There are some expressions currently in use which are often interchanged and cause some confusion. Such expressions include restore, repair, install, recover and others. The term backup can also be interpreted in a number of ways as the backup may comprise a complete system image or a collection of files copies to back up user data. If you have a recent full system image then that would recover your system for you including all installed apps and any user data stored on the drive (provided that the backup is a full system image). Alternatively you may run a full system recovery, typically by booting into a recovery partition on your drive but this will remove any installed apps and user data. Any important user data should be backed up before running a full reccovery. The thirs alternative would be to reinstall the system from and installation disk with the same proviso about securing any user data first.I decided to reformat the computer, since my last backup is mercifully recent. However, when I attempted to run a repair disc, but in the middle of this I received the message in the thread's title. What's wrong? Is the repair disc something other than the disc I need?
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What I attempted to do was to reformat by reinstalling windows7 via the control panel. Recovery> advanced recovery methods > reinstall windows. It then prompted me to insert the disc, but then gave me the message that a valid disc was not detected.
What I attempted to do was to reformat by reinstalling windows7 via the control panel. Recovery> advanced recovery methods > reinstall windows. It then prompted me to insert the disc, but then gave me the message that a valid disc was not detected.
Before we go any further, could you explain exactly what you mean by "reformatting"?So the install DVD is what is needed for a reformat? Is that something I can make, or is there somewhere I can purchase it?I just checked the cd I was using, it is a repair CD, with 157 MB.