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Posted 25 July 2015 - 09:23 PM
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Posted 26 July 2015 - 10:56 AM
Not sure what you mean by USB Windows Recovery stick.
You need a Windows 7 install DVD or flash drive or the manufacturers Recovery disc to install from.
See here: How to Clean Reinstall Windows 7
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Posted 26 July 2015 - 11:22 AM
I mean a recover and restores Windows USB.
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Posted 26 July 2015 - 12:19 PM
Where did the flash drive come from? Did you create it?
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Posted 26 July 2015 - 02:14 PM
No they sell it online. A Windows 7 64 bit recover and restore USB. Dell offered it but I found it cheaper. The thing is the woman who suggested it didn't seem to understand what I needed so I wanted to ask people who might know. I just need an OS for a bare hard drive. My files and stuff are backed up on an external drive. I don't think the OS copied before total failure occurred.
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Posted 26 July 2015 - 05:45 PM
Do you have a link to the flash drive you purchased? I'd like to see what it says about it. I don't believe it's an install flash drive, but may be a valid recovery flash drive for your specific computer.
Also, in the link I gave you,
Step 1 
Find the right Windows 7 .iso
describes all the various ways to get a Windows 7 iso to create a install disc or flash drive.
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Posted 26 July 2015 - 07:19 PM
Nevermind. Looking closer the fine print shows it does not do what I need it to. I found a better way. A reinstall disk is inexpensive so I'll just do that.
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Posted 26 July 2015 - 08:55 PM
Okay, good luck.
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