Reinstall With An Upgrade Disk
Oct 15, 2009
I always format my hard drive ever year so I get a fresh operating system to work with.
I bought a new laptop in August and am eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 7, but I am apprehensive to do because I'm not sure how I will do a reinstall. My computer did not come with restore disks and I don't want to buy them from the manufacturer. Do i need to reinstall xp or vista first in order to reinstall? If, theoretically, i used an activated version of vista, that isn't exactly...genuine (just to reinstall).... would it record that serial key and put my 7 installation at risk?
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Apr 30, 2012
After a failed hard disk, I'm trying to reinstall W7 from my upgrade disk and I keep getting a "the product key is not valid" error. I read a MSFT support article saying you have to install Vista first, then upgrade to W7.However, how do I now boot from the Vista disk? I've put in the Vista disk, restarted my computer, but every time it just boots to the W7 install screen asking for the product key.
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Feb 21, 2012
I just got a new computer and I'm selling my old one to a friend and I'd like clean everything out so it's nice and new for him. On that computer I upgraded from XP to 7 so I only have the upgrade disk. I was wondering if I can just do a reinstall from that or is there something else I would have to do?
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Nov 13, 2009
I have few questions on Windows 7 Upgrade. Currently I'm using windows vista home premium 64 bit and I bought an windows 7 home premium 64 bit upgrade disk.
first thing is I want to format my previous operating system and all the data in my laptop and install windows 7 in it using the Upgrade disk.
second thing is I don't have my vista installation disk with, my laptop was pre-installed with vista so in future if I want to switch can I get back VISTA using system restore.
third is can i install windows 7 on a new hard disk using a windows 7 Upgrade disk?
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Jan 6, 2012
I bought an Acer Travelmate with Vista installed and received a free upgrade to Windows 7. May laptop has a problem that requires a reinstall of windows however my update disk is scratched. Can I use any windows 7 home premium disk and my key or do I need to reinstall vista and obtain a new upgrade disk.
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Aug 7, 2009
I ordered the 50$ Windows 7 upgrade disk. I realize that Windows 7 will need vista or XP already installed for the upgrade version of Windows 7. But if I want to upgrade my Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit, Will I be able to do it with this upgrade disk? after all I will need a fresh install (because 32 to 64) and this is the upgrade version...
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Sep 16, 2012
I recently bought a samsung NP-300V5A laptop for compsci at school, and picked it due to the fact that out of all the laptops at microcenter, this one was at a reasonable price with an i7 2670qm, however, coming from building 3 of my own very high end desktops (3930k w/ gtx 690 & ssd's) the 5400 rpm drive just was unbearable, so I went out and picked up a crucial M4, and replaced it. I also bought a copy of windows 7 home premium OEM and tried booting from that dvd, and it would not work, I just got a backlight loop, so I inserted the Samsung recovery install disc, and used it to install windows, worked just the same as any other win7 install, however, my internet is not working now, and my laptop's monitor/display is recognized as a generic nonPnP and won't go to its max resolution.
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Dec 29, 2011
I bought a new computer with win 7 home basic and 2) I want to reinstall os of this computer which has been upgraded to win 7 ultimate from home basic. So I have a choice to reinstall the win 7 ultimate upgrade to this computer again or to the new computer which runs faster. But either way, how can I do it? I think (this is awhile ago) when I was doing upgrading to this computer I paid on line and got an email with an activation code and instructions. So my questions are 1) Can I find the code from this computer? 2) Can I use the code on the new computer? 3) should I format this computer first before I activate the upgrade copy on the new computer to avoid conflicts that both computers are using the same upgrade copy? The reason for the last question is I'd want to move every file to the new computer before I format this computer.
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Oct 30, 2012
will i have to re-install win 7 when i upgrade my cpu and motherboard?
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May 4, 2012
want to upgrade pretty much my entire system except for my video card and my hard drives, mouse and keyboard. I read somewhere that someone did this, they booted into safe mode, removed all the drivers, upgraded and windows loaded fine, and operated fine.
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Dec 21, 2011
How do I know how many re-installs I can do with my Windows 7 x64 disk. I plan on purchasing an SSD drive. I know I have the option of moving the current install to the new drive, but have no clue how. Ideally I'd like to reformat and re-install, because, a lot of files where misplace / renamed as I was in the process of learning the new OS.
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Dec 1, 2012
my computer crashed and is trying to reinstall windows 7, all the files that were on my computer have been backed up and saved on th hard drive insider a specific file that the computer chose. The problem I am having is when I power the computer on the windows startup screen appears then a error message appears stating that the computer turned off or unexpectedly restarted click OK to restart computer to re-install windows 7. My computer was purchased brand new with all the software preinstalled, no disks were included or provided with the purchase. How can I or do I reinstall windows 7 when I do not hve the installation disk. Apperantly all software files/programs r an can be located within the hard drive of the computer I don't know where or how to even try to locate them.
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Oct 4, 2010
I need to reinstall & was wondering if I have to install Xp first or is there a way of just using the upgrade disc.
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Dec 18, 2010
Reinstall w7 Upgrade on new Sata III as c: with AHCI support?
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May 5, 2012
When my laptop was purchased back in 2009, it was given a free upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 because 7 was just about to come out. Now, I have restored my laptop to factory settings, which returned it to Windows Vista. Is there a way I can access the free upgrade again?
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Nov 8, 2009
I upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7. I was using Office 2007 on XP and when I went to reinstall it on Windows 7, it cannot find the earlier version to upgrade. I had upgraded from an earlier version of Office and I only have the upgrade office disk.
How do I reinstall Office Standard 2007 upgrade on Windows 7?
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Oct 15, 2011
I have just bought HP pavilion G6 notebook. It came with pre-installed Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, recovery disk of 14 gb and C: Hard drive of 451 gb.
I have made 3 recovery disks(DVDS) using "Recovery Media creation". I Want to Reinstall Windows 7 because 1)want to get rid of recovery disk of 14gb. 2)want to do partition because without partition my system is really slow.
I want to reinstall Windows 7 using these 3 DVDs.
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Apr 5, 2011
I have a missing control panel. Not there. Did search and no control panel. Suddenly I have no internet via hard wire or wireless in home or office. I get a not connected message. This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.I purchased from Dell 10/10... can I still get support from Dell?Can I reinstall control panel only from windows 7 disk?
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Nov 15, 2011
who are skilled in Installing and Formatting Windows 7 Pro,My Computer is running in Windows 7 Professional 32BIT,after many months that I used my computer, I feel that my computer is in risk because some error/appcrash etc appear.Some .dll files can't be found when i open my PC.Even the antivirus is affected,my antivirus wont start in the startup when i open my PC,even if I try to scan my Hard Disc ,the antivirus wont run and it is not responding,even if I reinstall my antivirus or install new antivirus same problems are occuring. Because of this I decide to Format my PC and reinstall it again,My Hard Disk is a 500GB and it separated in two(Partition) The Local Disk C:and the Local Disk D:, The Windows 7 Pro installed in Local Disk C:,I decided just to format the Local Disc C: where the Windows 7 installed,I choose not to format Local Disk D:because my Important files are there. how to format the local disk C:and reinstall Windows 7 Again..
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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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Aug 19, 2010
I upgraded my Vista Laptop to Windows 7, I also have a WindowsXP machine.My question is, can I reformat my Laptop and reinstall Vista and then upgrade my XP machine to Windows 7?
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Oct 28, 2011
My laptop didn't come with an OS disk. I have 56GB out of 250, and honestly I don't know where it all went. Is there any way to reinstall without a disk? I'm not too big into torrenting things like this, but if its the only way I guess I would have to.
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Nov 17, 2009
I am currently running XP 32-bit OEM. I had intended to buy the Win 7 OEM, but understand that the Upgrade Disk can be used to do a clean install also. Is there any advantage to buying one over the other? If the OEM is more straight forward in the install, that would be the deciding factor for me. I have not seen any discussion on here comparing the two. This leads me to believe that the Upgrade is the way to go.
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Dec 13, 2009
Alright here is the situation. I bought two Windows 7 upgrade disks and upgraded both of my computers to Windows 7 (one from the RC and one from XP).
One of the computers is a new home built i7 rig and everything runs great and it has no problems. The older one seems to be having some problems with some failing hardware and is really in need of big update.
So I was thinking of building another computer instead of replacing a bunch of parts on it. If I go this route and build another computer will I be able to use my upgrade disk again or will I have to buy another one since it was already activated?
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May 31, 2010
I know you can upgrade 32 bit to 64 bit using a custom install. My question though, is I installed Windows 7 32 bit using a retail upgrade disk. I've now decided I want to try 64 bit. Since the upgrade box contained 2 discs (32 & 64 bit), am I free to install the 64 bit on the same computer or would I have to buy a whole new upgrade disc set? It seems like it would let me install the 64 bit which would have it's own key, but I want to make sure.
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Apr 2, 2011
I have a 32 bit disk and product key but it didn't come with an upgrade key or a 64 bit disc. Can I upgrade w/o buying a new disc/download?
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Oct 21, 2009
I have a friend who is not a student, so I bought a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade through win741.com for him. They will be emailing me tomorrow with information on how to download the file to perform the installation, and I didn't purchase a physical disk to save an extra $13 or so.
I was wondering if I can burn the file that I download tomorrow (hoping it's an ISO) and use that plus the key they'll email me to do a clean install on his computer. Does anything think this will or won't work? And if so, why or why not?
If not, would I be able to get a download somewhere of a Home Premium ISO image and use the valid key to finish his installation?
Also, does anyone have info as to what type of file this will be, ISO or not?
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Oct 23, 2009
Looks like clean installing windows 7 on the drive you want with the upgrade disk is possible but during a clean installation is there a choice to install the 32bit or 64bit version.
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Oct 27, 2009
First off, hopefully everyone's not too "Windows 7 student upgrade" questioned out (I've been lurking and reading for a while)... I sort of have one more, which I haven't seen addressed here or elsewhere.
My download and installation of Windows 7 worked just fine, but I neglected to create/burn an ISO boot disk before running the upgrade. I ran a backup and created a system disk DVD in Windows 7, but I've been told that's different than a boot disk and I should make one of those too.
My question is, can I just burn a friends copy of the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD and if so, how? (again, 7 is already installed on my computer and running great...)
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Nov 17, 2009
I will be upgrading form windows xp to windows 7 soon. I know there is no direct upgrade option from xp and that I will have to perform a clean install. I have created a couple of True Crypt disk partitions to store private data. Will those partitions be erased after the install or will they remain? Also, can I create another new disk partition to store the data I want to transfer over to windows 7 or will that be erased durring the install as well? I want to know if I need to go and get an external HD.
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Nov 20, 2009
I bought an HP laptop with Vista Home Premium but have since had it stolen. I sent off for the Windows 7 Upgrade disks before that happened and just got them in the mail.
I have a Sony Vaio desktop that also has Vista Home Premium and figured I would just use the disk to upgrade that instead. Several problems though - the upgrade came with 2 disks - one of them being an 'HP Upgrade Manager' which figured out that I did not have an HP computer. The second problem is that I then just put in the 7 upgrade disk (Home Premium) but I got an error message that said that the version on the disk is not compatible with my system. Looked on the disk and on it is stated 'this disk contains 64-bit software only' and my desktop is a 32-bit system.
Anything I can do? Or do I just need to sell off the disks on ebay and then buy a retail version of the 7 upgrade?
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