Can I Install Fresh copy of Windows on New laptop?

[USAFRet]

Definitely my sense of tidiness will feel best from option 3

It's all I've ever known since 2009

clean installs on new custom built desktops

and it worked pretty darn well

And I've done this on prebuilt desktops and laptops.

There should be NO problem with a clean install.

 

[blaze2]

Alright I will just wait Friday until I get my freakin USB sticks

I'll be back then

 

[Lafong]

Not sure, but I think you need 8 GB sticks? I think 4 GB used to be big enough, but no longer?

 

[USAFRet]

Not sure, but I think you need 8 GB sticks? I think 4 GB used to be big enough, but no longer?

Yes, current installs need an 8GB.

 

[blaze2]

You need at least 8 GB of free space

I literally don't have any

My 8gb stick probably doesn't have enough room, more like 7.3gb and it is being used for PS saves

my other one is rusted, not putting that in a new PC

and the rest are 4gb

so just bought 3 intenso 16gb sticks so I'll wipe it then

 

[USAFRet]

Whichever one you use needs to be BLANK. Or at least be prepared for whatever is on it to go away forever.
The flash drive gets completely reformatted when you build the install routine.

 

[blaze2]

yeah I'm fully aware of that, I've done multiple clean installs of windows on many PC's

 

[blaze2]

guys are you there

so I had to go from RAID mode to AHCI just to to be able to see these partitions

before it said there was no drive to be found

anyway

I am wondering now do I simply install windows to the primary partition, or can I just wipe all this crap out? or will it not even let me remove the built in recovery stuff, I'm stuck right n

thanks

https://imgur.com/a/WWwtQqK

View: https://imgur.com/a/WWwtQqK

 

[USAFRet]

I am wondering now do I simply install windows to the primary partition, or can I just wipe all this crap out? or will it not even let me remove the built in recovery stuff, I'm stuck right n

Clean install, deleting ALL of those partitions and continuing with one blank space.

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[blaze2]

Ok then, I will now remove these partitions, it will be like a brand new custom built desktop PC without an OS

no DELL software or partition, no nothing

 

[blaze2]

https://imgur.com/a/ozXjati

View: https://imgur.com/a/ozXjati


here is what it looks like now

 

[USAFRet]

here is what it looks like now

Yes.
Click Next.

 

[blaze2]

Ok everything is in order, I have succesfully installed a fresh copy

as of now, everything is fine

 

[blaze2]

It came out that windows 11 was compatible with everything, didn't need to manually add any drivers, NIC or other