I bought a used laptop for which I want to perform a full system recovery to restore it to its original state. Only Windows asks for an installation disk that I do not have. According to information on different pages Windows 7 pro but requires no installation media, as the factory settings should be stored. How can that be?
You can start a reset in Windows repair mode. To get into this one can e.g. The laptop 3 times at start by holding the power button strangle. After the third time Windows should start automatically in the mode.
Yes, but the recovery image is probably not available. So flatten everything, and do a clean install.
Why should not this image be available?
I never did that on my last laptop, so it was not necessary, as the original state was already stored by the factory. And that's how it should be here, but unfortunately that's not the case.
No, the factory settings do not need to be saved. That's nonsense.
There are div. Manufacturers, who have on the laptops a recovery partition, with which one can restore the initial state.
If these and the associated programs and possibly data carriers are not available, you can't do anything here.
One way or another: If you plan to go online with the thing, you will have about 4-5 months to do it. After that, all Microsoft support expires - even for existing security vulnerabilities (New security features have not been released for Windows 7 for years.)
Of course you can continue to use the boxes offline.
Or deleted the recovery partition - if any.
A clean-install is no longer recommended in Windows 7 so shortly before the death of the system.
That's right, then rather Win10 Pro, but> key buy
If you get the drivers together.
I have such a history of suffering with a Medion device from the Vista era.
Although Window 8.1 runs on it - but I had to look very much to find out the manufacturer of the hardware components.
Unfortunately, Medion did not provide drivers for newer Windows versions - and the standard Windows drivers did not support various functions and buttons on the device.
And why do some manufacturers forgo the useful recovery partition? Does that make any sense?
Yes: There are installation media (CD / DVD).
This is even more useful than a Recoverypartition, as they can't be deleted from Dumpfbacken.
Recovery partitions are actually just money saving measures taken by hardware manufacturers at the expense of users.
… And of course there are also users who do not pay attention to the fact that the original equipment is also completely present when buying used equipment. You can't do anything.
Win10 has a lot more drivers on board than the previous versions. At the latest when all updates are on it should be (almost) everything running smoothly, everything went with me after the corresponding upgrade.
I would try it all - but only activate, if it is ensured that everything works well.
CDs just scratch and are out of date. In addition, a CD is a dime article, so there's no saving money.
Unfortunately, I assumed that the recovery partition would be standard by now, so I did not ask for a CD. Which is completely outdated as I said, software must be internally designed. Imagine if the Terminator needed someone to put a CD in it, then it would still be there today.
When scratching CDs, this is due to improper handling.
Your statement is about as logical as: "I do not buy kitchen knives, you cut yourself in the fingers."
Does not matter if CD, DVD, or HDD: Check before you buy. After that, nothing works.
Yes exactly. And if smartphones break down when they fall on the floor, it's not the audacity of manufacturers to use glass instead of plastic, but also improper handling. But as long as there are enough dumbbells that can be fooled by the industry, their business can continue cheerfully.
There's a sticker with the Windows 7 Product Key on the back of the laptop. Write down this. Or under Windows 7 read it out with this tool: https://www.chip.de/...63752.html
I would switch to Windows 10 right now because the support of Windows 7 will be discontinued in 2020. The Windows 7 Product Key is also accepted when Windows 10 is activated. Since you have Windows 7 Pro, you get Windows 10 Professional.
Here's how to do it: First download the Media Creation Tool from the Microsoft website. So you can create a Windows 10 USB bootstick or download the ISO. If you download the ISO you have to burn it to a blank DVD with this tool http://www.freeisoburner.com/.
Now boot the stick or the DVD and follow the instructions of the installer. It offers the possibility to completely delete the hard disk / SSD. During the installation will be restarted several times.
After completing the installation and the first start, the wizard offers to create a Microsoft account. That should be done. Then activate with the noted Windows 7 Product Key. The activation will then be permanently saved in your Microsoft account.
If you have to reinstall Windows 10 you just have to log in again with the Microsoft account. Windows 10 will be activated again automatically.
