Removing vista and installing windows 7

So if you are sure that you do not need Vista on your computer and that you do not have any important data stored on this partition, you can simply format it from either Windows Explorer or Disk Management. To do this, follow these steps. Boot into Windows 7. Click Start and then Computer. Check to see how many partitions you have. Windows 7 by default boots as C :.

Make sure you identify the Vista partition and right click on it, select Format and click Start. Your Vista partition should now be free. Note: Be careful when attempting to format as formatting would make you lose all the files in the partition. Select the partition which has Vista and that you are not selecting the partition which has your data if any. Regards, Syed N — Microsoft Support Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. Rebecca Louise Hall.

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Shekhar S. While you start the computer do you get an option to boot either of the Operating Systems Windows Vista and Windows 7 or both?

If you have performed the upgrade installation the old operating system files are replaced with the new ones. A If you do not get the option to boot to Windows Vista, that means Windows 7 was installed on the same drive. If it is a custom installation you can remove the previous Operating system files by following the steps below: Important Before you remove the Windows.

Click Disk Cleanup. In the Disk Cleanup Options dialog box, click Files from all users on this computer. Otherwise, click Continue. In the Disk Cleanup:Drive Selection dialog box, select the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK. Wait while the system scans the computer for unnecessary files.

Click the Disk Cleanup tab, and then look for the Previous Windows installations check box. If you find the Previous Windows installations check box, click to select it, and then click OK. If you do not find this check box, go to step 7. When you are prompted to confirm the removal of files, click Delete Files.