Repair Install

Ok, I looked at the list and didn't see any conflicts. Hmm.. Just curious, why can't you use a different edition of Windows to do the installation since you are basically re-installing all the files.

Hmm, that's unfortunate. I guess I might just have to re-install completely then. Thanks for the help Brink :)

Nice article.. helped me for some of my issues..
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clearfire62 said:

It doesn't ask me either, it goes right into installing.

It will. It'll do some restarts and eventually leave you with what looks like a finished job. When you shut down thinking you are all done - - - you ain't. Then when you boot it up again it'll be demanding product keys your antivirus will prolly want to be renewed with the product key etc.

Hello. I just found this thread and maybe someone here could help me out. All of a sudden I am getting a "Not a Genuine Windows" error. It is genuine as it's the original installation from Dell with all the updates. I called Dell who tried some stuff and couldn't remedy the problem (we did the uninstall and reinstall the KB971033 update). Dell then told me to call Microsoft which I did.

The tech at MS, after trying some things that did not work, told me I need to do a repair of Windows 7. He told me that I could not use the Dell reinstall disc but that I could use any Windows 7 retail disc. That agrees with what I have read here.

But he then said I could not use a Windows 7 upgrade disc, even thought it is a retail disc (I have one from another computer).

So now I am confused. Can I use the retail upgrade disc to repair the installation or do I need to hunt down a non-upgrade Windows 7 installation disc? And how much will this screw up what I have on the computer now?

Thanks for any thoughts.

OK, I will try that. It's just that the MS tech told me they were going to do a repair if I could find a disc to use.