Partition the Hard Drive in a Windows 7 Install

Hi there,

I just installed Windows 7 over my Vista and all those steps you listed were identical except steps 7 & 8. I did not have an option to format my hardrive and now that Windows 7 is installed, I am unable to custom reinstall it.

Can you please help.

Thanks.

Not sure if anyone is responding to this thread, but have a question? On the 1st page of this tutorial it says in the tip:

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Tip It is not necessary to create the Windows 7 partitions on a new (empty) hard drive or format the partitions before installing Windows 7 as the installer will do that automatically.
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I currently have Vista 32 bit OS installed and will be clean installing a Win 7/64 Pro Upgrade version with the CD disk, onto a new (empty) hard drive. I have no knowledge of partitioning, but if the Windows 7 installer will do the partitioning automatically, then that's a time saver for me.

Question: Based on the above "Tip", the Windows installer will do the partitioning automatically on the new HDD. And I won't have to do any manual partitioning myself, correct?

Thanks, Vista.

750GB SSHDD. My current drive has a (C:) drive for the system files, and a (D:) drive for the DATA.

I presume Windows installer will auto partition these two drives same as above, on the new HDD for me during the install process?

That is my question?

Thanks.

Thanks Brink. I appreciate the reply and links, but I'm linked out?

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Tip It is not necessary to create the Windows 7 partitions on a new (empty) hard drive or format the partitions before installing Windows 7 as the installer will do that automatically.
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I just want to know if the above tip means that I don't have to format/partition my new drive if the Windows installer will do it for me? Yes or no?

And give me what I have on my current drive, a (C:) drive and a (D:) drive?

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If you do a clean install and delete all partitions on the SSHDD until the SSHDD shows as unallocated space, then installation will create a 100 MB System Reserved partition, and a partition to the left if this for Windows 7.

R. I presume here you are saying that [I], not the [installer], should delete all partitions on the new HDD? I have no clue what, if any, partitions a new HDD would have? Or where I would find/see this info on my computer?

Then a 100 MB reserved partition will be created by the installer. Not sure what this small partition would be used for?

And a partition to the left of this for Windows 7. Where would I be seeing this?

As you can see I have little knowledge of partitioning/formatting, etc, and why I asked my simple y/n question initially and again lastly?

Thanks.

Hello
Can't instal windows becouse selected disk is of the GPT partition style. How to change that or how to instal windows?

Penki said:

Hello
Can't instal windows becouse selected disk is of the GPT partition style. How to change that or how to instal windows?

As the new MOBO's now have a uEFI/BIOS firmware.
How to install Windows 64 bit on a uEFI/BIOS firmware:
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with