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my computer bluescreens on startup...?
My computer is the biggest heap ever. I'm running Vista, not by choice and the two days ago it decided to crash out of windows via the blue screen. Now, every time i try it again, it gets to the safe mode options and regardless of what i choose, it crashes out again before getting to the password. I would love to repair it with the vista CD, but I've lost it because I've just moved and can't find that box for the life of me.
Now my question is, if I go out and buy Windows 7, can I just stick the cd in and reformat the whole system? Or do i have to repair the system with my (missing) vista disc before I can even think about changing the OS? I would throw the POS off the nearest bridge if I hadn't just put 4GB of new RAM into it a month ago.
Help! A million imaginary dollars to whoever answers best.
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- 1 decade agoFavourite answer
yes you need to reformat...but your files will be deleted...if you have windows vista CD....then reformat the system using that cd.....if you want to switch to windows 7 then your decision is up to you.....but before you switch to windows 7 just check you hardware information to determine if it is compatible with windows 7.....