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1. #How to wipe a computer windows 7 without a cd drive upgrade#
2. #How to wipe a computer windows 7 without a cd drive Pc#

If that fails, call the Microsoft 800 number on the screen, and explain your situation to the first human being you get. This isn’t supposed to work, but I’ve heard stories of it working, anyway. Type in the number on the plate attached to the back or bottom of your computer. But when the program asks for your Product ID number, don’t give them the one on the disc jacket. Borrow a retail copy of your version of Windows (such as Windows 7, Business Edition) and–after backing everything up–install from that. In most cases, they’ll be willing to sell you the recovery files on DVDs for a reasonable price. If you no longer have that partition, contact the PC’s manufacturer and explain the situation.

#How to wipe a computer windows 7 without a cd drive upgrade#

And if you upgrade to a better hard drive, you need to clone all of the partitions to the new drive–not just the ones with your programs and data. That’s why you should never format or wipe your entire hard drive, but only the C: partition.

#How to wipe a computer windows 7 without a cd drive Pc#

When you tell your computer to reinstall Windows, it restores everything from this backup, returning your PC to its factory condition. And you’re only going to miss them when you need to reinstall Windows.Ĭompanies like Dell, Gateway, and Lenovo ship their computers with a special partition that contains an image backup of drive C:–as it was when the PC left the factory.

If your computer came from a major manufacturer, the hard drive has some important tools that you won’t find on drive C. Ahmed needs to reinstall Windows, but his hard drive no longer has the necessary recovery partition.