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    How to do clean install with upgrade disc? (W7)

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by inchyfingers, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. inchyfingers

    inchyfingers Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, a while ago I saw a thread that teaches you how to do a clean install of Windows 7 using a upgrade disc directly without installing Vista first. I can't find the where the thread is anymore, can anyone help please? What I mean is that I want everything from my hard drive deleted such as no left over Vista (old Windows files) because to my knowledge, if I do an "upgrade" as oppose to a clean install, it will backup all my old files.
     
    inchyfingers, Oct 24, 2009
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  2. deeastman

    deeastman Notebook Deity

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    You should be asking these questions in the Windows 7 forum.

    Your question is answered in the following thread from that forum, read the last few posts on page 2.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5439304#post5439304
     
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