SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Hello marcelduchamp, welcome to Seven Forums!


No you don't have to create a partition but you will get the new Windows 7 "System Reserved" partition whether you want it or not if you do the clean all and don't create at least one partition using diskpart to do the installation to.

marcelduchamp said:

hi thanks for the reply, tried the steps given in the tutorial , but my interface was not the same when i opened diskmgmt.msc it was not a command prompt window so ws unable to follow on...

You have to boot the Windows media and follow this tutorial at the link below, it can't be done from the Windows desktop.

DISKPART : At PC Startup

marcelduchamp said:

Oh right! thanks

Be sure to post back here to let me know how it sorts out.

Have old drive I want to wipe completely. Have tried Gparted and fsck with no luck.

Have then come across this tut and type in diskpart and the screen doesn't list any drives. Am I doing something wrong??

http://i56.tinypic.com/rsr1nd.png

Thanks ignazatsonic - to my aid again - might need up calling you the Lone Ranger lol!! Don't know who you are going to have as Tonto though??

Ignazatsonic have got to reading a bit in the app but am not getting ast this.

I have tried typing in CLEAN & CLEAN Disk 1 and gone to help a fair bit but cannot get to selecting that drive.

Sorry mate but as you know I am bit thick with stuff like this.

Here they are mate, as soon as the elevated command window opens.

diskpart <enter> after all commands

list disk

select disk # (# your disk number)

clean all

Be advised: this will destroy all data on the entire HDD.