I purchased an OEM Win 7 key for a new build and had trouble finding a windows 7 ISO. I installed windows 7 without checking the authenticity of the ISO (Silly I know). So now, I'm paranoid about the ISO having a virus and have decided to just get windows 8.1 as Microsoft offers the ISO.
I don't have anything on the PC as it's a new build. How do I completely wipe the PC to be safe the the ISO/OS didn't have a a virus hidden in it?
If I try clean installing Win 8.1, will this wipe any potential virus from the previously installed windows 7? Or is there a way I can just wipe everything, start off fresh, and then install the OS as if the PC were new (Preferable for my paranoia
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Anyone know how to the the latter? Thanks!
Edit: Will a simple anti-virus scan suffice for checking if the PC I downloaded the ISO on is infected? How can I make sure the USB is safe/free from viruses since I had put the ISO on there as well?
I don't have anything on the PC as it's a new build. How do I completely wipe the PC to be safe the the ISO/OS didn't have a a virus hidden in it?
If I try clean installing Win 8.1, will this wipe any potential virus from the previously installed windows 7? Or is there a way I can just wipe everything, start off fresh, and then install the OS as if the PC were new (Preferable for my paranoia
)Anyone know how to the the latter? Thanks!
Edit: Will a simple anti-virus scan suffice for checking if the PC I downloaded the ISO on is infected? How can I make sure the USB is safe/free from viruses since I had put the ISO on there as well?
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