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Clean Install Windows 7 that was preinstalled on computer.
Hi, I need to perform a clean install of Windows 7. unfortunately, it was already installed on my computer when i bought it new from best buy about 6 months ago. as a result, they didnt feel a need to include any operating system discs. my level of computer understanding would be basic to intermediate i guess. from what i understand about a clean install, is that it will erase the operating system from the hard drive? so then i will be left without an OS on the hard drive, and no windows 7 install disc to pop in the disc tray. what do i do? ive read that there are both oem, and regular system recovery discs available for purchase, which could help with my problem, but, IVE ALREADY PAID FULL PRICE FOR THE OS. even though ive paid the full price; the same price as i would have paid if i took a windows 7 operating system off the shelf and bought it by itself. my computers performance has gone way down hill since i first started using it. my all in 1 printer/copier/scan/fax machine had stopped scanning, then printing. now i have a problem with IE8, which keeps telling me that a program has corrupted my computer and changed my default browser. i have been using webroot anti virus, glary utilities-freeware, malware bytes- freeware, Glary utilities- freeware, c cleaner- freeware, and aus logis disk defrag- freeware. just yesterday i decided to download auslogics speed boost, and auslogics registry defrag because i was so happy with the results of the auslogics product i had already been using. i have restored my computer to the image before the last 2 downloads (auslogics registry defrag, and auslogics speed boost), the programs were gone as expected, but the symptoms are still present. to bring a long story to an end, all i want to do is start over from scratch. from the moment i first turned the computer on to set up. any suggestions will be reviewed and greatly appreciated. Thanks