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

[tcc1903]

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.

 

[AddRAM]

How`s this

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

You do realize you`ll have to reinstall all your software ?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
M$ just released this so updating should be faster
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com...17/simplifying-updates-for-windows-7-and-8-1/

The old way to update after a clean install,
http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...ut-windows-still-wont-update.html#post3237782

 

[tcc1903]

Windows 7 Clean install

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