Posts by Robert Bishop7

Is it actually possible to install Windows 7 using a USB drive? If so, how do I go about doing that? My laptop doesn't have a disc drive... thanks in advance

wiredtrucker89 said:well, hey there... ☕👍🙂

I tried formatting with XP and then installing Windows 7, but it just wouldn't work. I ended up installing Vista first, and then Windows 7, which worked fine. It's probably an issue with the hard drive...

wiredtrucker89 said:it's totally doable! It’s just like if you were installing XP; once the drive is formatted, just pop out the CD, throw in the Windows 7 disc, and reboot the machine!!

http://www.dban.org/download
And here's the link for that hard drive wiping software!! But honestly, if you aren't an advanced user, don't touch it unless you Google it first!! Make sure you actually learn what it does and how to use it before jumping in!!

thanks ..I'll let you know ..anyway thanks a ton for the help, sending my best from California👍☕

Robert Bishop7 said:Look... I have one external drive and one internal one, both split into two partitions.

Wait, so you're telling me I can boot from XP, wipe everything, and then just install Windows 7? Is that really how this works?

wiredtrucker89 said:You won't be able to run the installation that way!! You have to format the drive before you even insert the DVD to boot from it and start the install! You can handle that using a Windows XP setup if you have one on hand. If you don't, I can send you a utility to reformat the hard drive! Just keep in mind that the program wipes everything it finds on any hard drives connected to the PC, so you really need to back up your data somewhere else first!!!

Look... I have an external drive and one internal one with two partitions.

Nicholas Collins68 said:Just boot the computer from a Windows 10 DVD... you can easily format the entire drive if there aren't any partitions set up, or just wipe the C drive if there are... and then just proceed with the installation. As for the "clean disk" part, he didn't mean anything special; he just meant a fresh install, like skipping the beta version entirely and going straight to the RC build...☕

Man, did you even read what I said? I tried to boot it up, and it just hangs there, staring at me indefinitely...

wiredtrucker89 said:Just format the drive and perform a fresh install!! Make sure you move all your data over to an external drive or a thumb drive first!!😉

Hold on a second... could you clarify? When you say format the disk, do you mean a full format or what? And does the drive actually have a fresh install on it already? I tried booting from it, but it just hangs there indefinitely without doing anything. There are plenty of experts here, and I'm honestly just grateful for any help or advice anyone can offer me....

I’ve been running the beta version for about two months now and it’s honestly been great. I can finally run some games that wouldn't even launch on my old setup before. Now, I'm trying to install the RC version over the existing beta, but it just won't work. Could anyone who actually knows what they're doing please let me know the proper way to do this? I'd really appreciate it. Do I need to have Windows XP or Vista installed first before jumping to the RC, or is there some other way?👍🙏🙏🤷🤷

Guys, does anyone know if any of these programs actually work on Windows 10? Thanks.

It would be quite helpful if someone could provide a download link; that would be great.