Need to reinstall Windows 7 ????

41Stan41

HI
i have a Dell Inspiron laptop , granted its a few years old now(3 or 4) and over the course of time quite a few problems have popped up , as in little things stopped working and stuff like that . Too many to mention at this stage .

Oh yes and now there is a virus which i cannot get rid of (PUP-FNQ)

So i think it is time to back up data and reinstall Windows 7 Home premium which i think is the version i am running .
Problem is it came installed on laptop with NO cd so what do i have to do to reinstall it ??
Any advice , step by step instructions or links to website to guide me thru the process would be appreciated

Thanks in advance for any info offered

Luckydog69

If you don't have a recovery partition on your hard drive, then this is the way to go.. Google "Cannot find Digital River download site" its third on the list, its a microsoft website and it gives step by step instructions for the reinstallation of windows. First of all download Malawarebytes and run a scan, then download AdwCleaner and run a scan...these may get the culprit for you and prevent doing a total installation, it may not be a virus, a PUP is a Potentially Unwanted Program that may have been downloaded with some other program that you downloaded. You may have to backup your drivers for sound, video, networking etc before you do a new installation, Google DRIVERMAX.. a free program that backs up all your current drivers before you proceed with your installation... Sometimes Windows will find all the needed drivers by itself but there is a possibility it may not, so its handy to have a copy of them on a USB stick if you need them. Hope this helps. I can't post a link directly to the above website even though I'm not a new user!

vibe666

plenty of good advice to get you going.

here's a link with a list of the different DVD images of Windows, depending on what version you need.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/cannot-find-digital-river-download-site/66a8439b-0d16-4b70-92f7-1c8486a46ebf

if you have a 4gb or bigger USB stick (that you don't mind wiping), you can turn it into a bootable windows installer using your downloaded ISO file from the links above.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

also, look for "windows easy transfer" in your current start menu and it will back up everything to another drive or DVD(s) ready for you to wipe and re-install windows.

Also, to save some more time after you've done the OS install, go to www.ninite.com to get a handy 'all in one' silent installer for all your favourite free apps. just tick the ones you want, download the custom installer and let it run.

riclad

See here,
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3524/t/19475883

You are best to use a Digital River .iso and the Activation Backup and Recovery Program as instructed in the Windows Reinstallation Guide. This will allow you to create a Windows installation USB and backup the Dell SLP key activation mechanism and reactivate your product without the need to call a Microsoft Product Activation centre. The guide explains the procedure in more detail.

Backup music files, photos, data, mp3, whatever files you think are important.
I downloaded win7 iso from digital river,
installed windows, put in license key from the badge on my pc.
ie you,ll need to register the install online within a week.
Took me about 1 hour to do this.

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-microsoft-windows-and-office/download-microsoft-windows/request-a-reinstallation-dvd-from-dell/

And once you have media follow the instructions here:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/

You can use drivermax free program, backup all device driver files to a cd,or usb drive,
less than 30 meg file approx.
Drivermax put all drivers in a folder,My documents ,drivers.

The install process formats drive c, the hard drive.
so backup up your files before you do an installation of windows .

yoyo

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