Complete Walk-through For Doing A Clean Windows 7 Install

[Kalim]

Even if there is a way to stop the Creative garbage from crashing, it offers nothing. Might as well install software that blinks a red square on the Desktop.

[premudriy]

Even if there is a way to stop the Creative garbage from crashing, it offers nothing. Might as well install software that blinks a red square on the Desktop.

What about EAX?

[E.B.E.]

Very detailed guide, thank you! Added to the Info Booth, under Miscellaneous. If it maintains popular and usefulness for a longer time, I'll consider making it part of the main list.

E.B.E., ASUS forum moderator

[Kalim]

Very detailed guide, thank you!

You are quite welcome.

Added to the Info Booth, under Miscellaneous. If it maintains popular and usefulness for a longer time, I'll consider making it part of the main list.

Thanks.

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Updated guide:

Added information from panzer06 about capacity limit using AI Recovery.
Cleaned up text.

[petronas]

Is the preinstaled verion of CyberLink Power2Go the full version?
If yes Hoe can i get it back after doing a clean install of the windows 7?
I can't find it on the disk that I have.
Thanks

[Kalim]

Is the preinstalled version of CyberLink Power2Go the full version?

I don't know, but I seriously doubt it would be the full retail version.

If yes, how can i get it back after doing a clean install of the windows 7? I can't find it on the disk that I have.

Unfortunately, you can't and it's not on the disc or available through ASUS. ASUS does offer WinDVD v8. See guide for download link.

Updated guide:

Added additional Fn key combos.

[sonofcrake]

could someone please explain clearly the procedure to re-activate via the phone. earlier it was mentioned that:

"when asked how many computers installed with this code, I had been saying '0' as it's a new code. That was goofed it up -
I tried saying '1' this time and sailed thru the system and it's now activated."

is there any other advice ?

thanks in advance

[Chastity]

You mean, other than follow the simple online instructions?

[Goldensage1]

Hi,

Can you be kind enough to just skim over what I have to do different if I just have a Windows 7 64bit install CD instead of a recovery one? Thankss

[ncork]

Hi Kalim, thank you very much for the big effort in putting this guide together. I have an M60J, but most of what you advise will apply equally to a clean install for me.

However, as a relative newbie I am somewhat confused when I compare it against guidance such as Tim Fisher’s How to Perform a Clean Installation of Windows 7. Is that because his guide is based on installing a non-OEM version of the OS software, rather than an Asus OEM version from the "Windows 7 Recovery Media for Windows 7 Products" which launches the ‘Asus Preload Wizard’ with the 3 partioning options?
(This question may be related to the previous post by Goldensage1)

I am also unclear on partitioning. On a computer with only a single 500GB hard drive (as I haven’t yet added a second, though that option is available with the M60J), is there an advantage to installing Windows 7 OS only on a separate partition? If so what size should that be? And where along the process do I choose that?

Lastly, at what stage of the process is the product key is required?

regards, ncork