Windows 7 boot Partition Deleted - How to transfer from another Com

[Shyam101]

Well as you know kids play on the computer and so, my partition from which windows 7 boots got formated and cleaned out however there is another computer that is the exact same as that one, is there any way I can extract the partition from that computer and turn it into an ISO place it on a bootable USB disk and boot from it?

 

[SIW2]

Not clear what you are asking.

Do you want to transfer the installation from the other machine onto your own?

 

[Shyam101]

There's a partition on my computer that was deleted, it's the one that windows itself boots from I have another computer with the same partition I'm asking if I can extract that and place it on my computer with thr deleted partition

 

[SIW2]

How do you mean it is the one it boots from - do you mean the "system" partition?

Is the partition containing windows itself still intact?

If it is, you should be able to mark it active - either from the command prompt on the win7 repair cd/installdvd or a 3rd party partitioning cd.

Then just run startup repair ( that is also on the win7 repair cd /install dvd ) a couple of times.

Do you have those discs?

 

[Shyam101]

Nope, but I'm wondering can I use the other computer (both computers are the same) to create a boot disc to reinstall windows

 

[SIW2]

It is technically possible to "copy" the other o/s onto that one - but you will have probably all kinds of problems with licensing.

Unless you are very lucky - it might work with a Dell.

It might be doable - by making an image with eg. macrium free and restoring to the other machine.

If you want to do a clean reinstall - you need an installation dvd, preferably a windows7 SP1 iso- you can google for that - you also need the license key ( product key ) - if it is an oem machine that will be on the case somewhere - possibly under the battery.