Okay, i know what your thinking, Why delete your OS? Well, I Was on Windows 8, but ive just dual booted Windows 7, I would like to delete the Windows 8 OS and gain the Space for the Windows 7, Im not sure on how to do this, Anyone know how? Or can link me to a video/tutorial?

Hopefully this tutorial should help you out: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023 There's more tutorials hanging around, and there's quite a few video tutorials on YouTube too.

 

I've never had to remove an operating system completely from my computer, but I have formatted and reinstalled Windows 7 once. 

After trying this:

Hopefully this tutorial should help you out: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023 There's more tutorials hanging around, and there's quite a few video tutorials on YouTube too.

 

I've never had to remove an operating system completely from my computer, but I have formatted and reinstalled Windows 7 once. 

You can try it this way.

 

I asume you have the other operating system on a different partition on the hard drive.

 

Go to start, right click on Computer and pick manage.  Once the Computer Management window comes up, click on Disk Management on the left.

 

You will be able to see the partitions on the top, right click on them to see what you can do.  From here you will be able to delete, create, shrink, or extend partitions.

Edited July 8, 201312 yr by Custo

After trying this:

You can try it this way.

 

I asume you have the other operating system on a different partition on the hard drive.

 

Go to start, right click on Computer and pick manage.  Once the Computer Management window comes up, click on Disk Management on the left.

 

You will be able to see the partitions on the top, right click on them to see what you can do.  From here you will be able to delete, create, shrink, or extend partitions.

 

 

Hopefully this tutorial should help you out: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023 There's more tutorials hanging around, and there's quite a few video tutorials on YouTube too.

 

I've never had to remove an operating system completely from my computer, but I have formatted and reinstalled Windows 7 once. 

Thank you for your replys.

Do you have them on completely separate partitions? If so, make sure you have backed up any data you need from the Windows 8 partition, delete the partition, and then expand your Windows 7 partition over that area.

 

If it isn't in a separate partition, things can get tricky. If this is so, let me know and I'll give you some advanced instructions for handling that :)

Usually you'd boot into windows 7, open up the commandprompt type in "format x: /f" and hit enter (x being the driveletter of your Windows 8 partition). However I strongly advise against that. Instead, you should make a backup of your data on an external HDD, and then format the whole PC, including all partitions. Then you should reinstall Windows 7.

 

Switching from one OS to another without a CLEAN  start leaves things messy, trust me, I'm talking from experience here. You will have partitions you're unable to merge or delete and a whole bunch of shit happening on your PC.

Just like what Break said, you're better off backing up the things you find the most valuable, music, pics, GTA IV perhaps, then just reformatting your HDD. It's just a million times more stable and a million times less troublesome. I'm running Win7 on a Vista PC but I didn't reformat anything and it is extremely glitchy and retarded. It may be an annoyance at first since you don't have any of your old stuff, but trust me, it is totally worth it.

Download Virtual Machine

Just like what Break said, you're better off backing up the things you find the most valuable, music, pics, GTA IV perhaps, then just reformatting your HDD. It's just a million times more stable and a million times less troublesome. I'm running Win7 on a Vista PC but I didn't reformat anything and it is extremely glitchy and retarded. It may be an annoyance at first since you don't have any of your old stuff, but trust me, it is totally worth it.

 

Vista PC?

That's your problem. Though, it could be worse, you could be running Windows ME so there is that.

Though for the OP, back everything up, pick one OS, reinstall

 

Vista PC?

That's your problem. Though, it could be worse, you could be running Windows ME so there is that.

Though for the OP, back everything up, pick one OS, reinstall

 

 

Yep, bought it a Vista, wiped it, put Xp on until 7 came out then put 7 on. never completely wiped XP off so it can be glitchy. Vista sucked ass.

 

Back to topic: It's not horrible to run dual OS, but it really does save space with just one, which is why you said you're getting rid of one, best of luck!

Download Virtual Machine

 

Please don't reply if you don't have a clue. It's irritating and misleads the OP.

 

 

But yeah, do a clean reinstall. It's best.

I sincerely hope you didn't spend money on your copy of Windows 7 that you're replacing Windows 8 with. But, suck it up and reformat for the best performance and overall experience.

Edited July 9, 201312 yr by unr3al

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I sincerely hope you didn't spend money on your copy of Windows 7 that you're replacing Windows 8 with. But, suck it up and reformat for the best performance and overall experience.

Nope i dident, PC Came with a disk.

 

i would be careful deleting your OS. I bought a newer computer an attempted to do it myself. I found out too late that there were not drivers compatible with windows 7. I would make sure that you can do it without messing anything up first. best of luck bud

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