Installing Win7 again.

Matthew1990

Matthew1990

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I'd like to know if I can install my win7 again, I forgot to make a partition and everything is just a big mess :/

I have a copy from MSDN, the student thing

Will the Win be activated for the second time? Or will I have to call Microsoft, and will it even activate at all...



Thanks!
 
Matthew1990 said:
I'd like to know if I can install my win7 again, I forgot to make a partition and everything is just a big mess :/

I have a copy from MSDN, the student thing

Will the Win be activated for the second time? Or will I have to call Microsoft, and will it even activate at all...



Thanks!
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I'm pretty sure that if you kept the same hardware as the last install, especially the MOBO or HDD, it doesn't require a Micro$oft reactivation. I've had mine reactivated like 3 times because of that partition mess (and my memory) :P
 
You can install it as many times as you want on the same computer.

After a reasonable point, though, you may have to call, but for just
one or two times, you'll be fine.
 
I ran into a trouble :/ During installation I wasnt able to create a new partition from my C drive :/ I formatted it but still no luck :/ How do I make a new partition if it won't let me :/
 
Windows wonderful partition manager. :mad:

You should download and burn GParted live to a disc and use that to shrink your existing partition. Then you can create a new one.
 
When you got here did you hit Custom?
install_step8.jpg


Then click Drive options (advanced)
install_step9.jpg
 
Yesss that's what I did, I have two drives, one is sata and another one is ide, it would let me create a new partition for the IDE but not for faster sata. :/
 
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