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Installing Win7 from folder on second hard drive - how to
Hello, and HELP
I need to wipe my hard drive and reinstall Windows 7, for the 3rd time. I have been working with Microsoft support for more than 6 months, and they are not able to resolve my issues with Windows Updates constantly failing. So I'm gonna DIY and start over fresh. The MS tech support guy decided that my Win7 install DVD must be corrupted, so he downloaded a new install file (X17-59186) which is stored on my second internal drive (for saved files and photos only).
My C:\ drive is a Crucial M4 256 GB SATA III SSD drive
My D:\ drive is a Western Digital 1Tb SATA 6.0Gb/s internal hard drive. This drive has many folders storing documents and photos. One of these folders is "Downloads" and the Win 7 software is located here.
Here's my question:
According to instructions, I must go into BIOS, set the boot sequence to the DVD drive, insert the install DVD, restart, get to a command prompt and open DISKPART to create the partition, then restart and the reinstall starts from the DVD drive.
How do I proceed without a DVD? Thanks in advance for helping.
Beanster