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Reinstall Win-7 PRO x64 OEM , no discs
So often I have seen my request by others only to be told, it cannot be done.
I don't know where to turn to
... thought it would be worth an ask
Purchased Lenovo e540 in Aug-2015, 2 weeks later I had a stroke without ever taking the laptop out of the box.
Nov 2016, unpacked the Lenovo and activated/registered online with MS.
- back into its box
May 2017, I successfully made a clone of the HDD_1 onto HDD_2 using free AOMEI BackUpper
- cleaning junkware off HDD_2 after using Revounistaller PRO HDD_2 would not boot
Jun-2017 local PC Shop installed non Lenovo Win-7 PRO x64 along with a lot of commercial programs I did not want.
They charged $200 to reinstall Windows ... about 1\3rd cost of the Lenovo (my problem)
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somewhere in here I screwed HDD_2 (500GB) trying resize C:\ partition to clone to SSD (215GB)
Jun 2017, trying to clone HDD_2 (500GB) onto a 125GB SSD
- free AOMEI BackUpper is partially crippled and will not allow editing partition sizes on smaller SSD during cloning.
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- HDD_2 using free MiniTool I tried to resize C:\ partition to clone onto HDD_1
- HDD_1 would no boot
26-Jun-2017, Purchased AOMEI BackUpper PRO + AOMEI Partition Assistant PRO
HDD_2 as OS and broken HDD_1 USB connected ,
- Recover Partition (5 hour scan) with AOMEI Partition Assistant PRO found nothing
- proving the HDD_1 is dead
HDD_2 MS Safely Remove not listing all connected devices on Lenovo
- ran Brinks Notification Area Icons - Reset BAT file to clean Notification Area
After reboot no MS-SR atall
- I tinkered in Services and turned on anything that looked like MS-SR
- now I have MS-SR but no list of connected devices (all USB) and 50% of "services/programs" are not listed at all in Notifications list ...
In desperation I concluded a fresh reinstall of Windows is the only path I can see
I do have Win-7 PRO x64 ISO (Digital River Media update) phantom SP2, downloaded before MS shut down Digital River.
- and I have a range of info/numbers/strings given to me by the PC shop about 2 weeks ago
I would be very grateful for any help to dig my way out of the hole I have dug for myself into.
If this thread needs to be moved please do so ... I didn't know where to start thank you