Originally Posted by stryder
so how the hell are you supposed to completely wipe the hdd in order to do a totally clean install of vista?Originally Posted by oldphart
Hi you can't format the drive you installed your OS on from windows. The best thing is for you to google - How to do a clean install of Vista x64, there's plenty of info on how to do it, print it off so you can read it as you go along. It's easy to do m8.
If he had googled - How to do a clean install of Vista x64.
Google's answer as follow's -
HOW TO DO A CLEAN IN STALL OF VISTA X64-
1. Boot the computer from your Vista installation DVD.
NOTE: Make sure that the CD/DVD drive is selected first in the boot order in the BIOS.
2. When prompted, press any key to start Vista from the installation DVD.
NOTE: You will only have about 8 seconds to press this key. If you miss it, you will have to restart the computer.
3.Set up your language preferences and click Next.
4. Click Install Now to start the installation.
5. Type in your product key number.
6. Leave the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box unchecked.
NOTE: You can activate Vista later when you make sure it is running properly.
7. Click on Next.
8. Check I accept the license terms box and click Next.
9. Click on Custom (advanced).
10. Select the hard drive you want to install Vista on and click Drive Options (advanced).
11. Click Format to format the hard drive.
NOTE: If you have more than one partition on this hard drive and want to get rid of it to make one big drive,
then click Delete for each partition.
Now click New and adjust the partition size to what you want, then click Format.
12. Click Next when it is done formating the hard drive.
13. The installation of Vista will now start.
NOTE Now that Vista is installed, it is time to set it up.
1. Type in a user name, password, optional password hint, and select a display picture for your administrator
user account.
2. Click on Next.
3. Type in a computer Name and choose a Desktop Background.
4. Click on Next.
5. Click on Use recommended settings
6. Set your time and date settings, then click Next.
7. Click on your computer's location to select it for the network location settings.
8. Click on Start to boot Vista for the first time.
9. Before Vista boots for the first time it must perform a performance check to see what features to turn on or off.
10. Install all of your device drivers, then Windows Updates.
11. Update drivers.
12. Update your WEI score.
12a. You have 30 days to activate Vista leave it for a week to see if your set up is ok ( STABLE) Then activate Vista.
THE END.