Does Windows7 provide the technology to first format the hard drive before installing the operating system? I presently have Vista Home Premium so I presume that I need 7 home premium. Since this is not OEM I would need permission from Microsoft to reinstall. For example, I had a nasty Trojan on my notebook but since I was using OEM Vista Home Premium there was no repercussion from Microsoft. Gerald -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.