Hi again Animenia,
Have just made the frustrating discovery that after reinstalling W7 and
paying for and installing Office 2007 on what I thought was now a pristine
partition, it didn't format it at all! All the existing programe downloads
and program files are still in their respective directories (not even moved
to an "old files" directory). So I'm guessing the registry has been wiped
with a pristine version, while all those old programs are half-installed,
waiting like a time-bomb to disrupt my system again?

Looks like I've go through then process again but this time formatting the
whole drive and repartitioning it before I begin the install, and I haven't
a clue how to do either.

"Animenia" wrote:


Drive C is partitioned and the second partition (F) carries all my data.
Its
backed up, but I'd like, if possible to format C without interfering
with F,
reinstalling Win 7 on C. Is that possible?

Without any problems at all.
During the installation when you are asked to select the partition you
wish to install the operating system on you should have the format
option.

The format will be performed on the selected partition, NOT the
selected drive.

/ Ani


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