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clean install Last modified: Tuesday, June 17, 2003
(v.) (1) To install an upgrade of an operating system (OS) on a hard drive that already has an OS running off of it without carrying over any settings of the older OS, such as user preferences or information about the hardware and/or the software. (2) To install an OS on a hard drive that does not already have an OS installed on it or a newly formatted hard drive. (n.) The procedure for performing the above actions.
Clean Install of Windows A simple guide that walks the user through a clean install in a Windows environment.	Related Categories Hard Disk Drives Operating Systems Procedures, Functions and Routines Software Related Terms hard disk drive operating system upgrade