Clean Install

Hello About a 18 months ago, I got a Gigabyte U2442N Laptop with the following specs: Intel Core i5 3210M, 2,5GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD + 750GB HDD, 2GB NVIDIA GT640M Initally I was very happy. The Laptop handled daily tasks and Far Cry 3 without issue, and was portable to boot. Overtime...

My Notebook came with Win8 pre-installed. Without waiting to do a backup, I immediately updated it to 8.1. That altered the location of the recovery partition, so I can't now reset the system. Asus want me to send it back to restore the original system, but I would like to buy a new full version...

I just completed a clean install on my hp dv7 to a new SSD. I can not get wireless. In the device manager, the network controller comes up unknown when I click on it. I down loaded all the network drivers from the HP site, but nothing works. The wireless button just displays that wireless is...

Ive noticed my laptop is getting slower, and programs are starting to... "Break up" and not work correctly although Im not not sure if I have to do a clean install and weather it will affect the performance, as it boots up in 1 minute and my old vaio boots up faster. also lags from time to time...

my Samsung chronos 7 screen broke and I did a clean install with a external monitor with hdmi and now I'm stuck because I cannot see now I tried to install drivers with the hard drive on my mom's computer and it's not compatible please help

So, my hard rive broke and because of that my laptop went very slow and sometimes can't start-up on Windows. At first, it shows pop-up saying hard disk problem, Then I try to clean install Windows and it still happens. =( So is it possible to just use an external hard drive as my substitute...

So i have this complicated laptop http://www.sony.co.in/product/svs13a15gg . I cannot find fan , and i want to know how to clean it ?

I know that this kind of question has been asked a LOT of times already. I usually know my stuff and if it was my laptop I would just try it, but this is for a friend and for her I have to be 100% sure! There is no trial and error! She bought the Asus X550...

After a clean install of Windows 7 x64 I'm not able to access Internet because of missing drivers. Also seems to be missing other drivers as well as I tried to link my Smartphone via USB to no avail

I am trying to do a clean install windows 7 pro on a HP Pavilion G7 2223nr that had windows 8 on it. Does anybody know where I can find the drivers that will work with windows 7 pro? Please help if you can. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I bought an acer 756-2808 net book last year with windows 7 from Amazon. This net book came with a "upgrade to Windows 8 for just $15.99" special deal by Microsoft for computers purchased between June 2012 and Jan 31. 2013. So, I did the upgrade when it was released. Sadly, I...

Hello! (I have win 8) I will be doing. A clean install of windows ... In a matter of minutes I really want to save two Iso files(mw3) ... But as my PC is filled with viruses(reason of clean install) I want to know if a transfer it to my nexus 7 tab first will the virus come with...

My son plays Minecraft on this laptop and one day when he turned it on, it only goes to Asus Recovery. (Asus Preload Wizard) --I don't have the CDs, so it the end it gives me an error. I bought a new hard drive and put a Win 7 disk in, changed the boot up order and it won't read the Win7 CD...

I am buying a Alienware M14x for one of my relatives for Xmas, he clearly said he wants a Alienware and I am getting him one, but it comes with Ubuntu on it, and there is no Alienware restore disk. If I just put a clean install of Windows, it won't have any of the Alienware things, like AlienFX...

Problem in installing windows 7 on pre-installed windows 8 hp pavillion g6 laptop

I have a HP Pavilion DV2000 and I did a clean install of Windows XP because the laptop had become so slow but after the install, it hasn't really improved alot. It is still super slow and I feel like banging my head against it. Please could someone give me advice on what to do to make it faster?

I have Compaq Presario 5220 with Win 98 installed. i made a clean install with DOS 6.22 original Diskette's. I then installed Windows 3.1 with no problem. Now i am trying to install Win 95. i have the 95 upgrade CD but 3.1 will not "see" the CD-ROM drive to install. I do not have enough Floppy...

I just bought a Acer 5V-131 and I would like to upgrade the OS to W7 Pro. The only problem is the HDD that came with the notebook has a reinstall partition on the hard drive. If I take out the HDD and install a clean HDD and then install W7 pro will the MB see the modem and let me set it up...

looking to solve a touch pad problem

Could you please help with the procedure for a clean install of wins 7 on an acer 5750 there seems to be conflicting information on this procedure. Thankyou Alan.

Hello, I currently have an ASUS X53S, running Windows 7 Home Premium. The speed and stability of the OS has slowly decreased over time and I know have a computer that crashes at random times when doing simple things like using Chrome and there are a few problems like links in the Control Centre...

I have an *old* HP ze2000 which has been sitting around unused for several years. This little beast is painfully slow, and I want to do a clean install of WinXP to see if it speeds up. I may give it to my son for a "play" computer or donate it to a non-profit if I can improve the performance...

I've recently done a clean install on win7 but it never installed any drivers, at the moment i got everything working fine but my wlan is not working. I've found the driver on the manufacturer site(advent dt1310 model)but there was no .exe file in it only net8192su file type-security catalog...

I'm planning to buy a W8 upgrade disc or clean install on my desktop so I can try and get used to it before making my laptop upgrade for school next year. This means I'll have a new dual touchscreen monitor setup. I found these...

I did a clean install (as administrator) of the 32-bit "Java 7 Update 17" by installing the .exe file called "JavaSetup7u17.exe" from the oracle website. (you and I both know how there are crap loads of files that you can download from the Oracle website, most of them older versions of java...

I have a clean install of Windows 7 64bit HOME with all current updates and service packs. If I install iTunes (either current or old versions) after a clean install of windows, iTunes loads instantly...After I install Norton AV and try to open up iTunes, it hangs. iTunes will take about a good...

Hey guys, i need some help. I had clean install of Windows 7 64-bit. Installed most software programs i use including winamp and for some reason Winamp does not play wave files at all while other software programs do play. Wave file type ofcourse is selected, but when i open wave in winamp it...

I have 2 new Dell Laptops, and I want to do a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate on both to remove all of the bloatware (but hopefully keep most of the dell specific mechanics/shortcuts intact), and I think I've hit a problem. Here's what models I have: Dell Inspirion 15r (5520) Dell Inspiron...

I'm trying to burn a DVD using Windows DVD maker in Windows 7 64-bit (Genuine, clean install). I've tried it on both an Acer desktop and an Acer laptop. DVD Maker previously worked on the laptop under Vista, but I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit on that also. The burners work...

Ok, so the time has come for me to sell my fairly new "Samsung N150 Plus" netbook. The problem is I don't wan't to sell it without doing a clean install of Windows 7 because some of my infomation can be left behind on the netbook. My first problem is I don't have a disc drive on the netbook or...

I am doing a new clean install of Win 7 on a new disk. My old disk was Win 7 too. Same software is being installed on a new disk. I am trying to import messages from old Windows Live Mail install on the old disk to new Windows Live Mail install. I had done importing from Outlook Express to...

Hello,I did a clean reinstall and can't reinstall the amd video driver. I installed the video driver (Catalyst Control Center) but it wouldn't open. I removed it but it's not available as a download in the Acer driver website, what Can I do?(Thank you)

So I just bought a ProBook 4431s, did Win7 Enterprise clean install. Installed SP1, all Windows Updates, latest HP drivers, apps etc, setup for office purpose. And now, it keeps freezing on me. When it freezes, it just locks up there. CPU and fan didn't go high, both normal spin. If you see my...

Hi, I'm about to change my OS to Windows 7, from Vista. I'm going with a clean install, formatting the partition and starting from scratch, because my copy of Vista has updating issues and the clean install is a better bet than an upgrade. Anyway, I'm hoping I can save Microsoft Office...

Hello, I can't install my Dell Latitude E6400 integrated webcam. After downloading the driver and opening the file installation starts and then suddenly it just ends with the message there was an error during installing. So the thing I've done are: installing the drivers, which failed. I've...

I have a gateway laptop and right now I'm in the process of making a default factory disk. If I deleted or overwrote everything on my hard drive, could I use the factory disk to do a clean install of my OS and drivers?

Hi All. I'm currently trying to do a clean install of Windows 7 on my brother's Acer Extensa 4230. It came preinstalled with Vista basic. So after installing windows (first formatting the C: drive in windows setup), when the laptop boots up it does not go into windows but rather into the "Acer...

I ust got this Acer today and I want to remove all the extra programs that came installed on it. I'm not sure what's important and what isn't so I can I just do a clean install?

hi guys, my pc had a pretty serious virus yesterday so i reformatted my hard drive and did a clean install. the only things i have downloaded since are avg free anti virus, google chrome and divx codec package. but for some reason i am getting annoying audio ads when browsing the net , there...

Hello,i got some issues with 10.1 i clean install two days ago but it's not working properly, i try to reinstall meny times and still no go, again and again... i know i'm not the only one,but can someone tell me if there is a fix ?? Thank you !

Hey for the past month or so my computer has become very laggy, slow, and unresponsive. Running and starting up applications that previously would only take a few seconds now take 30 seconds to a minute. Loading up winamp is a hassle in itself. I thought it might have been a virus that is...

Hello, I just received my new Asus G73JH-A1 and was thinking about doing a full clean install of WIndows 7 Professional. 1. To start from scratch and rebuild the system the way I like it. 2. To remove all of the bloatware and unused/unnecessary software that came pre-installed. THe 2 500 GB...

Our computer recently had a hard drive that we reformatted over to clean install the operating system. We, however, horribly failed to check to see if our photos were secure before we reformatted the drive. So, I got a photo recovery software and managed to get them all back, however they are...

I'm having a hard time trying to find the name of the website that lets you download an installer that installs whatever programs you want to install. This is usually used after a clean install of a windows os and installs such programs as iTunes, WinRar, Adobe Reader, Firefox, etc. that you...

I just got my a new HP laptop, but it has Vista on it. I believe i qualify for the free upgrade to 7. but i have few questions before I sine up. Is this a just an upgrade or can I do a clean install? If i can do a clean install. I have a blu-ray drive and i will need the HP media program to...

I am getting a Dell XPS 16 with win 7 home premium, and I am also getting the 3 pack win 7 ultimate through work, and would like to have that on the laptop. Can you perform a clean install of retail version windows on a laptop? Does win 7 have laptop drivers, or would it work well enough to get...

Hello everyone from toms, i was having a discussion with my roommates; i would like you guys to discuss and settle it. Here's the underlying argument: if you have an oem built computer with the oem version of windows which included the bloatware that all OEMs include and you removed all the...

Hey guys just baught a Asus U81 from best buy. I would like to to a clean install of windows but it sound like if i try to do that i loose this recovery partiton. Is there any way to clean install window make a recovery partion of that install? All that came with the comp is the asus recovery...

Hi, Is it possible to do a clean install of Vista on the following laptop?: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06b/321957-321957-3329744-64354-64354-3744231-3758295.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_UKEN Id like to do a fresh install but have a few questions. It has vista 32 installed on it...

Well, I'm a fairly new Outlook 2002 user. I needed it's organizer, calendar, and contacts capabilities. I'm not gonna email with it, since Eudora's way better for that. Anyway, I wanted to know what I would do to backup what I've specified I used. I need to be able to restore this...