Windows 7 own re - install, don't delete old partitions

I'm doing a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate (already installed, I just want to start over again) on my Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook.

It's a netbook without an optical drive, so I plug an external one, insert the Windows 7 disc and change the boot order in the BIOS to make it work on the first disc.

When I get to the section "Where would you install windows?", listing all them were leaving, I have my list. It includes a former OEM with Ubuntu partition, I had originally, the system reserved partition, and partition that I got the OS installed on. There is also a Volume containing the rest of the disk space that I used for data & files, etc.

Anyway, when I click on advanced, the options to remove are grayed out. It is therefore not let me remove these partitions/volumes, in order to create the space to install the OS again.

I thought that it is a problem when the installation of installation runs from the current hard drive, but I can assure you it is the start of the DVD.

Help!

www.Bootdisk.com have a number of utilities that can allow you to delete partitions

Your decision makers HD utility audit boot drive may also have the ability to remove partitions

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