Help will be needed.

Hi all. Firstly I am a pensioner and also new to computing and would like some information on how to do a clean install on the computer I have been given. It has windows 98 and windows xp. I only want to put windows 7 on when it is released. I don't want the others.

So can anyone help and tell me how to do it please.

Ken

Hi humbercoastguard - Welcome to the site

We will need to know if your computer will run with Windows 7 installed on it?

Can you tell us a little about your computer. Processor speed and memory capacity would be a good start.

The reason I ask is if it has Windows 98 on it. There is a good chance your computer is too old to run Windows 7. One of which is the memory requirement. Any thing less than 512MB of Memory will not be a good system for Windows 7. That is if you can even install Windows 7 with less than 512MB.

Does it have Windows 98 or XP installed on it presently? If so, it would make it easier to determine what hardware the PC has. Like CC said, it may not run Windows 7 and you may be better off using XP on it.

James and CC are both right, your specs sound really old as they are running 98 and XP.
However to determine your PC's specs you can install Everest for Free. This will give you a list of details about your computer.
If you can tell us, or screenshot, your screen with the everest info on, that will be very helpful.

There's no longer an updated free version of Everest, unfortunately. You can still find the oldr free version here at Major Geeks.

I like Belarc Advisor, which is free and continually updated: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Hi, The computer is 4 years old and I am the latest, my grandson gave it to me and he said that where he got it put windows98 on and hen the grandson put xp on.
Now to answer you questions whic I got from the Belarc Advisor programme, it was bought from PC World and it has a 3.20 ghz Pentium 4 Processor, 16 kilobyte 'primary memory cache, 2048 kilbyte secondary memory cache, 64 bit ready.

I hope I sent the right details.

Ken

The amount of installed RAM would be good to know as well.
Thanks!

Thats good so far - I wasn't expecting a 3.2GHz P4

I'm assuming you have enough Memory

What you listed is Processor Cache - Its not the same memory

If you only want Windows 7. Then you should repartition and format your Hard Drive with Windows 7 DVD when you get it. This will remove all the files on the drive. So if there is anything on the drive you will want to keep. You should make sure you have all the data backed up first. The install process is simple and easy to understand.

Ken, download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and it will inform you if your hardware is up to snuff or not:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...e-advisor.aspx

Good morning all, I downloaded the Windows 7 upgrade advisor and it says:-
RAM 1.00GB, your computer meets the requirement of 1GB of RAMfor 32bit-bit Windows7 but you need at least 2GBor RAM for 64-bit version.

Ken