How to reinstall Windows XP without formatting my HARD drive?

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• Tecra S11 - How to reinstall Windows 7 after upgrading the HARD drive?

  How to reinstall Windows 7 pro after an upgrade to 500 GB HARD drive? How to access password protected data after relocation? How can I get a professional installation of Windows 7 DVD?

  (I do not installed new HARD drive yet, but I intend)

  Hey Buddy,

  You have created the Toshiba Recovery disk? Perfect!
  After Exchange of HARD drive, you need this you to install Windows 7 disc. The Toshiba Recovery disk contains an image of the factory settings, which means that you will have the factory settings on the new HARD drive after the use of the disc. You must boot from it and follow the instructions on the screen.

  > How to access password protected data after relocation?
  It would be interesting to know what data you mean exactly.
  Before you reinstall Windows, you must back up all data on a disk for example external HARD.

• G570 - How to reinstall Windows 7 after replacing a hard drive that crashed?

  Hi all

  I have a Lenovo G 570 and was very happy with it. Unfortunately, I had a hard drive crash (totally my bad, I dropped the laptop on the floor).

  In any case I had to change my drive hard because I got this message: "No bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key any." I have always this message with the new hard drive which makes sense since I have to reinstall Windows 7, but the problem is that I don't have a sticker with the product key

  Does this mean that the Windows product key is in the Bios? How can I get? Contact Lenovo to get a new product key and pay for it?

  A big thank you to the person who will be able to help me with this, can not wait to start to use my Lenovo again.

  Mod edit: System model added to the front of the subject line to improve visibility / clarity.

  
  

• Reinstall Windows 7 after formatting the HARD drive

  I had a laptop Lenovo with a preactivated Windows and I have a product key at the bottom of my laptop computer that reads the Windows 7 Pro OA in India. Recently, my HARD drive crashed and I had to replace it. I want to reinstall my Windows genuine 7 with available with me product key. How can I tell what version of Windows 7 was? for example, home premium, professional etc... and how can I do to download the copy of windows 7?

  Hello Bogdan,

  Welcome to the Microsoft community forums. Let me help you with your concern.

  Since you are using computer OEM (Lenovo). I suggest you to contact Lenovo support to clean install Windows 7. OEM keys work with the OEM CD.  It works with a generic "unbranded" CD OEM and not a retail CD.

  http://support.Lenovo.com/us/en/SelectProduct

  OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, which you can generally consider this term as meaning 'PC maker' or, specifically in this case, "System Integrator." And in light of this, you can assume that the Windows 7 OEM packaging is so inaccessible you as a person.

  Please see the categories below to get answers to frequently asked questions about licensing system builder OEM.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx

  See these links in support of Lenovo. The following instructions explain how to install Microsoft Windows 7 on a computer with a blank hard drive or a hard drive that is going to be wiped clean during the installation process. (All existing files will be deleted.)

  Clean install of Windows 7

  http://support.Lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht082376

  http://support.Lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht082396

  Hope this information helps. If you need help with Windows, let us know and will be happy to help you.

• Satellite L300 - how to reinstall Windows Vista on the replacement HARD drive

  Hello

  My HARD drive has stopped working on my PSLB9E. He started making whirring noises and wouldn't start. all tests show it does not. Now I guess I need a replacement for HARD drive and watched a TOSH MK2565GSX or other similar. Problem is I can't find my Windows key anywhere.

  It is can get the key to Toshiba/Microsoft giving them all my contact information or do I have to buty a new HARD drive and install a copy newly purchased Windows on? If Yes, then I'll put W7 on I guess.

  Thanks in advance for any help I receive!

  SB

  > Problem is that I can't find my Windows key anywhere.
  The preinstalled Windows operating system and the image that is placed on the Toshiba recovery disc were already activated and therefore the serial key is not necessary.
  If you don t have the recovery disc, so you can buy this drive here:
  http://backupmedia.Toshiba.EU/landing.aspx

  It s not expensive; 30 euros I guess.

• How to reinstall windows 7 and make a hard drive partition

  Hi friends!

  My system (dell inspiron 5010) is very slow now and there is another problem of ltfil13n.dll file is missing, then please give me advice step by step pdf tutorial if a link is available and please suggest me.

  Your Dell has either a partition recovery hidden with which the first use of your PC you must have created recovery disks or recovery disks would be provided by Dell.

  It's all that you need to restore to factory State

  Your missing dll refers to a third-party program to Lead Tech, it's not a core win file

• How to put Windows 7 on the new hard drive without boot cd? How will I know if 32 or 64 bits? This computer yourself running windows 10?

  * Original title: windows 7 download

  I have a laptop dell M4400 with windows 7 pro OA. HARD drive crashed and I replaced with a new one. How to put Windows 7 on the new hard drive without boot cd? How will I know if 32 or 64 bits? This computer yourself running windows 10?

  It has probably comes with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.

  You can download a copy of Windows 7 Professional using the following instructions (update of Microsoft recovery software supports downloads with the COA key):

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

  Make sure you scroll down and read the section:

  What to do if you cannot get your manufacturer recovery media, refuse to use or to buy it or the Microsoft Software Recovery Website does not work?

  You can also use Windows 10 too as you have the right to it as a free upgrade:

  • How to download official Windows 10 ISO files
  • How to: perform a clean installation of Windows 10
  • Turn off (preferably uninstall) your Antivirus utility before you perform the upgrade.
  • Reboot several times, and then try again.
  • Disable the general USB peripherals (for example - smart card reader).
  • If you are using a SCSI drive, make sure you have the drivers available for your storage on a thumdrive device and it is connected. During the installation of Windows 10, click on the advanced custom Option and use the command load driver to load the driver for the SCSI drive. If this does not work and the installer still fails, consider switching to an IDE based hard drive.
  • Perform a clean boot, restart, and then try again.
  • If you upgrade to the. ISO file, disconnect from the Internet during the installation, if you are connected in LAN (Ethernet) or wireless, disable both, then try to install.
  • If you are updated through Windows Update, when download reaches 100% disconnect from the LAN (Ethernet) Internet or Wi - Fi, then proceed with the installation.
  • If this does not work, try using the. ISO file to upgrade if possible.
  • If you are connected to a domain, go to a local account.
  • If you have an external equipment, attached to the machine, unplug them (example, game controllers, USB sticks, external hard drive, printers, peripherals not essential).

• How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive?

  How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive? do I have to call microsoft or I can retrieve it somehow to the old hard drive?

  Well, that certainly puts a different point of view on this subject.

  There are data recovery services that can recover data from disks that have suffered from various types of failures. However, they are quite expensive. Unless the data is particularly useful, it is generally not useful.

  If your Windows 7 is an OEM version, installed on the computer when you bought it, the manufacturer could have a recovery disk on sale. If it was a retail copy and you always have the appropriate product/serial number, you can get a DVD of their team of parts replacement.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  Tom Ferguson

• Can I install Windows 7 Professional on my Windows 7 Home Premium without formatting the hard drive?

  I have a genuine copy of Windows 7 Professional, I would like to install on my laptop, but I'm afraid to do that because I don't want to format the hard drive and lose all my files, programs, etc. Is it possible to install it without formatting the hard drive and lose all my data? Thank you.

  If the license for Windows 7 Professional, you have access to is a retail version update or complete, you can use the product key and the Express upgrade to Windows 7 Edition Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional. First of all, check that the edition of Windows 7, you are upgrading is already enabled (if it isn't, you will encounter complications and that you might start all by performing a clean installation). Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Professional on demand, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional your files, programs and settings retained.

• How to install Windows 7 on the new hard drive?

  I changed the old hard drive (500 GB) with a new hard dirve (1 Tera) and now I have two problems:-

  1. how to install Windows 7 on a new hard drive?

  2. my laptop came preinstalled Windows 7 Pro, but all the DVD kit (disk reclaimer Application & discs) + Revocer operating system, which has been provided (by Lenovo) for the laptop is in the Windows 8 Pro. So, how to install Windows 7 Pro, my laptop while all the DVD sets are in Windows 8 Pro?

  either way, this is my laptop spec (for reference); -

  

  * Note *.
  I intend to install Windows 7 Pro on my new hard drive using another DVD of Windows 7 (not DVD provided by Lenovo), but how do all Leveno program located in the disk 'Application & recuperator readers' (by example; - Lenovo system health and Diagnostics, Lenovo Power Control, Lenovo Fingerprint Reader) to install this hard drive? (as I told you before, all the DVD kit is at or only for Windows 8 Pro)

  I hope someone will help me answer my question,
  Thank you

  I found the solution.

  Response to question 1; using a recovery & backup software to clone my current operating system, and then transfer them to my new hard drive.

  Response to question 2; Download all drivers and software (all the application that located on the DVD of the kit I have) on the official website of Lenovo.

  or another solution, send to a computer service shop and let the experts (workers) install it for me (the most simple and sure way).

• Install Windows 8 automatically formats the hard drive? If this isn't the case, I should format it FAT or NTFS drive before installing Win/8?

  Install Windows 8 automatically formats the hard drive?  If this isn't the case, I should format it FAT or NTFS drive before installing Win/8?

  No, this isn't format the hard drive, what's done is put your existing version of Windows in a folder called "windows.old", it indeed erases old files of version and folders, leaving free space on the existing partition "NTFS" (formerly ocupied by your previous version of windows) in which is installed Windows 8.

  And "NTFS" is the only file system that supports Windows 8.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• How to reinstall Windows XP without a disc?

  Had to replace a hard drive. How to get Windows XP without a disc of resettlement. Although I don't have the product key?

  What version of Windows XP? Home, professional or Media Center Edition?

  Is - this OEM (preinstalled by a manufacturer of computers such as Dell), upgraded to detail or full retail?

• How to reinstall Windows XP without the original diskettes

  Anyway is to reinstall windows xp without the original installation CD that is lost?

  Hi bob e_771,.

  ·         Why you want to reinstall Windows XP?

  ·         What question are you faced with Windows?

  No, it's not possible reinstall Windows XP without the installation CD original. You must have the CD for reinstallation.

• Impossible to reinstall Windows 7 on a new hard drive

  First off apologies if this has been answered recently, I spent the 2 days on this problem and the promise that I searched and google til my fingers bleed. Basically, the situation is as follows:

  -The PC tells me HDD is faulty on my Studio XPS 8000

  -J' I buy the new HDD, then get out of the old and install new

  -Position the disc of the PC operating system, get up to where I can click on install to start the installation of Windows 7 on the new drive

  -However he says there is no device driver on the disk, I put in the drivers and Utilities disc, (which came with the PC) but still no driver of the device, even if it says disk they appear thereon

  -Back to the old drive and try to make the system recovery disk - try to use USB flash drive but is not recognized, so buy dvdr discs and go through initialization and then it begins to collect files, but on many tests is not go beyond 25% full, let alone engraving on the startup disk.

  -Dell Datasafe Local Backup to uninstall and reinstall but the continuous PC to freeze at "25% collection files.

  So, what can I do, because my warranty is over? All I have to do is install my copy already purchased WIndows 7 on my new hard drive already bought, but I'm stumped at this point. Thanks for any help of cutting-edge :)

  Oh... PS. -I am in England so I don't think I can send away from the backup disks, even if the expiry of the guarantee is not a problem.

  Follow the Windows reinstallation Guide / A clean installation of Windows 7:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/

  The part you get stuck on is step 6, preparation of step 8 and SATA drivers loaded during the installation of Windows.

  Note that I recommend using a .iso of Digital River, which will be the installation of more up-to-date media and the use of Activation and recovery of backup for the activation of the product. Follow the step 2 (using the files at the bottom) and stage 11 b for activation of the product. It is an unofficial solution but works very well.

  You can of course try to call Support technique Dell and request a Dell Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 DVD of resettlement.

• How to reinstall Windows 7 without the CD?

  Hello, I'm afraid that I may have a botnet on my computer and my anti-virus is not picking it up. How can I completely reset Windows 7 without the CD? (I lost it).

  If this is in any way possible, what is a good software that is specifically designed for detecting botnets with a very high detection rate? I tried the software anti-botnet of Trendmicro, but it does not install on 64-bit computers.

  I'd really rather reinstall Windows 7 I have a lot of junk files and programs that I just would rather start over. I have already backed up my files, etc. I'm ready for it, I just need to know how to do it without the CD.

  Some of the links to the. Download the ISO file may no longer be active, but if your version of Windows is still an active line, you can download the. ISO files and create a bootable DVD from the. ISO file. Your product key will work for the version you purchased.

  Once you have created the. ISO, you can perform a new installation.

  Also down at the bottom of this post is a link to a good how to remove the virus site and what software to use. I also posted my own experience of suppression of vituses of different computers belonged to some of my friends.

  Download the Windows 7 ISO Image
  http://Windows7.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=ContentTheme&locale=en_US&siteid=mswpus&pbPage=upgrade&RESID=FhincAoBAkYAADeY5U4AAAAP&rests=1259460117930

  Also: Download the Pro 33 or 64 - bit. ISO file and read this article to create a universal DVD. http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/11/10/Windows-7-ISO-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-Home-Premium/comment-page-1/

  How to select any edition or Version (SKU) of Windows 7 to install from ISO or single edition DVD disc media:
  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/07/23/how-to-select-any-Edition-or-version-SKU-of-Windows-7-to-install-from-single-Edition-DVD-disc-media-or-ISO/

  ImgBurn - supporting the creation of CD more. ISO files,
  It supports a wide range of image file formats, and it's free.
  (BIN, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, MDS, NRG, PDI and ISO)
  http://www.ImgBurn.com/

  Download and install burn ISO Gear (free):
  http://www.GearSoftware.com/gear-ISO-burn.php

  The best approach for a very infected PC
  is a 'Clean Install' you can never be 100% certain that every last bit of the infections have been removed.

  That said if you have time and want to see how you can go to eliminate viruses, malware and bots then read on.

  Start by reading the following information of the Virus removal:
  Provided by: Malke - MS MVP:
  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

  For me on a PC friends who had more than 60 infections and there is no CD of restoration and the key code has been lost, the article above "Malware Bytes", "AVG Free" and Norton NIS 2010 has been around.

  NIS 2010 trial recently released software:
  http://shop.symantecstore.com/store/symnahho/en_US/ContentTheme/ThemeID.1313000/pbPage.Trialware_en_US?RESID=vyAfXgoBAkgAACCz2K4AAAAQ&rests=1252512234289

  (Note: the trial download Norton NIS requires a credit card, read the terms 'Opt Out' before you start)

  AVG Free:
  http://free.Avg.com/

  In addition, a second pass using Malware Bytes and NIS seems to have removed all infections.

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

  Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world to help.