Windows 10: Clean install with usb due to lack of free space

Discus and support Clean install with usb due to lack of free space in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; How do i clean install using a usb due to not enough space?? I have tried using Update assistant and Windows Update...neither will give me the promt to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by AlisonP82, Sep 10, 2019.

  1. ALISONP82
    AlisonP82 Win User

    Clean install with usb due to lack of free space


    How do i clean install using a usb due to not enough space?? I have tried using Update assistant and Windows Update...neither will give me the promt to use an external device. This has been a nightmare!

    :)
     
    AlisonP82, Sep 10, 2019
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  2. JIMMY 2004
    Jimmy 2004 Win User

    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
     
    Jimmy 2004, Sep 10, 2019
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  3. JERRYREIN
    JerryRein Win User
    Laptop will not update due to lack of disk space

    Hp laptop 32GB drive, cannot down load updates cannot restore due to lack of memory.

    Removed all programs and apps except those preloaded.

    Tried to remove windows 7 but is not listed in disk clean up.

    Everything I try I get message that I need additional 8gb memory and to delete programs and apps. There is nothing to remove to get additional space.

    I currently have 24.2 gb used out of 29.1gb available.

    How do I get out off this mess and update to a newer vesion of windows 10
     
    JerryRein, Sep 10, 2019
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  4. THRAXED
    thraxed Win User

    Clean install with usb due to lack of free space

    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
    thraxed, Sep 10, 2019
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