Can you reinstall an anytime upgrade with no disk?

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  1.    #11

    Can you choose an Aero theme by rightclicking a blank area of desktop to Personalize?

    Run SFC -SCANNOW

    What do you mean you restarted all stopped Services? Most are not meant to be running until called.

    If necessary next run a Pro Repair Install.

    The modern way to manage this is to save a Premium Win7 backup image before Anytime, then a Pro image once it is set up and running perfectly. These preserve activation and give you maximum flexibility.
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    Windows 8 Pro
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       #12

    gregrocker said:
    Can you choose an Aero theme by rightclicking a blank area of desktop to Personalize?

    Run SFC -SCANNOW

    What do you mean you restarted all stopped Services? Most are not meant to be running until called.

    If necessary next run a Pro Repair Install.

    The modern way to manage this is to save a Premium Win7 backup image before Anytime, then a Pro image once it is set up and running perfectly. These preserve activation and give you maximum flexibility.
    I did the scan now, no integrity issues. It says I can only do the repair installed if I have the installation disk of the OS I am currently running. I have a home premium replacement disk, but I am running Professional from an anytime upgrade key
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  4. Posts : 255
    Windows 8 Pro
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       #14

    Thanks! Question, if I had messed up settings and whatnot and services (didn't delete or uninstall anything) would installing again start over or would the settings carry over?
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  5.    #15

    Nothing is carried over in a clean reinstall. Clean Reinstall steps

    Enough settings are carried over in a Repair Install that it can be a corruption path even at the same time it can fix many issues.
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    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #16

    For HP/Compaq, You can Order HP Recovery Disks from here:
    Compaq Mini CQ10-500 PC series - HP Notebook PCs - Order Recovery Discs for Windows 7, Vista, or XP - c00810334 - HP Business Support Center

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    We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
    & made the Startup Repair CD.
    startup repair disc-create


    Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?
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