On 22/05/2010 10:49 a.m., Gerald Gollinger wrote: > 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 It most likely does (others can confirm that). If you don't find it early on, the installer may well ask you about this during install. Anyone else done this first hand care to comment? -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 571215671 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Blog http://pc-tech-upper-hutt.blogspot.com/ Get a copy of my novel entitled "Return" at http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=1382737 Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 82 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message -- -------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.
