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[clicker22]

I might be getting a pre-installed windows 7 acer computer soon my questions are when it comes windows 7 pre-installed do i have a option to do a clean install because they also have some pre-installed stuff on it and about system image is that option on a pre-installed windows 7?

[Tanarus]

Pretty much every computer that has a preinstallation image loaded onto it do not come with an option to run a clean install.

If you need a clean install, you'll need to source a Windows 7 disk that coincides with the Product Key found on the side of the computer. You should be able to use that to format the drive and install a clean copy of Windows 7, and activate it with your Product Key. You'll need to provide any missing driver software the computer needs to run.

[clicker22]

i got windows 7 upgrade disk will that work?the drivers would they be on acer web site or else where?

[Tanarus · Accepted solution]

Yes, you should be able to boot to a Windows 7 Upgrade disk and perform a clean install that way, using the product key on the side of your tower to activate it.

Drivers should be available from Acer's website.

[clicker22]

Sweetness thanks for the info i thought i might of had to do a cmd format first

[Tanarus]

Nah. Any Windows 7 setup CD should let you format the drive right from the setup.

Be sure to burn yourself a set of recovery disks first, just in case something happens and you need to reset the software back to the manufacturer's default, though.