Solve : Problem reinstalling windows 7?

1.	Solve : Problem reinstalling windows 7?
Answer» Hi all I am TRYING to reinstall windows 7 and a read and watched every video on you tube possible. I know that I should have windows 7 on a cd/dvd and if I restart my pc it should show boot pc from cd or dvd, but that screen does not appear. I then restarted my pc again and went to the boot settings and the options I get there are wayyy different to the options I saw in a video and pictures. I ATTACHED a picture, please please help guys thank you [recovering DISK space, attachment deleted by admin]More info on the PC...not all MBoards support booting to USB devices.Quote from: the mack on September 28, 2013, 06:14:01 AM ..I know that I should have windows 7 on a cd/dvd... What does this mean? Either you have it or your don't. Most newer computers don't supply them anymore because they have a PC Recovery partition located on the hard disk drive. Maybe F11 or F12 on power up.Quote from: Computer_Commando on September 28, 2013, 12:32:05 PM What does this mean? Either you have it or your don't. Most newer computers don't supply them anymore because they have a PC Recovery partition located on the hard disk drive. Maybe F11 or F12 on power up. Microsoft supplies ISOs that can be burned or put on USB flash devices. Quote If you choose to download an ISO file (so that you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB flash drive), copy your Windows 7 ISO file onto your media and, run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. After you do this, you can install Windows 7 onto your computer directly from the USB flash drive or DVD. Only reason i Posted is i suspect it's an older PC that probably should not have W7 installed...otherwise he shouldn't be having any issues... Red flag time...Lol sorry I do have it, im going to edit my post. Quote from: Computer_Commando on September 28, 2013, 12:32:05 PM What does this mean? Either you have it or your don't. Most newer computers don't supply them anymore because they have a PC Recovery partition located on the hard disk drive. Maybe F11 or F12 on power up. my pc not old, I bought my pc brand new 4 or 5 years ago and ever since then I have bought new things like software and things. Don't worry my windows is legit I have a product KEY aswell. Quote from: patio on September 28, 2013, 01:22:45 PM Only reason i Posted is i suspect it's an older PC that probably should not have W7 installed...otherwise he shouldn't be having any issues... Red flag time... I have windows 7 on my pc at the moment but it wayyy to full I want to format it. Quote from: patio on September 28, 2013, 01:22:45 PM Only reason i Posted is i suspect it's an older PC that probably should not have W7 installed...otherwise he shouldn't be having any issues... Red flag time... Quote I bought my pc brand new 4 or 5 years ago Best of LUCK to you...

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Hi all

I am TRYING to reinstall windows 7 and a read and watched every video on you tube possible.
I know that I should have windows 7 on a cd/dvd and if I restart my pc it should show boot pc from cd or dvd, but that screen does not appear. I then restarted my pc again and went to the boot settings and the options I get there are wayyy different to the options I saw in a video and pictures. I ATTACHED a picture, please please help guys thank you

[recovering DISK space, attachment deleted by admin]More info on the PC...not all MBoards support booting to USB devices.Quote from: the mack on September 28, 2013, 06:14:01 AM

..I know that I should have windows 7 on a cd/dvd...

What does this mean? Either you have it or your don't. Most newer computers don't supply them anymore because they have a PC Recovery partition located on the hard disk drive. Maybe F11 or F12 on power up.Quote from: Computer_Commando on September 28, 2013, 12:32:05 PM

What does this mean? Either you have it or your don't. Most newer computers don't supply them anymore because they have a PC Recovery partition located on the hard disk drive. Maybe F11 or F12 on power up.

Microsoft supplies ISOs that can be burned or put on USB flash devices.

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If you choose to download an ISO file (so that you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB flash drive), copy your Windows 7 ISO file onto your media and, run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. After you do this, you can install Windows 7 onto your computer directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.

Only reason i Posted is i suspect it's an older PC that probably should not have W7 installed...otherwise he shouldn't be having any issues...
Red flag time...Lol sorry I do have it, im going to edit my post.

Quote from: Computer_Commando on September 28, 2013, 12:32:05 PM

What does this mean? Either you have it or your don't. Most newer computers don't supply them anymore because they have a PC Recovery partition located on the hard disk drive. Maybe F11 or F12 on power up.

my pc not old, I bought my pc brand new 4 or 5 years ago and ever since then I have bought new things like software and things. Don't worry my windows is legit I have a product KEY aswell. Quote from: patio on September 28, 2013, 01:22:45 PM

Only reason i Posted is i suspect it's an older PC that probably should not have W7 installed...otherwise he shouldn't be having any issues...
Red flag time...

I have windows 7 on my pc at the moment but it wayyy to full I want to format it. Quote from: patio on September 28, 2013, 01:22:45 PM

Only reason i Posted is i suspect it's an older PC that probably should not have W7 installed...otherwise he shouldn't be having any issues...
Red flag time...

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I bought my pc brand new 4 or 5 years ago

Best of LUCK to you...

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