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How To Format A Computer With Windows 7

To format a hard drive with Windows 7, insert the Windows 7 installation disc or USB and restart the computer. During installation, select the "Custom" installation type and choose the "Format" option for the desired partition. This will erase all data on the partition. Formatting does not permanently erase files, so for full data removal a specialized wiping program is needed. Follow the installation instructions to complete formatting and setup of Windows 7.

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How To Format A Computer With Windows 7

To format a hard drive with Windows 7, insert the Windows 7 installation disc or USB and restart the computer. During installation, select the "Custom" installation type and choose the "Format" option for the desired partition. This will erase all data on the partition. Formatting does not permanently erase files, so for full data removal a specialized wiping program is needed. Follow the installation instructions to complete formatting and setup of Windows 7.

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How to Format a Computer with Windows 7

Warning - Formatting hard drive information does not permanently erase the data. Even after a
computer has been formatted, deleted files can be easily recovered. If you want to permanently
wipe your hard drive by completely overwritting hard drive data, check out WipeDrive.

To format your hard disk during Windows 7 installation, you'll need to start, or boot, your computer
using the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive.

1. Turn on your computer so that Windows starts normally, insert the Windows 7 installation
disc or USB flash drive, and then shut down your computer.

2. Restart your computer.

3. Press any key when prompted, and then follow the instructions that appear.

4. On the Install Windows page, enter your language and other preferences, and then
click Next.

o If the Install Windows page doesn't appear, and you're not asked to press any key,
you might need to change some system settings. To learn how to do this, see Start your
computer from a Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive.
5. On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept
the license terms, and then click Next.

6. On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click Custom.

7. On the Where do you want to install Windows? page, click Drive options (advanced).

8. Click the partition that you want to format and click Format.

o If you have more than one partition on this hard drive and want to get rid them to
make one big drive again, then select a partition and click on the Delete option for each
partition. Once you have deleted all of the partitions, select the Unallocated
Space partition and click Format.

9. Pick the formatting option that you want.

10. When you've finished formatting, click Next.

11. Follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 7, which include naming your computer
and setting up an initial user account.

o If you do not want to reinstall Windows 7, you can cancel the installation at this point
and keep your newly formatted drives.

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