Win7 non-destrutive install ???

Is there a way to do a non-destructive re-install of Windows 7 Professional
like there is in XP? I've been having problems with the machine locking up
at various times with different programs running. Been going on for quite
awhile. I have to power off and reboot to continue. I have finally gotten
tired of it and would like to re-install the OS without having to reinstall
all the other programs.

Thanks for any assistance.
Larry

Windows Update has nothing to do with reinstalling Windows. Please post any
future questions about reinstalling Win7 in this forum:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...repair/threads

More here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ling-Windows-7
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Larry wrote:
> Is there a way to do a non-destructive re-install of Windows 7
> Professional
> like there is in XP? I've been having problems with the machine locking
> up
> at various times with different programs running. Been going on for quite
> awhile. I have to power off and reboot to continue. I have finally
> gotten
> tired of it and would like to re-install the OS without having to
> reinstall
> all the other programs.
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
> Larry

How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/a...fix-windows-7/


Good luck. I tried it but it bombed out and I had to do a clean install.
The *only* good thing is that the previous bombed out installation will
be saved so that your data can still be recovered from the
Windows.old\Users subfolders.

NOTE: When first prompted to reboot make sure that you *** remove the
installation DVD *** . Otherwise it will try to do a clean install and
you will have wasted 5 minutes for nothing. Too bad MS doesn't include
such info in the message window that states the system needs to be
restarted and shows the countdown to the restart.


MowGreen
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Larry wrote:
> Is there a way to do a non-destructive re-install of Windows 7 Professional
> like there is in XP? I've been having problems with the machine locking up
> at various times with different programs running. Been going on for quite
> awhile. I have to power off and reboot to continue. I have finally gotten
> tired of it and would like to re-install the OS without having to reinstall
> all the other programs.
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
> Larry
>
>

OK Thanks. Did not know about forum.
Why not a public newsgroup on Windows 7???


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:upLBeuDzKHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Windows Update has nothing to do with reinstalling Windows. Please post
> any future questions about reinstalling Win7 in this forum:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...repair/threads
>
> More here:
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ling-Windows-7
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
> Larry wrote:
>> Is there a way to do a non-destructive re-install of Windows 7
>> Professional
>> like there is in XP? I've been having problems with the machine locking
>> up
>> at various times with different programs running. Been going on for quite
>> awhile. I have to power off and reboot to continue. I have finally
>> gotten
>> tired of it and would like to re-install the OS without having to
>> reinstall
>> all the other programs.
>>
>> Thanks for any assistance.
>> Larry
>

Dunno.

Larry wrote:
> OK Thanks. Did not know about forum.
> Why not a public newsgroup on Windows 7???
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:upLBeuDzKHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Windows Update has nothing to do with reinstalling Windows. Please post
>> any future questions about reinstalling Win7 in this forum:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...repair/threads
>>
>> More here:
>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ling-Windows-7
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>> Larry wrote:
>>> Is there a way to do a non-destructive re-install of Windows 7
>>> Professional
>>> like there is in XP? I've been having problems with the machine locking
>>> up
>>> at various times with different programs running. Been going on for
>>> quite
>>> awhile. I have to power off and reboot to continue. I have finally
>>> gotten
>>> tired of it and would like to re-install the OS without having to
>>> reinstall
>>> all the other programs.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any assistance.
>>> Larry