New HDD In Desktop, How To Reinstall Windows 7 OS
Dec 4, 2011
Recently my computer experienced a Windows OS error which caused my hard drive to become inoperable and unreadable even by external devices. I've since purchased a new hard drive and am ready to install it into my computer. This computer was store-bought and originally came with a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit along with a sticker key on the case. It did not come with a recovery disk. My question is am I able to obtain another complete copy of Windows 7 either through the computer manufacturer or through Microsoft either free or at some cost or am I stuck purchasing another key for Windows 7? I'd like to add that the computer is no longer under warranty and I did not back up my old hard drive. Is it of any help to also obtain a Windows 7 Recovery Disk from the manufacturer?
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Dec 2, 2012
I am trying to reinstall windows 7 on my desktop without a installation disk I have powered it on an pressed the alt & f10 then pressed enter. The computer has backed up and restored settings completely upon completion I selected finish, computer then restarted windows logo appeared and then a black screen with "setup is starting services" appeared. The screen has not changed at all and it has been several hours. Is this normal?
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Dec 19, 2012
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Aug 27, 2011
I just spent the last half day fixing a laptop, had to buy a new hard drive and reinstall the OS from recovery discs. (Win 7 64 bit, on Satellite Toshiba) I just noticed that I did not install it with a partition for the OS, Is this going to be a big problem at some point? I had checked off "Factory Settings" when installing, I just assumed that it would have installed with a partition. Before I go any further with this laptop I would like to have some input please. I just spent the last 3 hours installing updates and finally SP1.
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Apr 5, 2011
My computer was blue screening, freezing, locking up, etc so I took it to a repair shop and to make sure all the hardware was ok. All the tests passed but the problems were still continuing. They eventually decided to reinstall my OS which is Windows 7 and everything's been working fine except my computer is a lot slower and frequently feels laggy where they mouse would freeze up for a few seconds or move slowly across the screen. I have already tried cleaning out my registry with CCleaner and tried defragmenting but to no avail. I was wondering if there is another way to solve my computer lag problem.
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Dec 26, 2011
So, for performance reasons I need to wipe and reinstall windows on my laptop. Do I need to buy a new registration code [$$ ] or will windows recognize that the computer is the same and let me use the same key??
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Jul 7, 2011
I have Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and recently had a system crash. I got a blue screen stating ''hard error'' and my system was promptly restarted. Startup repair tried to do his things but it failed(and did an endless loop in trying to do so). I couldn't boot in safe mode, I couldn't do anything. I resorted to reinstalling Windows 7 using my CD. I took the custom installation rather than the upgrade because the upgrade would essentially lead to the endless startup repair loot. Now, after everything was done, it's said my old Windows is still on the computer under the file name ''Windows old'', I checked and it is indeed there. Wouldn't there be a way to reinstall Windows old? I really don't want to be forced to reinstall all my drivers and updates.
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Jan 15, 2011
I can't get windows to reinstallI changed the controllers to ahci (because i think the system isnt reconising my ssd as i only get a 5.9 experience score with it) in regedit which seemed to work then changed ahci in bios then windows won't boot , I've tried to run my genuine windows disk to reinstall windows but it won't get past about 20% then I get 'windows cannot install required files, the file does not exist, make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation, error code 0x80070002
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Feb 26, 2011
i am using thoshiba laptop with OS windows 7. two days back my battery part became very hot and in a quick i turn off my system.But then after i cant boot my system with battery.. that means my battery is dead..bt last day on wards i cant do any thing with my lap...i cant boot..then i tried to re install my system. so i put my os dvd and trid to boot from dvd..any hw it worked and when i select my system drive it is showing a message " windows canot installed to disk 0 part 1". then i formated that drive and tried once again this time also i got the same error message. then i clicked the more details their they are showing the error message" Winodws cannot installed to tjis disc. this computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the bios"
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Apr 26, 2011
We purchased 2 new computers for work and they both contain Windows 64 bit. Our accounting program is not compatible with 64 bit. I have found a work-around but it isn't very stable (using Windows XP virtual mode).
So, my plan was to reinstall Windows 32 bit on the machine. The machine is an HP 505B Microtower. I have an official version of 32 bit Windows 7 Professional. I understand that the one on the HP is OEM, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it with the serial number (I did back up the activation certificates using the ABR Utility).
I downloaded the ISO from the Microsoft store, so it's an official Windows version. I created a bootable USB drive using DISKPART to clean and format the drive and using the bootsect.exe file from the mounted ISO to make it bootable. I then copy the entire contents of the mounted ISO to the flash drive. I have done this to install Windows 7 before and it has worked flawlessly.
Then when I boot from the flash drive on the HP, it gives me the "Install" screen and then it asks for CD/DVD drivers. I am assuming it really means the SATA drivers for the HD, because the DVD drive isn't even in use at this point. So, I go to the HP site and download the drivers for the storage devices. When I browse to that directory on the CD, Windows Install sees the driver and tries to install it, but still says that it cannot find any appropriate drivers.
I've read about possible reasons this error occurs. Some people have had bad burns from their ISO. Since mine is on a flash drive, it's not the burn. I have re-copied the files. I even re-downloaded the ISO and did the process all fresh just in case some random file was corrupted, still with the same error.
I can't seem to figure out why it won't let me get past the drivers point. I've never had to load drivers when installing Windows 7. All my other installs have gone flawelessly, even on machines that have come with OEM version of Windows.
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May 20, 2011
I've got fundamental problems with my music software (Sonar) that other users and the company can't replicate. After days wasted trying for solutions I've decided the only route is completely clean reinstall of Windows 7.I just tried a custom clean install from the disk, but now on switch on I'm given a choice between 'windows 7' and 'windows 7', the former taking me to a bare bones version (what I need really) and the second to my old fullblown setup that I want to lose. I've got my data on other drives so I'm happy to zap all this. How do I do I good old fashioned format and then a reinstall? I'm not computer savvy so I know I need to proceed carefully as the OS disk I think is part of a real hard drive.
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Aug 15, 2011
I have this problem since i "hacked" the Registry and I can't reinstall windows 7 at all.
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Nov 21, 2011
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Jun 19, 2011
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Oct 5, 2011
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Oct 10, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011
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Feb 9, 2012
I'm getting a new MoBo and I want to wipe my HDD and reinstall Windows 7.Problem is, I have an OEM diskWould I be able to reinstall Windows 7 from that since its still my system I want to put it back on
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Jun 7, 2012
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Jun 7, 2012
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Jun 24, 2012
I just finished my first build. Very satisfying experience for someone who has never owned a desktop computer before.In the initial Windows 7 64 bit home premium boot CD I decided to partition my 2 TB HDD into 2 parts.30GB to C: for Windows to boot and ALL the rest to D:Anyway, my problem is I want the PC to recognize the D: drive as the main drive for all my downloads and data.Is there a way I can make D: my "Main" drive without reinstalling windows 7? Or do I have to format my HDD and start from scratch?
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Jan 24, 2013
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May 27, 2012
I have Win 7 x64 installed and need to do an in-place (repair) upgrade, but I mistakenly deleted the service pack backups with the Win 7 disk cleanup tool. My Win 7 install disk is sp1, and when I try to do "upgrade" I get message to install sp1 before upgrading. I have downloaded the stand alone sp1 but when I try to run it I get message that it is already installed.
My system is as follows:
MB - Asus A8N-SLI deluxe (939 platform)
Proc- AMD Opteron 170
Graphics- Asus Nvidia 7600 GS
Memory- 3 Gigs Corsair XMS DDR (2 @ 512GB, and 2 @ 1GB)
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May 30, 2012
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Jul 5, 2012
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Aug 10, 2011
my copy of win 7 was getting increasingly ropey the other week (kept freezing etc.) but i was able to start it in safe mode. now it won't boot at all, when i try to start it form the hard disc it says 'loading files' with a white bar along the bottom which crawls up, i have left this for hours with no joy. when i try to reinstall it gets as far as letting me select the language and then just hangs with the busy mouse icon, again i have left for ages with no joy. so the OS seems to be corrupted and sadly i have files on the OS section of the disc (yes i know....backup!) which i need.
so i assume i somehow need to get another OS to work to back my stuff up and then format the hard disc.
i saw you can in theory run linux from a memory stick, enabling me to back the files up. running xp from a stick is another option which i tried but my laptop didn't seem to boot from it, despite being set to do so. i have another laptop, aswell as a device which can use a sata/ide hard disc as usb disc, could i maybe remove the hard disc and do this ?
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