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csziggy

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7. Thanks - it's running "clean all" now

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 11:39 PM

Jun 2015

My husband packed up the computer to take into the shop in the morning so I have to get it out and set it back up. But it's worth a try!

OK - it's started. The drive in there now is 500GB but I can leave it running tonight until it's done. If I get up during the night I can check on it. If it finishes, I can try installing Windows again depending on how awake I am.

At least diskpart SEES the drive and sees it as online, so the drive is not totally dead.

It's kind of spooky running a command prompt, like running DOS. You get so little feed back on whether or not anything is happening!

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Fresh installation of Windows 7 on an Acer laptop [View all] csziggy Jun 2015 OP

Set up your recovery info on a removable drive Mnpaul Jun 2015 #1

I no longer need the recovery option csziggy Jun 2015 #2

You could do that and it would be simplest. gvstn Jun 2015 #3

Tried a fresh install - reformatted the hard drive - no joy csziggy Jun 2015 #4

There is one more thing you could try. gvstn Jun 2015 #5

Here are the basics these are all just a few clicks but I like pictures. gvstn Jun 2015 #6

Thanks - it's running "clean all" now csziggy Jun 2015 #7

Good Luck! gvstn Jun 2015 #8

No matter what, it's not a waste of time csziggy Jun 2015 #9

OK, took about 2 hours to run "clean all" with diskpart csziggy Jun 2015 #10

Whoops - posted to myself csziggy Jun 2015 #11

Could be a HDD or RAM issue Earth Bound Misfit Jun 2015 #12

Windows Memory test says the RAM is OK; I suspect the HDD csziggy Jun 2015 #13

I'm beginning to suspect the DVD. gvstn Jun 2015 #14

Maybe - but it's now installed Windows and I'm working on the drivers! csziggy Jun 2015 #15

Fantastic! gvstn Jun 2015 #16