Windows 10 HDD Partition.... Help!

[mseifert14]

Hello friends!

 

So flashback to a year ago when I downloaded 32bit windows 8.1 to my newly built pc. Now I have upgraded to Windows 10 and really wish to upgrade to 64bit. (I have already made sure that ally my components are compatible.) I downloaded windows 10, 64 bit on a flash drive and booted my pc on it. Now as a click through the wizard it asks me where to download windows 10 and I have no idea. I never wiped my hard drive which is probably a mistake. It shows 3 drive partitions that I never recall creating? I really don't care if i lose everything because I saved all my files and stuff on a separate external hard drive. The three partitions on my 1 TB HDD are as followed.

 

Partition one : Drive 0 Partition 1: System Reserved (350.0 MB total size) (106.0 MB free) Type : System

 

Partition two : Drive 0 Partition 2 (930.7 GB total size) (855.4 free) Type: Primary

 

Partition three: Drive 0 Partition 3 (450.0 MB total size) (164.0 MB free) Type: OEM (Reserved)

 

I don't know which one my software is currently on... I just want to do a clean install of 64bit. Please help!

[Wyzzy Moon]

boot from your windows USB and when it asks you where you want to install windows you can select them one by one and press delete.
Than if there is only 1 left, format it and than select that one.
Windows will ask you if it is alright to create some partitions, just agree and windows does the rest : )

[EthanTheFrogMan]

Hello friends!

 

So flashback to a year ago when I downloaded 32bit windows 8.1 to my newly built pc. Now I have upgraded to Windows 10 and really wish to upgrade to 64bit. (I have already made sure that ally my components are compatible.) I downloaded windows 10, 64 bit on a flash drive and booted my pc on it. Now as a click through the wizard it asks me where to download windows 10 and I have no idea. I never wiped my hard drive which is probably a mistake. It shows 3 drive partitions that I never recall creating? I really don't care if i lose everything because I saved all my files and stuff on a separate external hard drive. The three partitions on my 1 TB HDD are as followed.

 

Partition one : Drive 0 Partition 1: System Reserved (350.0 MB total size) (106.0 MB free) Type : System

 

Partition two : Drive 0 Partition 2 (930.7 GB total size) (855.4 free) Type: Primary

 

Partition three: Drive 0 Partition 3 (450.0 MB total size) (164.0 MB free) Type: OEM (Reserved)

 

I don't know which one my software is currently on... I just want to do a clean install of 64bit. Please help!

use diskpart to delete partitions you do not want:

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738489(v=ws.10).aspx

[Joegeddon]

I believe it asks to format the drives during install. I've done it before but have forgotten so that's all I'm going to say.

 

I'm pretty sure it's the primary partition, but don't quote me on that. I made the text small for that reason.

[mseifert14]

boot from your windows USB and when it asks you where you want to install windows you can select them one by one and press delete.

Than if there is only 1 left, format it and than select that one.

Windows will ask you if it is alright to create some partitions, just agree and windows does the rest : )

 

Okay I just tried that!! Thanks so much for your quick reply! LMG community is the best.

[Wyzzy Moon]

Okay I just tried that!! Thanks so much for your quick reply! LMG community is the best.

did it work? glad to help, good luck