Repair Install

You're most welcome jk0o, and welcome to Seven Forums. Thank you for posting back with your feedback and results. :)

Another amazing & awesome tutorial from your Win7workshop pc...like it great job Shawn...
Here's how i install my Windows 7 this was an trial & effect method & success rate has been 100%...this simple...
since my ODD isn't working for quite sometime & i'm a lazy bum so never get time to fix it...So here i was with a brand new copy of Windows 7 & wanted to venture into a new world of possibilities but the Big question was HOW...So i transferred the Win7 setup file onto my USB device (flash drive/pen drive) plugged in my WinXP com & copied the new OS file in the default Windows drive ie C & clicked on Win7 setup file & then completed the installation & it was a clean installation & as usual it completely backed up & copied my old XP in Windows Old folder & its been working fine with no hassle till i don't screw it...in the last 8 months i've installed my OS in the same way for 5 times & it work just fine every time & i don't lose my data,files nothing except my C drive getting a new OS every time...
Shawn i want to know what's your take on this method....Thnx

jk0o said:

thanks BRINk

well i have question today after i loged in i feel the computer going slow i mean its not fast as before in previous version before (i used windows 7 ultimate x64)
now i use after update which i did (windows 7 ultimate x64)

so any ideas what that come from or i should do clean install and format but i don't wanna lose my data and is it related to upgrade which i did to fix big issue

so i'm looking for u replay to help me and thanks

You might check through the items listed in the tutorial below first to see if it may be able to help improve your computer's performance.

Optimize Windows 7

deepakumar said:

Another amazing & awesome tutorial from your Win7workshop pc...like it great job Shawn...
Here's how i install my Windows 7 this was an trial & effect method & success rate has been 100%...this simple...
since my ODD isn't working for quite sometime & i'm a lazy bum so never get time to fix it...So here i was with a brand new copy of Windows 7 & wanted to venture into a new world of possibilities but the Big question was HOW...So i transferred the Win7 setup file onto my USB device (flash drive/pen drive) plugged in my WinXP com & copied the new OS file in the default Windows drive ie C & clicked on Win7 setup file & then completed the installation & it was a clean installation & as usual it completely backed up & copied my old XP in Windows Old folder & its been working fine with no hassle till i don't screw it...in the last 8 months i've installed my OS in the same way for 5 times & it work just fine every time & i don't lose my data,files nothing except my C drive getting a new OS every time...
Shawn i want to know what's your take on this method....Thnx

Hello Deepak,

It sounds like doing a custom install of Windows 7 to have the previous OS copied to the Windows.old folder. Using a USB flash drive to install the OS usually installs faster than a DVD as well. Overall, I say great job. :)

Thnx Shawn but the trick & catch is that i don't install it through or using any USB device every time that was only first time....
let say if something goes wrong & i can't get into my windows 7 through normal login, so i go to Safe Mode & see if i have "restore point" to fix the issue & if that's not possible (as it happened last week when i patched 3 system files through VistaGlazz & i couldn't got in & even restore didn't worked) so i went in C:\Windows7\setup & installed it completely again (only to screw it again in the near future bcz we are all born Geeks , :)) its working just fine....
What do you think about this method installing OS without any external hardware - No OS DVD, No Repair Disc, No external HDD, No USB device (flash drive/pen drive)....

People who don't know how to this i'll request don't try this till you are not confident because you might screw up few things....though its very simple & not a real rocket science, its just that i tried this but this might not work for you....So should be done under supervision & proper guidance...

Sounds good to me.

That's what i thought & i wanted to put a tutorial on this but i don't know how i can come-up with a tutorial... but before that Shawn i want to know if this gonna work for Basic version because i got Ultimate & Enterprise version & it works on both just fine & 2nd thing that my system didn't had Win7 pre-installed i got it later so will this work on system which come with win7 installed by the manufacturer because at times they have some restriction like HP there some restriction on what you can do & not....please help me on this before i can come-up with a tutorial...Thnx

Go ahead and create a new thread for this in the "Installation & Setup" forum area. This way this tutorial can stay on topic, and you can start writing out it as a tutorial in that thread. I'll be happy to help where I can to polish it up when you are done with it. Afterwards, we can see about moving it to Tutorials. :)