Re-Installing OS on VPS

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Re-Installing OS on VPS

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I went into the control panel, selected the os that I want to intall, checked the box that says "Knowing that this cannot be undone to continue" and I can't see what to do next.

The only thing that I see is at the top to perform action. But the only action is to start server. When I do that, I just starts the server without reinstalling the new os. What am I missing?
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In the box below where you click "Knowing that this cannot be undone, I am sure I want to do this.", under the game server install options, is a button labelled "Install new OS". This must be used to fully trigger the OS re-installation.
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You can easily wipe your virtual disk and install a new, preconfigured OS from scratch, a process that typically takes 30-45 minutes.

"Here is where you choose the os to install"

Is what you want not listed?
More information on managed installs.

Knowing that this cannot be undone, I am sure I want to do this.
I would like for popular game installs to be copied to my new disk.

*** After this I see nothing else ***
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I just found and fixed a bug on that page that only manifested in IE8 -- please give it another go, as it should show you the full option set now :).
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Re: Re-Installing OS on VPS

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Yep, that worked thanks. I have another question but I'll start another thread for that.
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