Re-installing windows 7 on new SSD with no backup or disc


  1. ian610
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    Windows 7 Premium 64bit
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    Re-installing windows 7 on new SSD with no backup or disc


    Hi,

    My laptop recently crashed big time!
    Won't boot at all, hdd seems to have died.

    I am therefore looking at replacing it with a new ssd, but how will I be able to install windows 7 once I get this new ssd?
    I don't have any backups or discs to use, only my win 7 product key on the underside of the laptop.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks,
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  3. Golden
    Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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    Hi,

    Follow the steps detailed here - it contains a link to download the ISO so you can create your own installation DVD.

    Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

    Once installed, activate the installation using the product key printed on the COA sticker stuck underneath the laptop.

    Regards,
    Golden
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  4. theog
    Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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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?

    Re-installing windows 7 on new SSD with no backup or disc-toshiba.png

    How to use Toshiba Recovery.
    http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD7C02140000R01.htm

    You can order Toshiba Recovery disks from here:
    https://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/...rification.jsp
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