Technical Level: Basic Summary A Clean Reinstall is often better than getting a new computer since most PC's come larded with sponsors' bloatware and duplicate utilities that interfere with much better versions built into Windows 7. For this reason most tech enthusiasts Clean Reinstall using the Product Key on the COA sticker affixed to machine. This guide compiles everything that works best in tens of thousands of installs I've directly helped with in forums since Windows 7 beta, and continues my Seven Forums web tutorial with 2+ million views. Please read over all steps to be sure you understand them before beginning.
Reinstall Windows 7 Starter
Ask back any questions in the Comments section below. For example, it is important enough to understand exactly how drivers are handled in the first mostly driver-complete OS that these steps are printed in red. To save pages of space I provide to illustrated tutorials instead of illustrating them in-line. You can open these in a new tab using your middle mouse button (scroll wheel) or from the right-click context menu. Please notify me in Comments section if any link is faulty, then google the name to get an alternate link for that operation. Step 1 Find the right Windows 7.iso There is a stable source for the WIndows 7 installation media ISO to download your licensed version I would use 64-bit for 4gb or more RAM, 32-bit (x86) for 3gb or less RAM.