Windows 7 installation onto an existing partition...

[Merlin]

Hi all,

Please excuse what is probably a very daft question, from a Windows 7 newbie, but is it possible to install Windows 7 onto an existing partition?

The machine in question has two partitions; one for the OS and one for storage.

I will not have enough additional storage available to me, so I cannot move everything off of this drive in order to facilitate a complete repartition and format scenario.

I would prefer a clean OS install as opposed to an upgrade.

The idea is to format & install onto the existing C: (OS partition).

Thank you.

 

[SinghDude]

Yes.



Note . upgrade from XP not possible.!

 

[Merlin]

Many thanks, SinghDude.

 

[SinghDude]

Path to OS should be configured accordingly .

 

[Merlin]

Thank you.

 

[cpu.]

I see everyone is trying their best not to be too informative. Short concise answers to teach the OP to fish rather than simply eat...

Edit: everyone as in one dude...

 

[SinghDude]

Don't forget the CPU

 

[Merlin]

Windows 7 is running.

cpu., I did actually Google beforehand, but wasn't really coming up with any definitive answers.

Prior to the installation, I downloaded drivers for the major components but neglected to check for a rather crucial one...

Tomorrow morning I'm heading out to buy a new network card. FFs.

 

[SinghDude]

Why new network adapter ? If its a driver issue then better solution to download the manufacturer driver...

Easy fix will be to buy a USB network adapter ...plug n play

 

[Merlin]

My existing NIC is too old. There are only drivers up to XP available for it.

I've ordered a new Gb NIC.

 

[SinghDude]

Perhaps you should have just upgrade M/B + mem + HDD if affordable.

 

[Merlin]

Definitely not affordable at this point.

The NIC is older than the rest of the components at any rate.

 

[SinghDude]

Does PC have min spec for Win 7 ? You really don't want your OS bloating ageing hardware.

 

[Merlin]

NIC installed. Everything's running jut peachy.

 

[SinghDude]

Sweet.