Hey man ~ been there, done that... Here is what I recommend:
From a DIFFERENT WORKING system find (and download)
ALL of your drivers to a TEMP folder. Also fetch your favorite tools, Chrome and Firefox installers (small programs (and such))...
Copy ALL of that
to a new CD! BE SURE you include the latest NETWORK and WiFi Drivers you can find!
*** This is almost MANDATORY because there are SO many mfgs/models/and software (98-XP-Win7 etc etc) that we can't hope that WINDOWS will have ALL of them on your Windows Install disk!! ***
You will need a
BOOKABLE CD Version of Windows. The bummer IS ~ sometimes MS
DEMANDS that a older version of Windows is installed FIRST! NO fun... Find another
"standalone" Windows installer. I am fairly sure YOU need a 64-Bit version!? Be sure you have the correct one!
Next
TOTALLY REFORMAT your
Laptop Drive and
DO NOT be tempted to use the
"Quick Format"! The SLOWER method
CHECKS EACH SECTOR for quality as it Formats and IF any errors are found... they are marked BAD and formatting occurs
around them!
NOW proceed to install Windows
(7 is MY FAVORITE WORKHORSE). Use your DRIVER CD to satisfy/install missing drivers!
IF you have not experienced the unhappy/
frustrating feelings of
WINDOWS 10 ~ trust me ~ you won't have fun with it because it's
another MS "PIG" like
Millennium, VISTA, 8, 8.1 and SO many others! (By the way ~ what happened to Windows 9)?
Before
EVERYTHING is back just as you like
and UPDATED...
YOU have a serious choice...
Your System was provided with a 500GB Drive... You can
buy a NEW drive for VERY reasonable money!
A NEW 500GB is $19.99 on eBay is VERY cheap insurance!
272981026722 A USA Seller.
Now
CLONE your
original drive to your
NEW drive and
SET THE ORIGINAL Laptop drive aside as your "VAULT"! Another day when things go bad, you can ALWAYS get back to where you are today!
ALSO IF you buy a 500GB you can use your ORIGINAL Drive a BACKUP DRIVE!
***Use CAUTION here! IF your ORIGINAL Drive is infected ~ your BACKUP DRIVE is now infected too! ***
FREE EASUS TODO makes a Bootable CD ~ and works great for this! A Link is provided below.
(please disregard the reference to a ENCLOSURE below)
Anthony
$50 please ~ (just kidding)!
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