New Install WIndows 7 - help

Begbie · 23 Sep 2011 at 19:53

So I decided I want to do a fresh install of Windows 7. So I make a bootable USB, plug it in go to advanced drive options and I can't for some reason Format my C drive before an install.

Is there anyway round this? I know the risks and happy to do so, I have always formatted before installing it makes more sense to me.

Sin_Chase · 23 Sep 2011 at 20:08

"Cannot" ?

Error messages, greyed out option, option not available at all?

Do it in a bootable environment, or go to the recovery portion of the Windows 7 Setup, drop a command prompt and run the format command manually.

I do not see any reason why Windows 7 Setup is not allowing you to delete the existing partition though.

Begbie · 23 Sep 2011 at 20:17

The format option is greyed out. Not allowing me to hit Format on the disk, very annoying.

Format command manually could work.....

Thanks

Sin_Chase · 23 Sep 2011 at 20:19

Does the disk even have a partition on it to format?

Begbie · 24 Sep 2011 at 10:49

Got it sorted, just done it from CMD. Worked a treat. Thanks