Clean Install of Windows 7 (without Format)

Author: DIY PC Repairs
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Well if you can get away with not having to do a format at the point of installing Windows you give yourself more options when it comes to any files, folder or any data you may have had on your computer which you didn't have backed up. Windows XP has a similar method of installing without totally destroying the data you had saved on your hard drive in which it just over installed the Windows system files and didn't touch the folders holding your data. Windows 7 goes about this a little differently in that it puts all your data in a folder called windows.old then installs your new install in the default windows folder. What this means is that once Windows 7 has installed you can access that windows.old folder and them move over you user files such as photos videos and the like to your new install of Windows. This video will show you how to go about installing Windows 7 in this way and how to recover your data. Please visit http://www.diypcrepairs.net for more info or visit my YouTube channel for more Windows screencast how to videos.

Comments

  1. why is it asking for product key if your just reinstalling windows,reason i ask i traded one laptop for a different one,and dont have or know the product key,will i really need it???? any one help
  2. cool ya bud!!!!
  3. sir great thnks
  4. after i installed windows 7 i cant connect to the internet please help
  5. After reading the comments of this video.. I really lost faith in humanity.
  6. what about data in other drive ...except local disk (C)?
  7. does this work when I am switching from 32bit to 64bit
  8. do I need to re install the drivers
  9. Will The Files From my Local Drive D will be erased as well?
  10. Will this remove my Linux from my pc?
  11. does this work if I want to switch from 32 bit to 64 bit?
  12. Can I do this from a pirated Windows 10 to Original Windows 10 and have my programs and applications, drivers and all copied to the new Windows 10?
  13. doing the same thing with the programs is the worst thing i have ever done in my life
  14. will this work for a cracked version?
  15. will it work on upgrade from windows xp illegal version to windows 7 ?
  16. Thank you very much...... for this helpful video..................
  17. my operating system is so messed up right now i can hardly get this video to play... What's funny is i dont mess with any download sites or nothing. Win 7 just falls apart... even without any outside influence. and its been this way since win7... XP had it right, why couldn't they have just left well enough alone? I'm sorry Microsoft but your glory days are over... I cant wait for a new OS to come out, and finally make Microsoft go under... They had their fun, it's someone elses turn to dominate the market.
  18. does it keep your programs as well? or just the files?
  19. how do i reinstall my windows