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02-22-2018 07:19 AM
Hi
my hdd has died.... lots of ticking, i have just bought another one from amazon. how do i put windows 7 back on it
thanks in advance
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steve
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02-22-2018 10:09 PM
You can download the Windows 7 ISO here. Link is good for 5 days only:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Av5-H3fB1xA_lzns4kHbQgQ6GZbu
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02-22-2018 07:54 AM
You will need a Windows 7 Home Premium installation ISO or Disk and the Product Key from your machine. Usually located on the bottom of your laptop.
Once you have the installation media insert the disk or USB into the computer and it should boot automatically to it.
Go through setup until you come to custom install or upgrade.
Select Custom install. I would expect this to be a blank drive but if not select each partition and click delete until there is only one drive that says Disk 0 Unallocated Space.
From there click Next on it and it should install Windows 7 Home Premium Without a problem but you will have to install drivers afterwards to make everything work.
02-22-2018 10:09 PM
You can download the Windows 7 ISO here. Link is good for 5 days only:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Av5-H3fB1xA_lzns4kHbQgQ6GZbu
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