What is a new installation?

I'm trying to do a clean install, but I'm not. I clicked on run an option to clean install of Windows 7 from the desktop to Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition. Then he spat his guts and has failed, translated I waited long time and then end of Win 7 back upwards to the level of the Vista desktop and restore the changes. I tried to boot directly from the DOS prompt at startup, no chance. What is a clean install?

A new installation or custom - installation completely replaces your current operating system, or install Windows on a partition or a specific drive.

1 disable any security software before you attempt to upgrade or do a clean install.
2. make sure that your computer is updated (devices and applications)
3. disconnect all external devices before installing.
4. check your hard disk for errors:
Click Start
Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD
Click on "Run as Administrator"
At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /r
When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them. Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com http://www.activewin.com

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