Question Need help with reinstalling

[jawen]

I have a HP laptop that i want to format and reinstall a clean copy of Windows. When I download an iso from Microsoft and create a bootable USB drive, the installation process will start and when it's time to pick a hard drive to install into, I am not given a hard drive to install into. When I create a bootable recovery install USB drive, it works fine. My laptop is a HP with a nvme ssd. I add the ssd drivers in the bootable usb drive and it still didnt work. Im new to UEFI and EFis.

 

[raykneale]

If you are formatting the partition any data loss should not be a problem , all you have to do at the no hard drive offered stage is delete the old "c" partition making it unallocated space ,then instal windows onto the empty space . Try not to delete any system partitions which would be the very small ones showing an asterix. Good Luck .

 

[USAFRet]

If you are formatting the partition any data loss should not be a problem , all you have to do at the no hard drive offered stage is delete the old "c" partition making it unallocated space ,then instal windows onto the empty space . Try not to delete any system partitions which would be the very small ones showing an asterix. Good Luck .

Actually, thats wrong.

For a "clean install" you delete ALL partitions, and continue with a completely blank drive.

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