Clean Install Windows 7 Windows 7 Help Forums. Boot the computer from your Windows 7 installation DVDUSB. NOTE Make sure that the CDDVD drive is selected first and your HDD second in the boot priority order in your BIOS settings. Usually it is by default. Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' title='Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' />If using a DVD, then when prompted, press any key to boot from the installation DVD. See screenshot belowNOTE You will only have about 8 seconds to press this key. If you miss it, you will have to restart the computer. Set up your language preferences, and click on the Next button. See screeshot below. Click on the Install Now button to start the installation. Windows-10-Installer-Disc.jpg' alt='Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' title='Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' />See screenshot below5. Check the I accept the license terms box, and click on Next. See screenshot below6. Click on the Custom advanced option. See screenshot below7. Select the hard drive or partition that you want to install Windows 7 on, and click on the Drive Options advancedlink. See screenshot belowNOTE If the hard drive or partition that you have selected is unallocated, then you can just click on the Next button instead and go to step 9 since it is already empty. WARNING You may not have the Drive options advanced option unless the installation is done at boot, and not running the installation from within your current OS. Select a hard drive or partition that you want to do a clean install of Windows 7 on, do what Drive options advanced you want if any, and click on the Next button when finished. See screenshot belowNOTE If you have your hard drives in a RAID setup, then connect your USB key with the RAID drivers on it, click on Load Driver, select the folder on the USB key that contains the RAID drivers to install them. Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' title='Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' />Once more into the breach, my friends. Can you clean install Windows 8 with the Upgrade Media You may recall that this was a huge issue with Windows 7. My. Afterwards, your RAID drives will be available to select from to install Windows 7 on. Tip. Drive options advancedIf you have more than one partition for a disk hard drive and want to get rid of them to make that disk one partition drive again, then select a partition with that disk and click on the Delete option for each partition with the same disk until there is only one unallocated space with that disk left as in the screenshot below. To shrink an existing partition to create another partition to install Windows 7 on instead, select the partition you want shrink and click on the Extend option. I highly recommend that you choose Custom Installation mode and not Server or Workstation. Server and Workstation installation modes add preconfigured disk. Type in how much in MB 1 GB 1. MB that you want to shrink it by. Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' title='Custom Xp Fresh Install Boot Disk' />Now select the new extended partition. Note. The 1. 00 MB System Reserved partition is used for the Boot Manager code, BCD Boot Configuration Database, System Recovery Options Windows RE, and start up files for Bit. Locker if turned on. If you want to have the 1. MB System Reserved partition in addition to the Windows 7 C partition on a HDD or SSD after installation, then you would need to make sure that all partitions on the drive have been deleted until it is only unallocated space. Next, select the unallocated drive to install Windows 7 on. If there are no partitions on the disk, you will get the 1. MB System Reserved. If you do not want to have the 1. MB System Reserved partition and only the Windows 7 C partition on a HDD or SSD after installation, then select a formatted partition or drive to install Windows 7 on. If there are any partitions on the disk, you wont get the 1. MB System Reserved. The installation of Windows 7 will now begin. See screenshot belowNOTE During the installation process, your screen may flash and computer will restart a few times. After the final restart, you will see this screen for a moment. See screenshot below1. Type in any user name that you want for your default administrator account and any computer name, then click on the Next button. See screenshot below1. Type in a password you want for your default administrator account. Type it in again to confirm it, then type in a hint for your password. Korg Ds 8 Service Manual. Click on the Next button. See screenshots belowWARNING The password will be case sensitive. The hint will be seen by all users on the computer, so do not type your password as the hint. NOTE If you do not want your your user account password protected at this time or do not want to have to type in a hint, then leave this blank and click on the Next button. You can create a password later for your user account in the Control Panel User Accounts after installing Windows 7 without having to type in a hint. Type in your Windows 7 product keynumber. See screenshot below step 1. Uncheck the Automatically activate Windows when Im online box, then click on the Next button. See screenshot belowNOTE You can activate Windows 7 later after you make sure it is running properly. See step 2. 1 below If you chose to automatically activate Windows 7 online when you set up your computer, automatic activation begins trying to activate your copy of Windows three days after you log on for the first time. Click on Use recommended settings to allow automatic Windows Updates and proper security settings. See screenshot belowNOTE For more information about these recommended settings, click on the Learn more about each option link in this window. Select your time zone and set your time and date settings, then click on the Next button. See screenshot below1. Click on your computers correct network location type location to select it and have the settings for that location automatically applied. See screenshot below1. Windows 7 will now prepare your desktop to startup. See screenshots below1. When its finished and you are at your desktop, you can now remove or disconnect your installation DVDUSB from step 1 above. Install all of your device drivers, then Windows Updates. Refresh your Windows Experience Index WEI score. When finished, all you will need to do is to activate Windows 7. See screenshot below.