Clean install Windows 7 with new HDD using Dell USB recovery key


  1. tcc1903
    Posts : 2
    Windows 7 64 bit, Home Edition Premium
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    Clean install Windows 7 with new HDD using Dell USB recovery key


    I would like to get some help installing Windows 7 64 bit home edition on my XPS 8500

    1TB sata HDD.

    Because of a "2000-149" fault code, I am going to do a like for like HDD swap. I

    purchased a W7030 HDD and Windows 7 USB key kit from Dell. The computer runs okay for the most part

    with problems from time to time. I have uploaded my C drive to the "idrive" cloud.


    What I want to do is install the new HDD and load Windows 7 on to it and then slowly start to put back my

    3rd party software. The tutorials I am finding don't seem show how to just load Windows 7 without

    backing up my old HDD onto a external device. I don't think that is necessary because it is up on a cloud.

    I could really use some guidance here on that.


    I guess I need a complete walk through... Maybe a copy of "Loading windows 7 on new HDD for

    Dummies" would help. Please don't feel that your explanations would be too basic for me.

    All help would be much appreciated.
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  3. AddRAM
    Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       New #2

    How`s this

    Clean Install Windows 7

    You do realize you`ll have to reinstall all your software ?
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  4. ThrashZone
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    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
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    Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
    M$ just released this so updating should be faster
    https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/...ows-7-and-8-1/

    The old way to update after a clean install,
    Reinstalled twice, but Windows still won't update
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  6. tcc1903
    Posts : 2
    Windows 7 64 bit, Home Edition Premium
    Thread Starter
       New #4

    Windows 7 Clean install


    Thank you very much AddRAM. That was just what I needed. It was perfect.
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