Cannot get a clean install w/ full Win 8 disc

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As the title states, every time I have gone through the install I still end up with old windows files and an option to boot Win 8 or "older version" I have deleted all partitions on the drive and selected the format option (twice now) but each time the Windows 8 install completes I am presented with this option. This is using a full version Windows 8 disc, not an upgrade.

How can I get past this or get a completely clean install? The old version isn't even complete - it's actually from an aborted install start-up from XP that was inadvertently run as I swapped drives and tried to fix and issue on the machine. Otherwise this disc isn;t even an OS disc, it was used for storing music files as a second drive


I also tried a reformat with Ubuntu and someone on another forum suggested a format from the repair option out of the Win 8 setup (I had previously done so from the install option - deleting all partitions, formating, then installing). The disk looked clean but as soon as I boot, it launches back into the XP setup or if I boot from the Win 8 disc and install Windows 8, still ends up with the dual OS option. I don't understand how a repartitioned/reformatted disk is retaining these Windows setup/system files.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7
1-Try a clean install again; however, this time, delete all partitions and when you get to 100% unallocated, just click NEXT (instead of the format option) and allow the installer to cretae the proper partition structure for you. This will get you a proper clean install of Windows 8.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

2-Now, the next issue of select Win 8 or older version popping up. If you still get this option, your old XP (or Ubuntu) remnants are still being recognized as a valid OS (for dual boot purposes). Now, if you correctly performed the above procedure, that information must be coming from a second hard drive and/or a dual boot bios arrangement (the latter I have no experience with). So, if a second hard drive exists, and it only contains a fragmented OS, you could simply format that hard drive in Disk Management once you get into Win 8.

In summary, lacking any specs and/or any information related to your specific hardware configuration, this is my best guess. Good luck.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro Windows 8.1 Preview
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    PC/Desktop
theog said:
Welcome to EightForums.

Clean the HD Drive, using Step one in this tutorial:
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Help Forums
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yep, had done that as well - actually low level wipe using Sea Tools. Same thing.

It appears to have been the second drive somehow, which is odd because that disc is a media (music/movies) disc not an OS disk and not the one where the XP install was executed. Disconnecting it though got me past the problem though I did still only have the option to upgrade or custom install in WIN 8 install process even after the low level wipe and disconnecting second hdd.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
JustATest said:
1-Try a clean install again; however, this time, delete all partitions and when you get to 100% unallocated, just click NEXT (instead of the format option) and allow the installer to cretae the proper partition structure for you. This will get you a proper clean install of Windows 8.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

2-Now, the next issue of select Win 8 or older version popping up. If you still get this option, your old XP (or Ubuntu) remnants are still being recognized as a valid OS (for dual boot purposes). Now, if you correctly performed the above procedure, that information must be coming from a second hard drive and/or a dual boot bios arrangement (the latter I have no experience with). So, if a second hard drive exists, and it only contains a fragmented OS, you could simply format that hard drive in Disk Management once you get into Win 8.

In summary, lacking any specs and/or any information related to your specific hardware configuration, this is my best guess. Good luck.
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So is it fixed? Was the information helpful? Sound like you second drive did cause an issue (even though it defies logic).
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro Windows 8.1 Preview
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Yes, disconnecting the second drive seemed to do the trick. And indeed it did defy logic (to me at least...). Thanks!
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
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