Installing new OS to Primary Partition

kash786 · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:30

Hi

I'm currently running Windows Vista on my laptop and in short, i hate it. It came with the laptop but luckily i have a version of Window 7 on disk.

I want to know what would be best way to install Win 7 to the current primary partition (i.e. replace Vista) and not to any other separate/secondary partition (i.e. dual boot), which i remember happed last time i attempted this?

Thanks in advance.

Deleted member 77746 · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:34

How big is the hard drive you have in? The best way is just delete the paritions it currently has and create them from new and then just install Windows 7 onto the first partition.

kash786 · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:37

iDroid84 said:
How big is the hard drive you have in? The best way is just delete the paritions it currently has and create them from new and then just install Windows 7 onto the first partition.

150GB. Will it let me delete the primary partition as it's obviously the one in use, i'm assuming need to do via the boot menu?

PhillyDee · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:38

Stick in installation disk, go through the menus, windows will ask you where you want to install it. You then go through and delete the partition, there are probably some guides about. It uses the same interface as disc manager. You will lose EVERYTHING. Make sure it is all backed up.

Deleted member 77746 · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:56

PhillyDee said:
Stick in installation disk, go through the menus, windows will ask you where you want to install it. You then go through and delete the partition, there are probably some guides about. It uses the same interface as disc manager. You will lose EVERYTHING. Make sure it is all backed up.

This.