How to Clean Install with Format

Posted: 06-18-2006, 09:32 PM
I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not satified
with performance. I would like to do a clean install after doing a formating
of my hard drive and make it a true clean install. How is this accomplished
now that I have an upgrade running?
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r_childress
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RE: How to Clean Install with Format
Posted: 06-19-2006, 12:55 AM
Boot your PC into safe mode with command prompt. Then format c:. Then when
finished, reboot PC with Vista install disk in DVD drive. Be sure that you
have boot from DVD or CD drive enabled in your system setup or BIOS.

"Howard Kelley" wrote:
> I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not satified
> with performance. I would like to do a clean install after doing a formating
> of my hard drive and make it a true clean install. How is this accomplished
> now that I have an upgrade running?
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Howard Kelley
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RE: How to Clean Install with Format
Posted: 06-19-2006, 01:45 AM
I got to the C prompt, entered "format c:", answered the volume name query,
then was notified that volume was being used. When I responded "Y" to
dismount question the system would not allow me to go forward. How do I
dismount volume so I can proceed with format?

Thanks for your promptness.

"r_childress" wrote:
> Boot your PC into safe mode with command prompt. Then format c:. Then when
> finished, reboot PC with Vista install disk in DVD drive. Be sure that you
> have boot from DVD or CD drive enabled in your system setup or BIOS.
>
> "Howard Kelley" wrote:
>
> > I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not satified
> > with performance. I would like to do a clean install after doing a formating
> > of my hard drive and make it a true clean install. How is this accomplished
> > now that I have an upgrade running?
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Kerry Brown
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Re: How to Clean Install with Format
Posted: 06-19-2006, 02:14 AM
Howard Kelley wrote:
> I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not
> satified with performance. I would like to do a clean install after
> doing a formating of my hard drive and make it a true clean install.
> How is this accomplished now that I have an upgrade running?
Boot from the Vista CD. During the install delete then re-create and format
the partition you want to install Vista on.

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Howard Kelley
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Re: How to Clean Install with Format
Posted: 06-19-2006, 03:13 AM
I attempted to boot from DVD but computer skips right past it. I have changed
boot seq. in BIOS to load ATAPI DVD as 1st...and moved HD0 to the bottom of
the list but this doesn't seem to matter. I have also excluded HD from boot
seq. and get a no O/S error. Could it be VISTA DVD is not bootable? I am
running ThinkPAD T43. Any thoughts about workaround? Really need a true clean
install.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:
> Howard Kelley wrote:
> > I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not
> > satified with performance. I would like to do a clean install after
> > doing a formating of my hard drive and make it a true clean install.
> > How is this accomplished now that I have an upgrade running?
>
> Boot from the Vista CD. During the install delete then re-create and format
> the partition you want to install Vista on.
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>
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Kerry Brown
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Re: How to Clean Install with Format
Posted: 06-19-2006, 03:52 AM
Did you burn the DVD or is it from Microsoft. It sounds like the DVD is not
bootable.

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Howard Kelley wrote:
> I attempted to boot from DVD but computer skips right past it. I have
> changed boot seq. in BIOS to load ATAPI DVD as 1st...and moved HD0 to
> the bottom of the list but this doesn't seem to matter. I have also
> excluded HD from boot seq. and get a no O/S error. Could it be VISTA
> DVD is not bootable? I am running ThinkPAD T43. Any thoughts about
> workaround? Really need a true clean install.
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
>> Howard Kelley wrote:
>>> I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not
>>> satified with performance. I would like to do a clean install after
>>> doing a formating of my hard drive and make it a true clean install.
>>> How is this accomplished now that I have an upgrade running?
>>
>> Boot from the Vista CD. During the install delete then re-create and
>> format the partition you want to install Vista on.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

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Howard Kelley
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Re: How to Clean Install with Format
Posted: 06-19-2006, 12:52 PM
Burned it myself. Is there a way to tell if the DVD is bootable, i.e., are
there obvious files to be scene on the disk...or is everything hidden?



"Kerry Brown" wrote:
> Did you burn the DVD or is it from Microsoft. It sounds like the DVD is not
> bootable.
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
> Howard Kelley wrote:
> > I attempted to boot from DVD but computer skips right past it. I have
> > changed boot seq. in BIOS to load ATAPI DVD as 1st...and moved HD0 to
> > the bottom of the list but this doesn't seem to matter. I have also
> > excluded HD from boot seq. and get a no O/S error. Could it be VISTA
> > DVD is not bootable? I am running ThinkPAD T43. Any thoughts about
> > workaround? Really need a true clean install.
> >
> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
> >
> >> Howard Kelley wrote:
> >>> I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not
> >>> satified with performance. I would like to do a clean install after
> >>> doing a formating of my hard drive and make it a true clean install.
> >>> How is this accomplished now that I have an upgrade running?
> >>
> >> Boot from the Vista CD. During the install delete then re-create and
> >> format the partition you want to install Vista on.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kerry
> >> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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>
>
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Kerry Brown
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Re: How to Clean Install with Format
Posted: 06-19-2006, 03:10 PM
Can you boot from other CD/DVD's. What program did you you use to burn the
DVD?

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Kerry
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Howard Kelley wrote:
> Burned it myself. Is there a way to tell if the DVD is bootable,
> i.e., are there obvious files to be scene on the disk...or is
> everything hidden?
>
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
>> Did you burn the DVD or is it from Microsoft. It sounds like the DVD
>> is not bootable.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>
>> Howard Kelley wrote:
>>> I attempted to boot from DVD but computer skips right past it. I
>>> have changed boot seq. in BIOS to load ATAPI DVD as 1st...and moved
>>> HD0 to the bottom of the list but this doesn't seem to matter. I
>>> have also excluded HD from boot seq. and get a no O/S error. Could
>>> it be VISTA DVD is not bootable? I am running ThinkPAD T43. Any
>>> thoughts about workaround? Really need a true clean install.
>>>
>>> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Howard Kelley wrote:
>>>>> I had a successful upgrade from XP Pro to Vista, however, I am not
>>>>> satified with performance. I would like to do a clean install
>>>>> after doing a formating of my hard drive and make it a true clean
>>>>> install. How is this accomplished now that I have an upgrade
>>>>> running?
>>>>
>>>> Boot from the Vista CD. During the install delete then re-create
>>>> and format the partition you want to install Vista on.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kerry
>>>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

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