Once you’ve reinstalled Windows, simply insert the disc containing the drivers or USB drive with the drivers (step 5a, 5b) and proceed to install the drivers for your PC. Simply insert any high capacity USB drive into an available USB port on your PC and drag the drivers to the drive to copy them. Simply insert the CD or DVD into the computer’s optical drive, create a new folder on the desktop containing all of the drivers and burn the folder to disc using the built-in Windows 7 burning option. This is very simple and can be done with any blank CD or DVD and a PC that utilizes an optical drive with CD or DVD writing functionality. Once you’ve downloaded the drivers for your PC, you will need to move them to a removable disk or disc so that they can be used once you’ve installed Windows. You should be able to find a quality link to a list of drivers that you need to download for your PC. Start by using Google or your search engine of choice to search the web for your particular PC and exact model, followed by keyword drivers. If your PC requires certain drivers for full functionality, you may also want to download these drivers and install them with Windows. The Windows USB/DVD download tool is a free utility from Microsoft that will allow you to burn the Windows 7 download to disc or create a bootable USB drive.Īt this point, you have now replaced your misplaced Windows install disc with either another disc or a bootable Windows 7 USB drive! 4. Create a Windows Install Disc or Bootable USB Drive

If you don’t have your product key, you’re kind of out of luck. Microsoft will figure out what version of Windows 7 is needed based on the product key and give you links to download that version. The only thing you have to provide is the Product key. The only recommended way to download Windows 7 is from Microsoft itself.

The next step is to of course download a copy of Windows 7 that will eventually be burned to disc or moved to a USB drive.

Windows 7 installation disc