W7 reinstall

[mickw]

No, I will not ditch W7 and install XP, Linux etc.

My laptop is being a complete git at the moment with Windows Task Manager, amongst other things, freezing and dragging everything else down, I'm frequently needing to "press the button" to restart the thing.
It seems I also forgot to activate the System Restore 

A reinstall is now on the cards 
Mark posted a link how to reinstall the OS only without killing the apps which I intend giving a shot.

I have a copy of XP that belongs to a different PC so the question is -
Will the Windows Key (belonging to the laptop) activate the appropriate W7 version from a different disk ?

I understand the W7 disk contains all versions and it's the key that activates the appropriate version

[Rocket Pooch]

Hi Mick,

Download the western digital disk checker 1st mine was doing this and it was the hard drive, has gone back to dell.  Or run the on-line virus checker from microsoft, most virus scanners do not pick everything up.

Then reinstall.

[mickw]

Couldnt find the WD drive tool but ran disk fixer and MS virus thing.
Didnt get any notifications but it seems to be working OK at he moment

Just started the deep scan option in MS virus thing so laptop might be occupied for a few hours   

[Mac]

My laptop is being a complete git at the moment with Windows Task Manager, amongst other things, freezing and dragging everything else down, I'm frequently needing to "press the button" to restart the thing.

That is windows 7 whats the problem

Mac

XP through and through.

[mickw]

My laptop is being a complete git at the moment with Windows Task Manager, amongst other things, freezing and dragging everything else down, I'm frequently needing to "press the button" to restart the thing.

That is windows 7 whats the problem

Mac

XP through and through.

I hate you