Reinstall Windows 7

[muzmalik]

My hard drive stopped working so i'm getting a new one. I was wondering how i would install windows 7 on it. I have the key on the bottom of my laptop.

 

[WindowsStar]

Pull old hard drive, install new hard drive, boot off Windows 7 DVD and follow the prompts. Don't enter the key until you have rebooted several times and have all Windows Updates. Make sure everything is working correctly before entering your key. -WS

 

[muzmalik]

I have no DVD!

I don't have a windows 7 DVD HP is to cheap and makes a hard drive partion but my hard drive does not work.

 

[Ztruker]

Did you create the recovery DVDs? That's one of the options you were given when you first booted the computer.

If not, you need to contact HP and have them send you the Recovery DVD. Cost is usually around $20.

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[muzmalik]

Thanks

 

[DocBrown]

Yes, I got HP recovery DVDs for $ 14.95 about 3 months ago !

 

[muzmalik]

HP charges $39.93($45 with tax!!) to Toronto. I'm going to look for the disks i made when i got it.

 

[muzmalik]

Or I could make CD using my Dell and just use the key on the bottom of my laptop. Would that work?

 

[gregrocker]

To clean reinstall without the bloatware you'll need a Win7 retail installation DVD. Some OEM installers will work if they are the Win7 Installation DVD and not Factory Recovery disks.

Here is how to get a perfect clean reinstall of factory OEM to avoid reinstalling the bloatware and useless utilities: http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/125874-re-install-windows-7-a.html#post1086729

 

[wickveritas]

To clean reinstall without the bloatware you'll need a Win7 retail installation DVD. Some OEM installers will work if they are the Win7 Installation DVD and not Factory Recovery disks.

Here is how to get a perfect clean reinstall of factory OEM to avoid reinstalling the bloatware and useless utilities: http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/125874-re-install-windows-7-a.html#post1086729

Hi I origional upgraded from Vista to 7 but now want to do a clean install on a new drive will the disk let me or will it restrict to the origional upgrade?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hi I origional upgraded from Vista to 7 but now want to do a clean install on a new drive will the disk let me or will it restrict to the origional upgrade?

Hello wickveritas.

Have a look at this tutorial at the link below.


Do a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version

 

[Ztruker]

Muzmalik, I don't think making the recovery disks on a Dell will work for an HP, but try it. Won't hurt anything and if it does that's a good thing for other people to know.

I would still order the Recovery DVD from HP. It's a lot cheaper than a retail copy of Windows 7 though as Greg said, you get a cleaner, leaner install with a retail copy.

 

[Bill2]

1) No, Dell recovery disks will NOT work on an HP machine for very scientific reasons which I will not go into here.

2) Spend $20 on the HP recovery disks for your model or buy a cheap win7 upgrade disk. The advantage with the latter is you can move it to another computer without issues, irrespective of the oem brand.