Questions tagged [reinstall]
A reinstall is the process of installing something (such as a piece of software, hardware or a peripheral) again.
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Conventient way to store configuration and setup files for after reinstalling Windows
So, my Windows 10 has been running slow and things that have been working previously is suddenly not working anymore.
I'm planning to do a full reinstall (wipe my entire disk), but I'm not looking ...
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How can I remove conflicting DNF package after a repo remove?
I removed a repo that I was not using anymore. I thought I did things properly by removing all packages provided by that repo before removing the .repo file with rm. Alas, it seems that it wasn't the ...
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Updating Win10 using Setup for Windows 10 - Laptop shut down
My laptop shuts down when the power cord is disconnected from it so I was reinstalling Windows while keeping my files and applications using this link.
Though, my home electricity cut out while my ...
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How to fix MacBook Air tried almost everything to reinstall Mac OS X
On start up I get the flashing grey file with question mark sign. I’ve tried pretty much everything I e seen while researching answers to my problem. And always end up at the same place, staring at “...
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Windows 10 screen garbage, do not know what else to try [duplicate]
I have a the following problem with my laptop. Suddenly, one morning I went to start it and when it gets to the logon screen, the screen just shows random horizontal lines, totally indecipherable. But ...
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Reinstall Windows 10 on Bitlocker drive
I have a Windows 10 PC that I cannot access because the hard-drive is blocked with Bitlocker and I do not have the Bitlocker key. Is it in any way possible to reinstall Windows 10 on the Bitlocker ...
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reinstalling El Capitan
I wiped all info off my computer and now want to reinstall the operating system. It was on OS X El Capitan. Originally it was one of the 'leopards'. Yes, it's old but it works fine for kids and school ...
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Repair of Ubuntu in dual boot system, freezes during installation
The current state of my computer, after all of my tweaking, experimenting and attempts to fix my Ubuntu installation problem, is that I have Windows 10 installed on my HP Pavilion laptop on a 500GB ...
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Resetting Windows 10 [duplicate]
I'm having some trouble resetting my Windows 10 PC. Whenever I start the reset process, it always shows up an error message, saying "there was a problem resetting your PC".
Can anyone suggest as to ...
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How to prevent desktop applications from starting in the background in Win 10
There are some desktop applications (not the metro apps) on my Win 10. They can only be started once. If I close these apps and restart them, they will some how start themselves as background ...
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Hardware change with Windows
I wanted to know why is it necessary to reinstall the operating system when a CPU or motherboard change is made. I once changed the CPU in a Windows 7 and it got detected automatically. However, this ...
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Reinstall Windows Store and got this error from Power Shell
I uninstalled all the pre-installed Windows apps, including the Store itself. I would like to get it back, and I have been searching around for guides. When I use this command Get-Appxpackage -...
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Windows 10 taskbar/start menu problems Version: 10.0.10586 Build 10586
I always had this problem and I thought clean reinstall would fix it, but that isn't the case. I reinstalled windows 10 x64 yesterday and today I'm already facing the same issue.This doesn't always ...
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CD rom is missing when I try to reinstall
I tried to reinstall my friend's laptop by using Windows 8. After I formatted the disk, It's said something about GPT or similar which meant I couldn't do the next step. Then, I tried to refresh it ...
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Evidence of Linux reinstallation
I know that the results of a system installation appear in /var/log/anaconda.log, however I am curious if this log will show any additional installations.
For example, if I have an existing Linux ...
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Visual Studio across two drives, one drive failed
Recently my D: drive hard disk failed, Visual Studio 2013 update 4 was installed there, but of course VS also took 10+ GB off the C drive where the OS (Windows 8.1) is for its installation, basically ...
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"Migration Assistant" for windows?
I'd like to migrate
system settings and installation
installed software
all personal data
users
from an old windows 8.1 box to a new one. Basically replicate the awesome Mac OS migration assistant, ...
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Macbook booting itself in to OS X Utilities
Macbook (OS Mavericks) would not boot up last night, screen would go white, I'd see the apple logo and a loading bar which didnt move, then it would shut itself down after a few minutes.
I tried using ...
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PC starts to be noisy some time after Ubuntu is installed
I used to have this problem: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/174161/when-i-boot-linux-it-asks-for-password-pretends-to-proceed-but-then-returns-t. Before it arose, my PC was beeing noisy for ...
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Whats the process for erasing disk, reinstalling Mac OS and restoring data and apps
I was told by the Apple genius bar that my OS was messed up and is slowing down my macbook. I was told to erase the disk, reinstall the OS and restore the apps and data from my Time Machine.
I'm ...
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How to validate recovery partition for modifications?
I bought second-hand notebook (Sony VAIO Ultrabook Duo) with Windows 8. I'd like to have clean system unaffected by malware. Which gives me two possibilities:
Reinstall from new source - this way I ...
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How to create Windows Server 2003/2008 installation disc
I have 2 HP Proliant DL 380 G5s that were given to me from a data center. The OS was wiped out of it before it was handed over to me. How would I create my own installation disk so that when the CD ...
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How do I regain control of my drive's files after reinstalling Windows 7?
I recently had to reinstall Windows 7 on my C drive. However, after doing so, I found that the data on my D and E drives had insufficient permissions. Every time I click a file or folder I get the ...
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How can I boot a Windows 2008 Server from DVD to do a clean re-install?
A few semesters ago, I took a Windows Server 2008 course, installing the OS on a machine I had lying about. I'm taking another server course in a couple weeks, and was going to do a fresh install ...
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How can I (re)install Ubuntu from within Ubuntu?
How can I (re)install Ubuntu from within Ubuntu?
I am running Ubuntu 12.04, and I have a Ubuntu 13.04 on a USB drive.
I want to format my hard drive and install Ubuntu 13.04. I don't have a CD, and ...
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easyshopmakerpro5.0.3 re-install the software
I have a program called easyshopmaker pro 5 It was produced by a company called Errol.NL a Dutch based firm. I bought all the upgrades to this program up to 5.0.3 at a fairly hefty cost. The company ...
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Does the recovery button delete my D drive?
I have a Lenovo G550 (picture). And the day came where I have to format it. I have the recovery button (or at least I think that this is its name). That's the button next to the On-Off button in the ...
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Medion Akoya notebookP6620 (MD97760)
I reinstalled my laptop using the Medion recovery disc. I got windows Vista back with but not all drivers are installed yet and of my other programs have disappeared.
In the device manager and have ...
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Win 7: After Acer Recovery, goes back to Start-up Repair Loop
I could really use some help with this. I've tried everything I can think of, have scoured the net for solutions and trouble-shooting ideas. The post is long but I want to give a clear picture of what ...
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Reinstallation of Ubuntu
When I tried to re install Ubuntu 11.10, I wanted to erase the existing Ubuntu using gparted editor/ something else icon in Ubuntu. I found it was not detecting any existing partition.
Then when I ...
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Reinstall Ubuntu 11.10 in Windows 7 without formatting the HD
I have a laptop with Windows 7. Sometime ago, I tried to install Ubuntu using the cd and clicking the option "Install with Windows", however it never worked, never finished the installation. Now I am ...
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Problem with Reinstalling Windows xp
I'm tring to reinstall Windows xp but I keep getting the message that "This CD contains a backup of the software originally installed on an HP Pavilion PC and can only be used with an HP Pavilion PC. ...
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Recommended partitions to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 and Ubuntu
I have a system with Windows XP. My hard disk has 189 GB NTFS. I want to change the operative system to windows 7, but I want to add Ubuntu as well. As the change might take several days (because I ...
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Installing Windows 7 manually with new laptops
I've purchased a few laptops that only come with Restore partitions. I can buy restore media (which I can create myself), but they will not provide an actual Windows 7 DVD.
The brands are Lenovo, ...
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reinstall windows 7 starter on Acer netbook [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Install Win7 from USB
I have trouble removing preinstalled McAfee from my Acer netbook, and I was wondering what other junk they might preinstall on it.
I was thinking that ...
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Problems with Mac OS X Leopard Install DVD
I lost my last OS X install disk and Apple kindly sent me (Leopard 10.5 - 2Z61-6037-A) a new one free of charge, however I'm having a problem.
I load in the CD it pops up and the application opens ...
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How do I activate windows 8.1? (clean install on a pre-installed laptop) [duplicate]
I used the media creation tool kit to create a windows 8.1 pro boot dvd from Microsoft's website.
I booted off of it, wiped my drive and partitions, recreated the partitions, and proceeded with the ...
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Accidentally removed dist-packages folder, what to do now?
I did something very stupid. I was copying some self written packages to the python dist-packages folder, then decided to remove one of them again by just rewriting the cp command to rm. Now the dist-...
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How to reinstall OS X 10.8 without internet?
I had a crash on my Macbook Air MD231 in Mid 2012 and my system won't boot. Unfortunately my friend erased my partition from disk utility too.
Now I have three question
My internet speed is very low....
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Fix a broken apache2 install on Debian Squeeze
I accidentally broke my apache2 install, and was wondering if I could completely remove apache2 and everything related to it, and then completely reinstall it starting from scratch?
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Fresh restart of PC, now OS gone, how to reinstall using USB
Recently my computer has been running very slowly (for no apparent reason, as all my hardware, software, drivers, etc... are up to date and functional...) Anyway, I did a complete restart, meaning I ...
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Why it does not show the Format option during reinstallation of Windows 7?
I have Windows 7 installed in my computer. Now I want to reinstall it. I have 500 MB free of 19 GB on my C drive. When it comes to the step of selecting a drive to install the OS, it says the C drive ...
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How can I secure a Mac purchased from a stranger?
I am a PC guy trying to break into the Mac world. I want to buy a used Macbook off of Craigslist but I am concerned about the possibility that the previous owner may have intentionally or ...
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How do I get XTNDConnect PC working again?
On Windows (XPSP3), I need to use a dead-ware application past its 30-day trial period. The editor has gone bankrupt a long time ago, so there's just no way to buy a license.
So I need to completely ...
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"Plug an Ethernet cable into this computer"?
I'm having to re-install Windows 7 onto a user's PC. Just finished with the basics, Windows 7 is re-installed. However, it can't see our network, the Internet, or anything. Running the troubleshooter, ...
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How to tell if a Windows 7 re-install disk (and subsequent installation) is OEM or not?
How do I tell if a Windows 7 re-install disk is OEM (and subsequent installation) or not?
Can I explore the disk to look for a certain file or setting. And once installed can I go into the control ...
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Reinstalling XP after a PC has been corrupted by a virus
A friend of mine has asked me to work on his PC for him. He got a virus, which apparently really messed things up a lot. He basically just wants to have it wiped clean and start over again. I'll be ...
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Windows XP Pro or Windows 7?
My dual Xeon 4GB system finally unfortunately succummed to win-rot with Win XP Pro/32. The system will not even reboot correctly in SAFE mode. So......it looks like an OS reload and application ...
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Is it possible to format my iMac's drive and re-install everything?
I might be selling my iMac computer, and I know I have some CD's it came with.
Is it possible to format the drive and bring it back to how it was when it was new? (using those disks)
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How can I get Windows to recognize my installed programs on other drives?
I had to reinstall Windows on a new drive, and, of course the new installation does not recognize any of the installed programs that the previous installation had.
All programs are installed on non-...
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