Fresh install on a dirty drive
As opposed to a ???clean??? drive, a dirty drive in this context is one that already
has data on it. There are times you need to install Vista on a hard disk that
already has a Windows installation, yet you don??™t want to perform an inplace
upgrade or set up a dual-boot system.
For instance, if Vista won??™t start, and none of the solutions in Chapter 6
help you fix the problem, then you can do what??™s called a parallel installation,
which allows you to start your PC and access your data. You may also
want to do this if you have a Windows XP installation you don??™t want to
upgrade.
If you have more than one hard disk or partition, you can
install Vista on a drive other than the one currently containing
Windows. See ???Set Up a Dual-Boot System,??? later in this
chapter, for details.
To install Vista fresh on a drive with data on it, follow these steps:
1. Insert a Vista disc in your drive and boot off the DVD, as described in
???Install Vista on a New (Clean) System,??? earlier in this chapter.
2. When you see the ???Install Now??? page, click the Repair your computer
link at the bottom to get to the System Recovery Options window
shown in Figure 6-3 (in Chapter 6).
3. From the list, select Command Prompt.
4. When the Command Prompt appears, change to your Windows drive,
usually C:, by typing the drive letter and a colon (c:) and pressing Enter.
5. Rename the Windows folder to windows.old, like this:
ren windows windows.
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