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Reinstall Windows when you've lost your reinstall disc or partition |
February 28, 2014
Wayne Klawuhn used DBAN to securely wipe his hard drive. Unfortunately, it also wiped the tools necessary for reinstalling Windows.
Every computer sold with Windows pre-installed must come with a tool for reinstalling the operating system. The most common approach puts the restoration tool on a special partition on the hard drive. Some PCs, especially from small manufacturers, come instead with an OEM Windows DVD.
But what do you do if the partition has been lost--either through a hard drive crash or user error? Or what if that DVD has been misplaced?To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2095483/reinstall-windows-when-youve-lost-your-reinstall-disc-or-partition.html#tk.rss_howto
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