Is this new OS installation process correct?

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Girish Iyer

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I have bought an SSD and want my OS to be installed there. I also have a Hard drive which currently has my OS. So in order to custom install my OS in SSD and removing it from the HDD, I would be following these steps-
1. Connect just the SSD (with my optical drive being the primary boot device), click on the drive, install the OS.
2. Turn off the computer.
3. Connect both the HDD and SSD (with my SSD being the primary boot device), turn the computer on.
4. Go to Disk management, Shrink both the C drive (one with the OS in HDD) and System reserved memory.... and done!

Please tell if these are the appropriate steps to take in order to complete the installation? If you have any suggestions or if I have got any step wrong, please point it out.

If have a few doubts in those steps too-
a. As I installing in a new drive, do I need to format the drive in SSD and create a System reserved partition in it while installation?
b. Would the presence of OS in 2 drives before Shrinking cause any problems?
c. Can I just go to My computer, right click on C drive and click format without going into Disk management? Will this approach be better or worse than doing it through disk management?


Thanks to anybody who would take their time out to clarify these problems.
 
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1. OK.
2. Verify it all works, with ONLY the SSD connected.
3. Don't connect the HDD right away. See #2.
4. Shrink? No, you need to wipe that drive. Delete all partitions in Disk Management.

a. No. The install does all that.
b. What is this Shrinking business? Please clarify.
c. Disk Management. 'Formatting' from My Computer will affect only the main partition. It will not get rid of the old System Reserved partition.
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1--yes

2--yes

3--yes

4--not sure what you want to shrink?

a--windows will format the drive during installation if you just click next

b--os in 2 drives is no problem--again not sure why you need to shrink anything

c--yes you can format the mechanical drive either way once your ssd is up and running
 
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1. OK.
2. Verify it all works, with ONLY the SSD connected.
3. Don't connect the HDD right away. See #2.
4. Shrink? No, you need to wipe that drive. Delete all partitions in Disk Management.

a. No. The install does all that.
b. What is this Shrinking business? Please clarify.
c. Disk Management. 'Formatting' from My Computer will affect only the main partition. It will not get rid of the old System Reserved partition.
 
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Girish Iyer

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I thought we could just 'shrink volume' in Disk management instead of formatting (got it now: I have to Delete volume). I don't see a 'Delete volume' option when I right click my C drive. Will I be able to once I install the OS in SSD?
 
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Girish Iyer

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Yup, I got that now. So I am set right?
 
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Assuming you do it correctly, yes.
The reason you do not see "Delete Volume" currently, is because you cannot delete the current Volume (or partition) the OS is on.
Once the OS is on the SSD and booting correctly, that is now your C. The old drive will be something else. D, E, whatever.
Delete as desired.
 
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