Windows 7 installed on my recovery disk - can I remove it?

HI - Windows 7 settled on my recovery disc and left intact the Windows Vista. There is not enough space on the recovery disk to install the updates. So... is it safe to delete all my recovery disc and start? I don't want to do is to find I deleted versions, of course. (I assume that Vista is on my C drive, but how can I be sure?)

Hello

Assuming that the C:\ drive still has Windows Vista installed. You can start on Windows Vista and format the drive D:\, who has installed Windows 7. Then, you can start a new installation of Windows 7. In this case, if you try to install Windows 7 without formatting the drive D:\, will give you an option to select the operating system you want to start with, because there will be multiple operating systems installed on two discs.

During the installation of Windows 7, make sure that you select the right drive on which you want to install the operating system.

Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7

Let us know if that helps.

Kind regards
Clement Kumar.

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