i need help upgrading from vista to seven?

i HIGHLY suggest you back up your files, reformat your drive.

Reinstall vista, then upgrade.

It will get rid of special system embedded vista only files that are a waste of space.

I know it sounds tedious but it makes sense.

If it says you don't have space, you don't have enough space. You need 20GB free on your C drive in order to install Windows 7. It has to have enough space available to have both Vista and Seven on there at the same time, because that's how upgrades work- it moves the Vista stuff aside, installs the Seven stuff, and then deletes the Vista files. That way, it can revert back if something goes wrong.

If you are certain you don't want to go back to Vista....

A clean installation consists of removing all data from your hard disk by reformatting your hard disk and reinstalling the operating system and programs to an empty (clean) hard disk.

To boot from your CD/DVD, the BIOS settings on your computer must be configured to do this. On start up keep tapping either F1, F2, F10,(Be Aware that some manufacturers use F10 for system recovery!) Esc, or Del, to enter the BIOS set-up. Look for "Drive configuration", "Boot order" or similar and make the CD/DVD drive the first boot device and the hard drive the second. Save settings and exit.

Insert the CD/DVD into your CD/DVD drive, and then restart your computer.

When you see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press a key to start the computer from the CD/DVD.

Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format (NTFS) a partition where you want to install Windows.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the Windows Setup. Choose 'Custom' installation instead of 'Upgrade'

Get some Anti-Virus protection and update Windows!

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