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| 1352702 | 2013-09-04 06:02:00 | recently upgraded to W7 from XP, with XP I had the O/S disk to make any repairs or add/remove programmes etc, but with W7 I didn't get a disk, the "builder" says I don't need one 'cause W7 can e.g repair itself or if necessary go back to using system restore. I see there's a "create a system image" facility, can anyone throw some light on that please? | jayal (1291) | ||
| 1352703 | 2013-09-04 06:07:00 | Quite easy really, type backup into the search field and click on backup and restore, you will see the option for creating O/S image along with data backup | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1352704 | 2013-09-04 06:20:00 | what disk? I've got DVD-RW (4.7Gb) and CD-R (700Mb) | jayal (1291) | ||
| 1352705 | 2013-09-04 06:46:00 | you really need a second hard drive, preferably an external one, to do a system image. Did you at least get a COA key for windos 7? if so you can always borrow or copy someone elses disk and use your own key if you ever need to repair/ re install. You do have the option to make a recovery disk as well which can be used for repairs and restoring the image file. try a search on recovery. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1352706 | 2013-09-04 06:52:00 | A Product I D yes, is that the same thing? | jayal (1291) | ||
| 1352707 | 2013-09-04 07:00:00 | No the product id is what's generated by the key. The key is 25 characters, like xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1352708 | 2013-09-04 07:21:00 | how can I get a COA key? | jayal (1291) | ||
| 1352709 | 2013-09-04 07:59:00 | Mm See if something like this will tell you (www.nirsoft.net) If it doesnt tell you, then go back to the builder or whoever installed Win7 |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1352710 | 2013-09-04 08:04:00 | If you paid for windows 7 and it's installed on the PC then the seller must supply you with the key, normally it's a sticker affixed to the case but I leave mine attached to the case of the disk because I change cases a lot. It's debatable whether they must supply you with a disk but at a minimum there must be a key and a way to restore windows which can be in the form of a hidden restore partition for OEM hardware. Anything else and I'd suspect you have a dodgy version of windows. Maybe you have it and it's not obvious, ask whoever you got it from where your key is. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1352711 | 2013-09-04 08:38:00 | Hi Speedy, got 5 * 5 characters, if I ever need to use it I can get the W7 disk off the "builder" - thanks, again! | jayal (1291) | ||
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