Clean Install Windows 7

Shawn,

I was reviewing your excellent Clean Install write-up and noticed a point that may need to be modified for the case of installing from a UFD such as for netbooks.

Here's the clip from the tutorial:

Windows 7 Minimum Hardware Requirements:
NOTE: For more information on this, see: Windows 7 system requirements

* 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
* 1 GB RAM for 32-bit Windows 7 OR 2 GB RAM for 64-bit Windows 7
* 16 GB available hard disk space for 32-bit Windows 7 OR 20 GB for 64-bit Windows 7
* Graphics card or chip that supports DirectX 9 with 128 MB memory (to have Aero theme enabled)
* DVD-R/W drive
* Internet or phone access to activate Windows 7.

Hi Shawn,

Is it possible there is junk left on my computer even after doing a clean install of Windows 7. I was looking in the registry and there are things on it I didn't install and thought I uninstalled like Norton bloatwear that came with the computer. There are also games I saw in the registry I didn't install either like Mortal Combat and some others. When I originally installed Windows 7 I didn't format the disk. Should I have so everything would have been erased off the hard drive? Not sure what to do.

Thanks,

Casey

Hi Shawn,

Are there instructions on the forum for formatting or deleting the hard drive?

Casey

Thanks Shawn! You Da Man!