Repair Install


  1. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #2100

    As a test, temporarily disconnect all other hard drives than the one you are installing Windows on.

    Next, boot from the installation DVD, delete all partitions on the Windows disk until it's "unallocated", then see if you're able to clean install now.
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    Windows Home Premium 64- bit(6.1,Build 7600) SP1
       #2101

    How do I delete all partitions on the HD that I want to install Windows on?
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  3. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #2102

    You can do so at step 8 below while doing a clean install.

    Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums
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    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #2103

    Mate just as Brink says it is asking for confusdion to have more than the one drive hooked up and the clean process will do just that leave you with unallocated space to install on you don't need to do anything with the partitions. Mind you get any data on that drive before you do this because it will all be gone when done.

    The hing is you will need to clean the drive via another machine unless Brink has an alternative to doing that because the clean process runs in Windows and obviously Windows cannot delte - clean itself.
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  5. Posts : 81
    Windows Home Premium 64- bit(6.1,Build 7600) SP1
       #2104

    Thanks guys. Unplugging all but one drive did the trick. I successfully installed Windows 7 on my HDD. I don't know why, but it worked. Now, to install all my programs.
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  6. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #2105

    Great news.

    The installation may have been trying to use or create a partition on one of the other drives causing the error.
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       #2106

    As Brink says mate good news and something to remember for the future as I never install with more than the drive the install is going onto.
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2107

    Repair Install from repair/CD


    Hi all.
    I'm looking for a way to make a repair install and will make a post about my issues later.
    But because of the beneath listing I'm not sure what it fully means!!!
    Code:
    • You can only do a repair install from within Windows 7.
    • You cannot do a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode.
    In my case I can't start Windows fully up.
    When it comes to the [Starting Windows] graphic screen it here after changes to dark and a more old fashion screen with a text-mode white [Loading Files]-bar and then tries to repair.
    Will I somehow be able to do a Repair Install in this case or is it not Windows7-enough when it can't start.
    {The same happens when trying [Safe mode]}
    Only [Cmd]-prompt gives limited possibilities for commands/programs.

    I'm sorry for my version of English but I think I will get more understandings like this instead of my mother tongue 😆

    Thanks for reading so far.
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  9. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #2108

    Hello Maricha, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

    Basically, it means that you will only be able to perform a repair install from within your running Windows since this is an in-place upgrade.
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  10. Posts : 13
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2109

    Brink said:
    Hello Maricha, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

    Basically, it means that you will only be able to perform a repair install from within your running Windows since this is an in-place upgrade.
    Thanks Brink.
    Just to exclude thoughts based on might-be misunderstandings;
    1) it means that repair install can only happen from a fully running Windows7's Control Panel?
    2) or also from a bootable windows 7 dsk or likewise as it's still Windows 7, technically?

    Sorry if it's already stated somewhere here - but as a second language I just want to be sure I understand it right!

    Thx again. You help a lot of ppl :)
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