• trying to do fresh install of win 7, says not enough space
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So, I was attempting a fresh install of windows 7, everything worked fine until it tried to create a windows.old file as well as the new one, and that caused my boot drive to run out of storage. How can I make it a 100% clean install (as in format EVERYTHING and fresh install windows 7)
Shouldn't this be in [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/forums/397"]Hardware and Software?[/URL]
[QUOTE=Cjmax;33727596]Shouldn't this be in [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/forums/397"]Hardware and Software?[/URL][/QUOTE] it was just a fast question, and that's basically what this part of the forum is for
Not really... I suggest asking a mod to move this thread to H&S, there you will get more help results and it will be in a more suitable place. [editline]15th December 2011[/editline] Oh, and [URL="http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/format-hard-drive-windows-7.htm"]http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/format-hard-drive-windows-7.htm[/URL]
One thing you can do is download the gParted Live CD, then burn the ISO to a disc. Boot off the ISO by putting it in your hard drive, then restarting your computer. gParted is a massively powerful, massively easy to use tool for modifying partitions. Just highlight everything and hit the Delete key. The actual filesystem delete shouldn't take more than a few seconds. Real easy to use. That'll get rid of fricking everything, and then you can install Windows just fine.
[QUOTE=Elecbullet;33727760]One thing you can do is download the gParted Live CD, then burn the ISO to a disc. Boot off the ISO by putting it in your hard drive, then restarting your computer. gParted is a massively powerful, massively easy to use tool for modifying partitions. Just highlight everything and hit the Delete key. The actual filesystem delete shouldn't take more than a few seconds. Real easy to use. That'll get rid of fricking everything, and then you can install Windows just fine.[/QUOTE] awesome, trying that now
Or, during the setup you go into advanced and delete ALL of your partitions before starting the install.
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