A couple of weeks ago and I don't know how it happened, Windows 7 somehow locked up on my Samsung laptop and when I rebooted it, I got the message "Operating System Not Found".
Fortunately, after placing the hard drive in a spare caddy, I found that the data on it was safe and I've managed to backup most of the stuff that i needed to back up onto one of my external hard drives (I'm currently having issues with my other one).
I've been sent a copy of Windows 7 (64-bit) on DVD to install on the hard drive, but at the same time, I need some advice on how I can do a reinstall instead of a brand-new 'install and delete everything else' job.
I've installed Windows in the past on a fresh hard drive, but I've never done an reinstall before.
Any advice is gratefully appreciated...
Fortunately, after placing the hard drive in a spare caddy, I found that the data on it was safe and I've managed to backup most of the stuff that i needed to back up onto one of my external hard drives (I'm currently having issues with my other one).
I've been sent a copy of Windows 7 (64-bit) on DVD to install on the hard drive, but at the same time, I need some advice on how I can do a reinstall instead of a brand-new 'install and delete everything else' job.
I've installed Windows in the past on a fresh hard drive, but I've never done an reinstall before.
Any advice is gratefully appreciated...
