC G2460PG
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 144Hz
Hard Drives
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2
PSU
EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables
Case
Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black
Cooling
Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Free 3.8.3
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp, Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1 Headset
I didn't think a 100 MB partition would prevent Windows from installing on a 250 GB drive. It was the remaining partition that I formatted and then deleted and reallocated once again.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7-2720QM 2.20 GHz
Motherboard
Dell Latitude L702X
Memory
8GB
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 250 GB SSD SATA III
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Chrome, IE
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