Ive had it crashing on me with 10 minutes everytime i turn it on. It was this minidump thing. I got my copy of windows 7 finally D and i was wondering if i can like... format my entire C drive and put the disk into the CD drive and do it there. I got like this boot thing in the front tht lets me choose wat i want to boot from.
View 4 RepliesIs there anything that you should know before you format your drive/partition for a clean install? These are some of the main things you should do to avoid disappointment: Back Up important programs/files on the Windows 7 Partition/Drive Back Up themes/wallpapers/gadgets etc.. Back Up all bookmarks add-ons from firefox/i.e etc.. Download the latest graphics drivers or any other drivers that are necessary and store them on usb drive Useful Programs: EasyBCD: Is a great tool for editing the Boot manager EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition: Great Partition manager for creating/editing partitions (if you don't like the vista/Windows 7 disk utility) MozBackup: To backup all your firefox add-ons/bookmarks etc.. ImgBurn: Simple easy to use burning tool (to burn the iso image) Is there anything else that could be added to the list? Just post them here and I'll add them. I figured if we could get a few people posting Hints/Tips here it may be helpful to others in this situation.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI am having problems with a VERY slow laptop. (It is 3 months old.)The booting and general browsing is slow and lags a lot! D: (I have another thread about that issue.)So should I format or reinstall my Windows 7? (I don't have any restore points.)And how do I do this? (I have no clue as I have never done this myself.)I have don't have a windows 7 CD, as it came with Windows 7 when I bought it.And do I need a Windows 7 Key to reinstall windows? (Is it the key underneath the laptop?)
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1) I want to partition my harddisk without losing windows means I don't want to format C: drive
2) I also want to install linux in dual mode with windows..
Second question is related to first one because I don't need any method that may lead to situation like I can't install any other operating system.
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