Questions about custom installation.

[gonecrazybored]

Okay so I just got my upgrade disk in the mail. Currently I have windows vista 32 bit and I'm upgrading to Windows 7 64-bit. This means I have to do a custom installation (AND BEFORE ANYONE SAYS IT, YES I KNOW CUSTOM INSTALLATION WIPES EVERYTHING OFF MY HARD DRIVE. I DON'T CARE)

I have a few questions

1. How difficult is it to do a custom install? Do all I have to do is put in the windows 7 disk and then choose custom install?

2. Do I need to know my product key for my windows vista 32 bit to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit custom install? I don't think I got the cd and product key when I got my computer because windows vista was already installed on my computer when I bought it.

3. Is there any other information I need to know for a custom installation besides the product key for my Windows 7?

 

[theog]

Your Vista product key will on COA on the side of your PC.

Take look at those tutorials:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C

 

[gonecrazybored]

Your Vista product key will on COA on the side of your PC.

Take look at those tutorials:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C

Ha oh yeah I just checked the side of my computer and my Vista product key is there. Thank you.

So what do I do now? All I have to do is stick in the windows 7 CD and do a custom install and that's it?

 

[t-4-2]

Your Vista product key will on COA on the side of your PC.

Take look at those tutorials:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C

Ha oh yeah I just checked the side of my computer and my Vista product key is there. Thank you.

So what do I do now? All I have to do is stick in the windows 7 CD and do a custom install and that's it?

You weren't paying attention to the " blue " live links inside the tutorial given to you by theog ...... the words Clean Install and Custom Install are live links.

To save the the trouble of going back to the link, here is the link to Custom Install :
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20146-custom-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[gonecrazybored]

Your Vista product key will on COA on the side of your PC.

Take look at those tutorials:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C

Ha oh yeah I just checked the side of my computer and my Vista product key is there. Thank you.

So what do I do now? All I have to do is stick in the windows 7 CD and do a custom install and that's it?

You weren't paying attention to the " blue " live links inside the tutorial given to you by theog ...... the words Clean Install and Custom Install are live links.

To save the the trouble of going back to the link, here is the link to Custom Install :
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20146-custom-install-windows-7-a.html

I did look at the links but I'm still confused about one thing. When I choose what drive to install Windows 7 on I'm confused here. I know my Windows Vista is installed on my C drive so I obviously want to install it there. but do I want to format my hard drive or no?

EDIT: Actually I just read it again and it looks like I don't want to format my hard disk with an upgrade windows 7 version

 

[theog]

Your Vista product key will on COA on the side of your PC.

Take look at those tutorials:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C

You will need to delete all the partitions & format, than do the install.