{"id":6640,"date":"2013-12-03T09:48:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T14:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2018-11-26T12:51:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T17:51:24","slug":"how-to-repair-windows-7-by-doing-a-repair-installation-without-losing-anything-hopefully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-repair-windows-7-by-doing-a-repair-installation-without-losing-anything-hopefully\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Repair Windows 7 By Doing a Repair Installation …without losing anything…hopefully"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Repair Windows 7 By Doing a Repair Installation<\/span><\/h1>\n

Before we get started, we’ll tell you that you won’t find this on Microsoft’s Web site – although they allude to it several times. And there are a couple things you need to keep in mind first: Anytime you reinstall an operating system there’s a chance that something will go wrong and you’ll lose some — or a lot of dat<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s get started.<\/span><\/p>\n

You’ll need the following things before you can reinstall Windows 7 on your Windows 7 computer:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A Windows 7 DVD – if you don’t have one, borrow one. It’s completely legal. All Windows 7 DVDs have both 32bit and 64 bit versions of Windows. All you need is your own registration key. If you borrow a Windows 7 DVD from someone, make sure you have the same version as the version you already have on your computer. You can also legally download the Windows 7 ISO files and create your own Windows 7 SP1 DVD installation disk. Here’s what you’ll need:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. A blank, writable DVD disk<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Your Windows 7 Product Key.\u00a0 You’re going to need a product key before you begin the repair installation of Windows 7. You’ll need a valid product key before you can download the Windows 7 ISO file. Almost always your Windows 7 product key is attached to the back of your tower (if you’re using a desktop) or the bottom (if you’re using a laptop). You’ll need to write this down carefully as you’re going to need it when download the Windows 7 ISO file and\u00a0 again when you being the repair installation.\u00a0 If you cannot find your Windows 7 product key anywhere, You can get your Windows 7 key by using a tool such as Magical Jellybean Keyfinder (the free version is just fine). You can get it from:\u00a0http:\/\/www.magicaljellybean.com\/keyfinder\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Download the Windows 7 ISO file. You can download the Windows 7 ISO file from this page<\/a>. You’ll need your product key before you can download from this page.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. After you’ve downloaded the Windows 7 ISO file, you’ll need to create the installation DVD. It’s easy. Insert a blank, writable DVD disk into your DVD\/CD drive. Then double-click on the ISO file you downloaded. Windows will burn the ISO file to the DVD. Make sure you label it then put it aside.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once you are sure you have everything you need, it’s time to proceed with the “repair” installation of Windows 7. This will replace any missing or corrupted Windows system files and leave all your data and programs intact.<\/span><\/p>\n

    1.) Insert your Windows 7 DVD in your DVD drive but do not let it auto-start. Instead click Start \/ Computer and click on your DVD drive and find “setup.exe” and double-click it. Widnows 7 installation will start.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    2.) Then click “Install now”.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    3.) Next you’ll see a screen asking if you want to check for updates. We suggest that you do this. This will take several minutes. After this is finished, you’ll see “Restarting Installation”.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    4.) Next you’ll have to agree to the terms of the license to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

    5.) After you agree to the license, you’ll see the following screen. Choose “Upgrade”.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    6.) After installation is complete, you’ll need to enter your license key and then activate Windows.<\/span><\/p>\n

    7.) Hopefully, this re installation – or “repair” installation will fix whatever problems you were having. All you files and programs should be exactly like they were before. But no guarantees — we’re not liable for anything, capiche?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    We urge you to backup your files before starting any major repair routine – just in case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How to Repair Windows 7 By Doing a Repair Installation Before we get started, we’ll tell you that you won’t find this on Microsoft’s Web site – although they allude to it several times. And there are a couple things you need to keep in mind first: Anytime you reinstall an operating system there’s a chance that something\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6640"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15926,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6640\/revisions\/15926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}