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• Cleaner installation (Windows 7 recovery discs)

  I use a pavilion laptop (dv7-3085dx) and I would like to do a clean install of windows 7.  After ordering HP recovery discs I booted from the dvd system recovery, reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled windows 7.  Then he asked me to put on the cd of driver and application recovery and method to install a ton of bloatware on my fresh system.  There is no option of autorun on the cd that allows you NOT to fill your computer full of useless * beep *.

  After Googling the problem I came up with two possible solutions:

  (1) install the cd drivers and complete applications, and then using a program such as pc-decrapifier

  (2) selectively install drivers useful and apps after install the clean by using a cd image program.

  I feel that programs such as "pc decrapifier" still leave bloatware remains in the registry and that installing selectively useful drivers and applications can be tricky.  Does anyone have tips for how should I proceed and what applications and drivers are essential or useful?

  TL; DR how can I reinstall windows 7 in order to avoid bloatware and have a fully functional computer?

  Thank you guys!

  SomeDude5 wrote:

  Just so I'm clear: do you recommend that I have download a windows7 cd image file, burn it to a cd and then do a clean install with a new disc?  There will be legal consequences for using this method?  Will I always have updates of Windows 7?  Is there something else I need to be aware of when installing from the windows 7 installation disc standard?  In addition, the link you sent me seems to be broken.  I am quite able to find ISO files, but you have another link that you would recommend?

  Thanks for your help

  1 Yes

  2. links on this page are to the Microsoft site, but I am not a lawyer

  3. Yes

  4, yes you have to load a driver Sata (Intel only) during installation, there is an option "Load driver" during the beginning of the installation of W7, if installation of W7 do not find a hard drive, start the installation again and load the Sata driver.

  There may be other drivers, you need to install once installation is complete, check for missing drivers Device Manager, if you can connect to the internet to do a windows update and see if it suggests and driver optional downloads.

  5. try this link, I would not trust other sources, the iso can be infected.

  http://WEBCACHE.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.mydigitallife.info/2010/04/28/download-Windows-7-ISO-official-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-links/

  .

• Copy the file fails the Windows 7 recovery discs sent hp

  I have tried to solve this problem for a month now and I'm at the end of my home.
  I am now on my third set of recovery discs HP and all have the same problem. I insert disk 1 by following the instructions on the support forum. She's going through
  Reformat the hard drive windows partition - tick
  Copy of the files needed to restore the hard drive - tick
  And immediately as ending, this window appears:
  Reducer
  Copy the file fails
  From: E:\PRELOAD\BASE. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
  To: C:\RM\Image\BASE. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
  Press OK to retry
  
  Three series of drives have the same come.
  What the hell is happening?
  I'm so sick of this.
  
  Read a few other posts with similar problems, but can't seem to find the solution. I don't have an external hard drive, I can use... only the laptop I'm trying to fix. (G6-1305sa)
  
  Any help? It also doesn't help when the HP support is open on the phones until 5:30 from Monday to Friday. I'm at work so can't call. So frustrating...
  
  Aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh

  Hi Belj,

  Thank you for visiting the Forums HP's Support and welcome. I read your thread on your HP Pavilion g6-1305sa Notebook and not able to restore Windows. If the HARD drive is faulty, this can cause the restoration should not go well. You can try to run a test of material. Please note remove any and all USB devices and remove the memory card in the slot of the card reader. Disconnect all non-essential devices. What is the original HARD drive? Have you replaced all other parts? Have you tried to do a clean install of Windows 7. Try running sfc/scannow would scan your system to find errors on the command line. You can get to the command prompt by clicking F11 at startup. You can see this Microsoft document on the system recovery options.

  Hope this will help.

  Thank you.

• Why my computer installs windows 10 without my concern?

  So tonight I've calmly ended up playing video games, when all of a sudden the computer decides that it is time to upgrade to windos 10 without even asking questions first. But since I didn't install windos 10 I restarted my pc. Now, my computer is in this State:

  

  

  In other words, the windows 10 has downloaded and now tells me that the next time it restarts, it will install, and I really don't want that.

  So my question is, how to stop it?

  Explanation: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3095675

  To stop it: http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html

  Good luck.

• Cannot install Windows 7 on Envy 14-1211nr of HP recovery disc sent twice

  Cannot install Windows 7 on Envy 14-1211nr of HP recovery disc sent twice

  The Recovery Manager starts well. He correctly completed the following steps:
  1 format HDD

  2. copy the files from the CD to the drive. It copies all the 3 CD.

  Then he ask the driver (the 4th CD) CD. Once I have this CD, then after awhile I get messge below:

  Contact HP support

  In most cases, recover the hard disk will solve your problems.

  If your problem persists, you may have to contact HP support. Find details of support HO in the documentation of your PC.

  After that I see above meaage the only button I can click is "Finish". Once I click on finish, then in a minute, I get a message that "recovery completed successfully.

  The laptop restarts and displays the message on the screen "Bootmger" not found

  I called HP support and asked to run the hard drive and memory test and he succeeded.

  I can install windows on another CD I have with.

  But I can't install WIndows using the recovery CD, I received from HP. It's the 2nd CD series that I received these don't work or the other.

  I have two identical laptops. Tried installing on both and having the same problem on both.

  Can you please help with this.
  HP sends fake CDs?

  Kind regards

  Hello

  Here is another solution, you can try to see if you can get Windows 7 to install correctly.

  Before you try the following, make sure that you can always read the character product activation key 25 on your label Windows COA (5 blocks of 5 alphanumeric games).

  An example of a COA label can be seen here.

  You can create an installation disk yourself using another PC - just download the good Disk Image ( this must be the version exact same origin supplied with your laptop ) from the link below and use an app like ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly on a blank DVD - a guide on the use of ImgBurn to write that an ISO on a disc is here.  These Images are clean and a well respected source, however there are only limited versions available.

  Windows 7 sp1-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit

  Use the disk to perform the installation, enter the activation key of Windows on the label of the COA at the request and once the installation is complete, use ' 'phone Method' described in detail in the link below to activate the operating system -this made method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who want to just have a new installation of Windows 7 without additional software load normally comes with OEM installations.

  http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-Windows-7-by-phone.aspx

  All pilots additional and the software, you may need can be found here.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Windows 7 recovery media is unable to complete the installation

  I have had a total hard drive on my HP Pavilion DV6-3108EA failure and got the relevant HP recovery media and install a spare drive compatible plug - in this case, it's a Samsung SSD 850 EVO, 500 GB solid state of direct replacement for the deceased Samsung 500 GB disk drive. Drive diagnostic confirms that the replacement drive is fully functional without error.

  The recovery kit comes with 3 DVDs. tightening of the bolts 1 and 2 are the Windows 7 recovery media and #3 is the recovery of applications and drivers. 1 recovery attempt has done OK, loaded all three DVD but eventually stuck at a screen "loading devices (40%). ", which would not go further even after a night's sleep. Therefore, power off, and...

  Attempt 2 is better. I jumped 3 DVD and the construction seems to be almost complete but finally stopped with hearwarming message that "Windows cannot complete the installation. To install Windows on this computer restart the installation"frustrating, I think you'll agree.

  Out of curiosity I tried ctrl-alt-del what task manager open nicely and from there I was able to do many things including use setup to reconnect to my wireless router, enter the number of license Win 7 OK and activate windows, get the right keyboard configuration and launch a copy of IE8 with which I am still typing this message.

  It seems so I have a PC almost fully functional except that Windows could not complete the installation and if I click the OK button in the offending dialog box, it restarts and returns to the same dialog box. Very frustrating. Oh and there is no button start / menu start so clearly there are always things to be completed.

  The recovery media is "System Recovery Kit for portable Pavilion or Presario" (COL35379_631054_031) for which I paid £35,12 and expect to deliver the goods. But it doesn't work. Also remarkable is that the recovery media did not build a D: partition of recovery disk, contrary to what he says. Can anyone help?

  It's frustrating. Fortunately, I can also access this forum and this email addressfrom my Android Tablet and check there return from time to time. Really appreciate your ideas and help here.

  Either by the way, on a different thread, I read the assertion that HP requires to change a chip on the motherboard when you change a drive. This disc is loaded with tools and Windows software and saving the configuration changes as my wireless network details I don't buy that one. Thanks for reading this far.

  Hoping for wise leaders to help me move forward.

  With regard to Al

  So close and yet so far.

  But I would like to clear one thing up to HP support were excellent - good focus on my ideas of the problem and a commitment to see it through.  No worries about to buy me the hot spare elsewhere.  Problem still not solved, but I'm more forward with other ideas to pursue.  I was told to reset the BIOS date to 2012 (don't know what difference that would make but there) and the construction has progressed much further this time.

  More anon, but had to post a message praising the support that I received today.

  Result!

  Fixing the date of the BIOS to 2012 has allowed the recovery to go much further, but still have up to a point where he had failed.  So, why?

  Silly me!  Should have read the instructions on the screen and their follow-up religiously.  Eventually, the restore process (which takes a lot of time) begins to re - install applications and other things.  The message on the screen at the beginning of this process very clearly said that it will automatically reboot several times.  However, being a little too eager to get there, I finally saw a message that said that such and such an application requires a restart to complete the installation and stupidly I clicked the button restart now.  Who killed for the rest of the installation.  Finally I have sussed out - and kept following reconstruction my itchy fingers away from the mouse to the manuscript to rebuild whole had been terminated, making his own restarts suff and hey hop... a PC entirely restored with a nice new Samsung SSD drive.

  As an aside, if you plan to replace your hard drive (defective or not) with a Samsung SSD tested loading the Wizard software that comes with it to optimize the OS to SSD hardware.  It optimizes the things like the prefetcher and Super-fetch to the machine and the drive to work more effectively together - very impressive.

  Kudos to HP who were great support.  I know that some people say thay have bad experiences.  Mine here in the United Kingdom was outstanding.  The guy listened, asked good questions, gave good advice and has been a pleasure to work with - what would you like... oh yes, his advice worked!

  Thanks to HP real home to my little crisis.

  A lot of work to do now to recover data, backups (yes I) and re - install a large number of tools that I use, but all disks are there and it's just a matter of time now.

  All the best

  Al

• Why when I run the installer for Windows 8 consumer preview on my computer of Windows XP Home Edition he says: "this platform is not supported"?

  Setup of Windows 8 consumer priview

  Why when I run the installer for Windows 8 consumer preview on my computer of Windows XP Home Edition he says: "this platform is not supported"?

  You can see this message if you downloaded Windows 8 64-bit and XP 32-bit. To start the installation of Windows 8, you will need to restart and boot from the installation of Windows 8 media.

  If you want to keep your current installation of Windows, you can install it on a separate partition and dual boot with the Windows 8 Preview of consumer. To install on a separate partition and dual boot, you must create and boot from the installation media.

  (1) first you will need a free partition on hard drive - if you do not you can shrink a partition and create a new one to install Windows 8 Preview of consumer on.
  To reduce a partition and add a new one that you can use EASEUS Partition Master (free):
  http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
   
   
  (2) to install on a separate disk, you can perform an installation DVD or USB key, then boot from it so you can choose the other partition. To download the ISO file and install media:
  Download Windows 8 consumer Preview ISO:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/ISO
  After you download the ISO file - use the Windows USB/DVD Download tool to install media:
  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/HTML/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
   
   
  (3) installation on a separate partition for dual boot:
  1 make a DVD or USB installation drive - to see the two options above.
  2. start from the DVD or USB install drive and click on install when prompted.
  3. during the installation process, when asked - choose a custom installation.
  4. Select a free partition on the hard disk to install Windows 8 Preview of consumer - this will install Windows 8 on a separate instead of your current Windows partition partition.
  5 continue with the installation.
     
   
   
  First of all please note:
  1 consumer preview Windows 8 is a pre-release and will only work for a limited time - when it expires, you need to remove it.
  2. the overview of consumption is stable and has been tested, but it s not the finished product. Your PC may crash and you may lose important files. You should backup your data and you shouldn't test Windows 8 Preview of consumers on your primary home or business PC.
  3. If you install the preview of consumption on the Windows partition is currently installed, you cannot uninstall the preview of consumption. To return to your previous version of Windows, you will need to reinstall from the recovery or installation media supplied with your PC.
  4. in addition to dual boot, here are a few methods to install Windows 8 Preview of consumers without affecting your current installation of Windows:
  (A) remove your current hard drive and install the Preview of consumers on a spare drive.
  (B) install it on a spare computer.
  (C) install the Preview of consumer in a virtual machine.
   
  For more information - Windows 8 consumer overview FAQ:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/FAQ

• Installation: Windows Vista Service Pack 2... Now my computer will not boot

  After you install SP2, my computer starts is no longer.

  When I turn it on, it brings me to a black screen where I can choose to start windows normally or let windows search for a solution to the problem. I tried both - NOTHING WORKS.

  I tried to restore my computer to an earlier date, let windows search for a solution, everything you can possibly do on the options list. Whenever I have let windows start normally, it brings me to a black screen that says "!" 0 x 0000034! "177/76190 (_0000000000000000.cdf - ms).

  I am extremely frustrated. It seems that Microsoft has ruined my computer. Looks like I'm about to become a defender-apple... Unless this issue is resolved as soon as possible.

  Have you tried the system restore, without success.

  See if that will fix your problem:

  Download the ISO on the provided link and do a repair of the disc.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Above information shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  If the above does not solve your problem:

  It comes with Vista, upgrade install and activate Forum.

  You will get the best help for any problem of Update/Service Pack update Vista Forum; the link below:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistawu/threads

  When you repost here, kindly include the Error Codes, and exactly what is happening when you try to update.

  In this way, you will receive the best help for your problem here.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Windows Vista Home Basic preinstalled on my Compaq laptop will not accept code provided with the computer installation.

  Windows Vista Home Basic preinstalled on my Compaq laptop will not accept code provided with the computer installation. HP can't help. Your say talking to HP and HP technicians say they are unable to help him. I'm now using valid XP. HP say that conflict with Vista. Can anyone help?

  original title: VISTA VS. XP

  Your technicians say talk to HP

  Sorry, this is not Microsoft.  This is a public forum from user to user hosted by Microsoft on its servers for the comfort of its clients, and we all here are volunteers.

  You say you use XP.  What is your question?  What do you mean 'conflicts with Vista?

  I suggest recovery discs you order from HP for your computer.  If HP is no longer the issue of stocks you can order such a third of Recovery - Disks.com.  There are several of these companies.  If you are going to use XP, you need to install XP from scratch and this means that you need XP drivers for your brand and model.  If HP has no XP drivers on your computer you must not try to use XP on it.

  Remember that Vista Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate out of Microsoft support on 10 April and there will be more updates, including critical security patches after that date.  Only Vista business and company will continue to receive updates.  You might consider this a good time to upgrade to Windows 7.  You must download and run the Windows Update Advisor once you restored Vista successfully.

• When I start my computer, I get Windows error recovery

  My Windows Vista Home Premium was able to start. the screen displays in the windows boot manager that cannot start Windows
  1. Insert your Windows installation disc, and then restart your computer
  2. choose your language settings, and then click NEXT
  3. click on repair your computer

  Leader: \Windows\System32\Config / System
  situation; 0xc000014c
  Info: windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing or corrupt

  I have a Dell XPS M1530. And it will not start my windows.

  Hello

  the link below is how to download and get a vista disk startup repair, which you can start from the

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  Here's how to use startup repair system restore command prompt, etc. to bleepingcomputers link below

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  to boot from the dvd drive to be able to you will see a way to get into the bios Setup at the bottom of the screen or command menu start

  It would be F2 or delete etc to enter the BIOS or F12 etc. for the start menu

  Change boot order it do dvd drive 1st in the boot order

  http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/change-boot-order-XP-Vista/

• What to do with my computer laptop windows vista which does not start? He gets a screen before before her windows error recovery screen restarts.

  Tittle says it all, I tried safe mode and the rest of them, but I can't start

  Restore point:

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   

  If restore work not and you do not have a Vista DVD from Microsoft, do a repair disc to do a Startup Repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Reset your Pc does not "Insert Media some files is missing." Your windows installation or medial recovery will provide these files. "

  I try to use "reset your PC.  Once the computer is thinking on this subject for a while it comes up with this error: "Insert Media some files is missing." Your windows installation or medial recovery will provide these files"there is a button"Cancel ". and that's all I can do.

  My problem,

  I have two hard drives.  Who has windows on it and programs.  A second hard drive which has all my other programs on it.  I install a third hard drive, and when I did it changed my second hard drive volume letter.  I followed the steps to change my drive volume to the Moose letter, but this letter is not an option in the menu dropdown.  When I put the hard drive that had the letter of volume change to another computer, it happens that the drive letter in the correct volume:

  So, I need to run my programs.  I tried to re - install or uninstall some key programs, but I get an error that it can't uninstall, and it cannot install because it first tries to uninstall.  (example, I get the error message 'Error' 'the program name "" is not a valid short file name "then it cancels the uninstall when I hit the 'ok' button.)

  I have decided to all re - install windows and start over, but now I get this new error.    "Media insert some files is missing." Your windows installation or medial recovery will provide these files. "

  My version of windows 8 Pro has an upgrade to windows 7, you only gave me a key in my e-mail address without link to download software.

  I don't have an optical drive.

  How to re - install a version of windows 8 with this error message?

  Hello

  To refresh or reset the computer, you must have the installation of Windows 8 media. See the article and try to create one:

  How to create an installation media for a PC refresh or reset

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

  To perform a new installation of Windows 8, you can see the article:

  How to perform a clean installation of Windows 8

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-8/clean-install

  Note: be sure to back up all data before the installation of Windows 8.

  Let us know if it helps.

• Had to crash my computer. Lost my recovery key. My iphone have paired with the previous installation. is it possible to recover the data?

  In order to upgrade my Windows xp computer to Windows 7, I lost access to firefox without thinking to generate a recovery key. Is it possible to recover my data?

  If the only thing you have coupled to the account is an iPhone response is that unfortunately not. Customer iPhone (Firefox Home) is just a 'consumer' of data Sync and can't do much.

  My best advice is to keep sync iPhone to access bookmarks and transfer it manually to your new profile.

  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

• Whenever my computer installs the Microsoft/Windows updates I get Internet and restoring the system to return.

  Whenever my computer installs the Microsoft/Windows updates I get Internet and restoring the system to return.

  Cite your version of IE and the full version of Windows (for example, WinXP SP3;) Vista 64 - bit SP2; Win7 RC. Win7) during the validation in an IE specific forum or a newsgroup. Please do it in your next reply.

  By "The Internet began" do you mean that you encounter errors Page can not be displayed ?

  Updates have you installed just before this problem started? Have you installed an update of the third-party driver that is offered by Windows Update?

  TIP: Never, EVER to use system restore to 'Cancel' an update, Service Pack, or upgrade of IE!  Instead, uninstall the update, Service Pack, or the IE patch & reboot.  If that does not resolve the problem, then try System Restore. ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• HP Pavilion 17.3: looking for computer Windows IMAGE RECOVERY program 10

  I had a complete picture of software on my old desktop that came with the computer called "Phoenix Firstware Recovery Pro 2004". This program has been fabulous! He saved BOTH OF TIME. It's a hard disk recovery program that you can do a restore point whenever you want, as much as you want. It is similar to the Windows restore, but it affects all of the C drive. If problems occur, it brings back your computer to this day & time in time. Anything after that; is not serious.   Viruses, Trojans, Malware, Spyware, lost the wrong files, lost images, messy music files, programs, bad mistakes, window crashes, Etc is not QUESTION. It restarts the computer at this point good & all returns at the point of return. I had my computer that had started not even Windows from the BIOS come right to the top. You can access the program by pressing the key F4 to the BIOS & restore all restore points, you did. NOW, remember that anything after this point is gone for good, (eg. photos, music files, documents, programs, changes to anything.) So, we must remember what has done or changed since restore point & redo them. But it is worth gold to get this computer up without the need to restore to the day you bought your computer & reload everything back in.

  I tried retrack Phoenix Firstware & can not find someone who knows what I'm talking about. I do not know if their doing even this GOLD one program similar to Windows 10. What I was looking for is a similar program for my new laptop HP Notebook. Anyone got any useful information the same day or a similar program that works just as well, if not better.

  THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING & THE ANSWERS.

  @RobertMcD: Sorry no one not returned to you before that...

  But, what you need is a third-party imaging/restoration program known as Macrium reflect (MR).  This provides a FREE version that can be used to image and restore partitions or drives together.

  What I recommend is the following:
  (1) download and install Macrium reflect (MR)
  (2) run M. and choose the option: "Create an image of the partition (s) required to backup and restore Windows" to write a full backup to an external drive or USB key
  (3) use the option to create a CD or a USB startup key

  NOW, you have the means to restore a full system that works for the external hard drive or USB key in a few minutes.

  I've used this for years, since Acronis True Image failed me when I needed it the most need.  I have restored the machines repeatedly with it, and now the free version includes the ability to install a start function of recovery on your hard drive that you can do a restore without having to use DVD or USB.