Windows 10: Can't do clean install of Windows 11

My C drive a 500 Gig NVMe was down to less than 4 Gig left so I bought a 1 TB one. I tried cloning to the new one and that didn't go good, and somehow the old one got wiped too. Anyway, I decided to do a clean Windows 11 install, but get stuck. I made a Windows 11 install thumb drive and the first attempt stopped at a message, saying I was missing a drive somewhere. I put in the motherboard DVD, the player flashed like it was being read and a few seconds later got the message, "Windows cannot read the <ProductKey> setting from the unattended answer file". Googling, I found references t

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Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech

 

windows xp installation and dual core am

could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx

 

Clean Install

Ed,

I don't disagree with you but the OP's problem is not being forced to use an MSAccount but being forced to create a new MSAccount.
- The [Windows 10] Clean install tutorial covers avoiding MSAccounts altogether.
- There are equivalent steps for Windows 11 Home that are now included at Step 21a of Clean Install Windows 11 - ElevenForumTutorials


All the best,
Denis