Sooner or later, any computer user is faced with a malfunction in the operating system. Such a problem can occur both for laptop owners and for people who work on a personal computer. Mostly crashes occur due to a clogged registry or viruses on the computer. If cleaning the registry using a special program did not help, then this problem can be solved only in the only way - reinstalling the operating system. It is important to know how to reinstall Windows on a laptop.
Oddly enough, but reinstalling the system on a laptop and computer is slightly different, and this is due, first of all, to the lack of the necessary drivers on the installation disk. After completing the installation of Windows on the laptop, you will need to manually install the driver. If you decide to install the Windows 7 operating system on your laptop, then be prepared for the fact that it consumes significantly more resources than Windows XP. Therefore, before reinstalling windows on a laptop, familiarize yourself with the system requirements and compare them with your hardware.
We proceed directly to the reinstallation. So, if you have a licensed disk with an operating system, then you can simply insert it into the drive and start reinstalling. But how to reinstall Windows XP on a laptop if there is no installation disk? Very simple. Download the necessary version of the OS from the Internet, it is an image that you need to open using the program for working with virtual images. We go into "My Computer", select the virtual disk that appears and start it. These operations can be done only if your computer is working properly. If you can’t download the image or the OS does not load at all, you will have to reinstall through Bios.
How to reinstall Windows on a laptop through Bios?
The next time you start the computer, insert the boot disk with the operating system into the drive. After that, constantly press the Delete button in order to get into the bowels of your computer. As a result, you find yourself on the blue Bios screen. Then, using the arrow control, we perform the following operations:
Choose Advanced Bios Features;
Go to the First Boot Device;
Put a checkmark in front of the inscription CDROM;
Press the Esc button, save and exit.
Using these manipulations, your Windows will now boot not from the hard drive, but from the usual CD or DVD media that you installed. If you did everything correctly, then after rebooting Boot from CD / DVD will appear, after which you will need to press any key to further install the system. The most difficult thing when reinstalling the OS is to wait.
After you have pressed any of the buttons, after 5-7 minutes a window will appear with a choice of language. Click the "Next" and "Install" button. Then after 5-10 minutes a window with the "License Terms" will appear, you check the box and select the type of installation.
Now the important point! If you want to completely reinstall the system, then select the appropriate item. In this case, the local drive C, on which the new system is installed, will be formatted.
How to reinstall Windows on a laptop without data loss?
If you select "Update", all data on the local disk will remain, only the registry and various Windows system commands will be updated.
Next, the installation of the operating system will be carried out independently. During reinstallation, your laptop will reboot itself several times. Installation takes less than an hour on average and will be completed when the desktop appears. If you reinstalled the system through Bios, then do not forget to change the type of media for its subsequent loading. After that, you can proceed with the installation of the drivers and the necessary software, if you did a full reinstall. Now you know how to reinstall Windows on your laptop, and you will be able to independently update or completely reinstall the system.