Reinstalling Windows 7 without a disc
If I were to reinstall Windows 7, do I need the original disc? I ask this because, when I bought my PC, my seller didn't give me any recovery discs. What I can think of now are: Reset to factory settings. OR maybe.. I can somehow deactivate my current product key/serial then download Windows Home Premium x64(that's my OS) setup, clean install then reactivate it again. If both doesn't work maybe I should just get "unofficial" version then do a clean install, but since my PC is still under Acer's warranty, I do not dare to modify anything. AND if I did reinstall, is there any way to update safely? Because last time I remembered(on my other PC) I downloaded the updates and next thing I get is BSOD. It's frustrating you know, to keep reinstalling Windows again and again, I hope it won't happen in my new PC which I only used for 7 months. Your replies are greatly appreciated.
May 21st, 2011 10:19am

Your two best sources are the Acer Technical Support and the User Manual. Most commercial systems have an option to make a Recovery disc. There are no publicly available download images for Windows 7. See info @ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/contact-supportPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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May 21st, 2011 11:31am

I had the exact same question (and an Acer laptop, for that matter). I actually did reset to factory settings a couple of weeks ago. That solved the problem I was having, but it caused a couple more problems. First of all, I bought my laptop from the Microsoft Store, and they do something called Microsoft Signature, which basically removes all the crapware. Unfortunately, restoring to factory settings puts all the crapware back on. The other problem is that I didn't have a single BSOD before I restored my computer, but I've had three since I restored my comptuer. So that's disappointing. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem likely that there is a way to do a clean install without a disc. Pity. Microsoft should let you get a free (or cheap) reinstall disc if you have a valid product key. Seems kind of silly that they don't do that.
May 25th, 2011 7:49pm

I had the exact same question (and an Acer laptop, for that matter). I actually did reset to factory settings a couple of weeks ago. That solved the problem I was having, but it caused a couple more problems. First of all, I bought my laptop from the Microsoft Store, and they do something called Microsoft Signature, which basically removes all the crapware. Unfortunately, restoring to factory settings puts all the crapware back on. The other problem is that I didn't have a single BSOD before I restored my computer, but I've had three since I restored my comptuer. So that's disappointing. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem likely that there is a way to do a clean install without a disc. Pity. Microsoft should let you get a free (or cheap) reinstall disc if you have a valid product key. Seems kind of silly that they don't do that. Looks like I'll just have to use the eRecovery and reset to factory settings.
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May 26th, 2011 4:27am

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