Repair Install

I hope this hasn't already been asked...but...in Windows XP, if you weren't able to boot into the OS, you were able to reinstall an XP installation from the recovery console.

I see an option to do a Startup Repair, but can you reinstall a Windows 7 installation from the repair disc?

Thanks!

Thanks! So basically I would put in the installation disc and get to the point where I can click 'Install Now' (as shown in Method Two Step 4 of the System Recovery Options tutorial), and there will be an option to either clean install or reinstall?

Sorry for mixing up the lingo - I am talking about a repair install. You answered my question though, looks like I cannot do a repair install if I can't get into Windows. Which is weird considering you could in XP. What's up with that Microsoft...

Brink said:

Rush,

If you do a clean install without using the "HP factory restore" disc or partition, then yes you will lose all of the included HP stuff, programs, and drivers that HP had preinstalled.

You would get drivers for your HP computer at the HP website below, and you can get driver downloads for each of the other devices you connect/install to your computer at the device manufacturer's website.

For 32-bit Windows 7 HP g60 230us Notebook drivers:
Software & Driver Downloads HP G60-230US Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)


For 64-bit Windows 7 HP g60 230us Notebook drivers:
Software & Driver Downloads HP G60-230US Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

Brink,
I retrieved all my data from my C Drive and then followed the tutorial on a Clean Install with my upgrade disc...being careful to activate manually...and installed on a newly formatted drive. I then installed the drivers from the list provided by you and followed up with my programs. The bonus is that all the HP stuff loaded on my computer is gone!
I'm up and running, faster and leaner than ever!!
Thanks for all the help on the forums from all those that contribute. Good to know there is support out there...God knows the manufacturers don't help!!

Too all those that offered their 'opinion(s)' = Thanks.

It was a combination of them that led to success.

But I have a suggestion to include in 'Step 1: Open msconfig, and disable ALL NON MS applications (both under services and startup) AND to disconnect ALL peripheral - except keyboard, mouse and WEB Connection' of course.

I also have a suggesstion to all in this forum: 'When someone posts a problem, do not assume that they are 'novices'! I for one, probably have more years of working on computers than most of you have been on this earth - started as an operator in 1965, became a cobol programmer in 1969, a LAN Administrator to over 300 users in 1991. However, I just started working with WINDOWS 7 - in March of 2010!!!! For those of you that knew XP and earlier, there was very little change to the user interface over the years. WINDOWS 7 on the other hand, was completly changed.'

So don't assume you are working with 'the nuts that call the help desk'. Ask me questions about XP - I could probably answer as quickly as others on this forum.

Again,

Thanks for all that offered their 'input' and hopefully others learned from this thread.