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Running Windows on your Mac
reinstalling Vista on Bootcamp/VMWare
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<blockquote data-quote="SammySlim" data-source="post: 885370" data-attributes="member: 48298"><p>Not sure why you would need a clean reinstall but assuming you do, I would do it this way (again, assuming all data and files are fully backed up):</p><p></p><p>1. Go into Fusion, and delete the Vista VM.</p><p></p><p>2. Go into Boot Camp Assistant, select "restore partition." This will return your Mac's HD to one single hard drive, and the Vista install will be completely gone.</p><p></p><p>3. From Boot Camp Assistant, create a new Vista partition and reinstall Vista.</p><p></p><p>4. Upgrade Fusion to the latest version.</p><p></p><p>5. Once upgraded, go ahead and create a VM from the new Vista Boot Camp partition.</p><p></p><p>You could also upgrade Fusion at any time prior (but you may as well delete the VM before doing so or it will go through a conversion process that will take unnecessary time).</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SammySlim, post: 885370, member: 48298"] Not sure why you would need a clean reinstall but assuming you do, I would do it this way (again, assuming all data and files are fully backed up): 1. Go into Fusion, and delete the Vista VM. 2. Go into Boot Camp Assistant, select "restore partition." This will return your Mac's HD to one single hard drive, and the Vista install will be completely gone. 3. From Boot Camp Assistant, create a new Vista partition and reinstall Vista. 4. Upgrade Fusion to the latest version. 5. Once upgraded, go ahead and create a VM from the new Vista Boot Camp partition. You could also upgrade Fusion at any time prior (but you may as well delete the VM before doing so or it will go through a conversion process that will take unnecessary time). Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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