What you will need to reinstall Windows Operating System
Sometime you will need to reinstalled your operating system due to crashed, slow performance, viruses, and ect. Some of the tools that you will need are listed below.
- Installation or System Recovery Disc. Some computer comes with the disc and some does not. Some computer hard drive will have two partitions on the hard drive one for operating system and the other hold the Operating System files require for maintenance and restore the computer back to factory settings. ***If the windows installation file is on the hard drive, do not run another windows operating system disc because you could accidentally wiped it out. It is always best to use the disc that came with the machine. Furthermore, you do not need to purchase another Windows Operating System disc.***
- Windows Service Pack (Latest Version). Services Pack are cumulative updates to fixed bugs, add new features, add drivers, and ect.
- Depending on what System Recovery disc you use, you might have to download drivers for your system. But if you use the disc that came with the system, you do not have to because the disc installed all the drivers needed for your system.
- To find out what driver you need to installed after you install the Windows Operating System do the following: Right click My Computer>Select Manage>In Computer Management, Click Device Manager (Left Pane) > Expand all devices by clicking the plus arrow > Look for any devices that have a yellow question mark > Right click on the device > Select Update Driver > Select Yes, this time only > Click Next > Select Install the Software Automatically (Recommended) (The computer will connect to the Internet to find the driver). If you do not have Internet Connection and have the drive on the disc, instead of selecting Install the Software Automatically (Recommended), select install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then check both checkbox and click next.
- Download and install Antivirus, Malware, Firewall, Spyware or any other security software
- Download and install another browser other than Internet Explorer in case one of the browser does not work
- Install Programs and Applications
- Configure Windows settings