Want to factory reset PC without CDs.

Hello, I have an older custom built PC from my father and it's starting to get a little buggy as of late, freezing and such, and honestly the hard drives are getting too full, I feel it'd be better to just wipe the thing clean and start over.
The downside is I have no CD with which to reset it, and I want to make sure I'm doing it completely right, IE I don't want to delete my OS with it or completely break my PC. Any info you need for this I can provide willingly, thank you!

Oneiroi said:

Hello, I have an older custom built PC from my father and it's starting to get a little buggy as of late, freezing and such, and honestly the hard drives are getting too full, I feel it'd be better to just wipe the thing clean and start over.
The downside is I have no CD with which to reset it, and I want to make sure I'm doing it completely right, IE I don't want to delete my OS with it or completely break my PC. Any info you need for this I can provide willingly, thank you!

Ask your father for the Windows 7 DVD's.

theog said:

Oneiroi said:

Hello, I have an older custom built PC from my father and it's starting to get a little buggy as of late, freezing and such, and honestly the hard drives are getting too full, I feel it'd be better to just wipe the thing clean and start over.
The downside is I have no CD with which to reset it, and I want to make sure I'm doing it completely right, IE I don't want to delete my OS with it or completely break my PC. Any info you need for this I can provide willingly, thank you!

Ask your father for the Windows 7 DVD's.

He doesn't have them either. They got lost in the move, as it were.

So, I'm boned then, or...?

You need to make sure you have the valid activation key for Windows (and everything) before you wipe the current system...
This tutorial works for OEM and Retail and has instructions for getting the current key(s).
Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

Hello

My friend gave me a acer desktop Aspire I want to wipe it clean but no windows 7 cd and asked him and he doesn't have it either do not know what to do here please help.

Does this PC have a "Certificate Of Authenticity" sticker on it anywhere?

Does this PC have a working DVD burner?

Yes it has a certificate of authenticity sticker with the product key and yes it has a burner

Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

You can download a legit Windows 7 ISO from the above link and burn it to a DVD.

Install from the burned disk and activate with your Product Key.

You need to download an ISO that EXACTLY matches the version stated on the Certificate Of Authenticity.

That will wipe the drive, so back up anything you care about on the drive.