Sorry...did not mean to be rude, far from it. If I've offended you, I apologise. I s'pose I just feel the seller has ripped me off somehow. I know how to format a PC in Win 98/2000 etc., but I'm new to laptops. With my original problem I'm just wary of screwing it up DOH!
Hello again Craig, no offense mate.
Just take your time and study the information I posted earlier and doing a wipe to the HDD should do the trick for you; boot the Windows 7 upgrade media and start at Step One of this tutorial at the link below.
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
Hi Guys I'm back with more noobie questions regarding my problem. I checked what the size of windows premium is and I was told 4.37 gigs. OK great I'll buy a new USB stick transfer the contents of the installation disc onto that with a friends laptop, then use the USB stick to get win 7 back in to mine. When it was almost done I got a message that the wim. files was too large at 4. gigs !! How come if the whole win 7 disc is 4.37 gigs it won't fit on a new, formatted (twice) 8 gig USB stick. don't make sense to me...what is a win. file anyway?
Do you not have a DVD drive, or just want to try a USB flash stick install? Either way you need to boot the installer. How to Boot your Computer from a Bootable CD or DVD -
The installer is under 3gb so 4gb stick is fine.
Easiest method is to install UltraISO: on File tab Open ISO or DVD, on Bootable Tab "Write Disk Image," FOrmat stick, Write button.
Boot under USB or HD's on BIOS one-time Boot Menu.
Here are tips for getting a perfect install - use the ones which apply:
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