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bentonbarnett

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Ok so...

I finished a PC build and I'm trying to start it up for the first time and every time I exit BIOS, it tells me that Windows [7] needs to repair files to start (I used an HHD from my last PC). It then opens an option to do a system restore, but I am unable to use my mouse or keyboard to select the option.

Will I need to insert an OS disc to continue? The hard drive was from a computer I bought about three years ago that Windows 7 was preinstalled on and I don't have the OS disc anymore. Is there an alternative way of doing a system repair aside from getting a new copy of Windows and reformatting my hard drive?
 
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You can't just take a hard drive with windows 7 installed from one computer and put in another, different...
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chrisso

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You need to buy an install disk that matches the old system (pro, ultimate, etc)
and run repair. It might work it might not, but if the old windows was not a retail copy you will need to buy another licence. This is cheaper to get with a disk off of ebay.
 
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Deuce65

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You can't just take a hard drive with windows 7 installed from one computer and put in another, different computer. It won't boot. The repair option won't work either. You will need to install Windows again.
 
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