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help please

Snakeeyes21
Snakeeyes21 Posts: 2,527 Forumite
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hello. Ive managed to kill my laptop. I was installing windows 7 and some how managed to format my hard drive, and havent got a clue what to do now. can somebodu tell me what to do

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  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
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    Upgrading rather than a fresh install I presume?

    Hopefully you backed up any important data before you started?

    If so, then just install Windows 7 from scratch if you have the full product DVD.
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  • LeeSouthEast
    LeeSouthEast Posts: 3,822 Forumite
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    If you only have the Windows 7 upgrade, you will need to re-install your original OS before you can try again. If you have the full retail media, you can just pop it in the drive and boot from the DVD again to start over.

    As fermi said, hopefully you have a copy of anything you wanted to keep, as those files no longer exist.
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  • Snakeeyes21
    Snakeeyes21 Posts: 2,527 Forumite
    Thanks for that.
    I feel like such a numpty for asking such a simple question now.
    Computers aren't my strong point.
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