Windows 7 clean disk command: restore system after you execute clean command

[RichTech]

You were accessing the C drive in diskpart, messing with partitions and volumes but cleaned the disk by accident using the clean command, don't worry, you can recover your windows 7 system with all your data on it, everything that was on it before. Please note I have not tested this on Windows 8 or Windows 10, but if you want I can for all the users out there. For this tutorial, you need your Windows 7 Installation CD/DVD or USB Flash Drive. This won't work if you have used the clean all command because all files on all the sectors of the hard drive have been erased permanently.

1.  Access the bios by pressing the right key to enter setup. This varies depending on the type of computer you have I.E manufacturer, Acer, hp, Toshiba, Asus, etc. To find out the right key, look at this link https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/enter-bios-computer/. After you enter the bios, go to the boot tab and make sure the CD-ROM or removal devices(USB Flash Drive) option is the first one booting off before the HDD/SSD.

   

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Also make sure the secure boot is disabled and UEFI and legacy boot mode are enabled. Then insert Windows 7 installation CD/DVD or USB and save changes and exiting

2. Wait for the Windows Installation screen to show up on your screen. At the bottom of your screen, it will say loading files, which means the system is booting off the CD/DVD or USB.

3. Select your Windows Language, Time and Currency Format and Keyboard or Input Method then click next.

4.  Click Repair Your Computer at the bottom of your screen on the left side.

5.  Click on the small white circle for "Use Recovery Tools that can help fix problems starting windows" and click next

6. click on startup repair and let it search for problems and attempt to repair them.

7. After it has finished searching for problems and attempted to repair you should get a message saying "Restart your computer to complete the repairs" that means it has restored your system. After that click finish to restart your computer.

8. Let your system boot up normally. Do not press any key to boot from the CD/DVD or USB and let windows load up normally.

9. If you are able to access the windows 7 desktop correctly, you have successfully restored your Windows 7 Operating system back before you cleaned the disk.


Final Notes:
Run a scan using the command sfc/scannow in an administrative command prompt to make sure you don't have any corrupt system files.
If you have lost your data even after you recovered your Windows 7 OS, you may still be able to recover it using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Program
https://www.easeus.com/data-recovery-software/ (I Personally Recommend it, it saved me countless times) or Recuva https://www.piriform.com/recuva/download
(Please note, if you used the clean all command, you can't recover your data because it erased the data on all the sectors of the hard drive permanently .

If this helped you out, please let me know in the comments

Please Note the picture I used is not mine, all credit goes to the owner of the picture which is about tech. Here is the website from where the picture came from  https://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/bootorderchange.htm#step4

Thanks

REC560

[Double clutch]

Very nice REC560. Thank you.

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Sorry REC560. Plagiarism is not allowed. Your article is 10 to 100% unoriginal You have been warned.

[RichTech]

(08-20-2016, 12:14 AM)Double clutch Wrote:  Very nice REC560. Thank you.

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Sorry REC560. Plagiarism is not allowed. Your article is 10 to 100% unoriginal You have been warned.

I had no idea, someone else created this tutorial, I haven't been on this forum long so how would I have known, also please can you show me the link of the other person who created the same tutorial. How is this tutorial unoriginal by 10 to 100%?

[Partha]

Double Clutch, I think it's a little too harsh to warn someone for a tutorial. I don't understand how this is plagiarism even if his content is entirely copied from another site

It would be plagiarism if someone takes credit for someone else's work or if there's a violation of copyright, and he clearly hasn't done any of that

[RichTech]

(08-20-2016, 11:02 AM)Partha Wrote:  Double Clutch, I think it's a little too harsh to warn someone for a tutorial. I don't understand how this is plagiarism even if his content is entirely copied from another site

It would be plagiarism if someone takes credit for someone else's work or if there's a violation of copyright, and he clearly hasn't done any of that

Thanks for that, but let me assure, I wrote this in my own words, it took me ages, last night to write this up

[Britec]

Can someone please post a link to the article this is suppose to be copied from? the problem I see with a lots of plagiarism scanners nowadays is it searches for stings of words and that would class in that search as a plagiarism result.


Example:

• Download HitmanPro it’s a great second-opinion malware scanner
• This guide was created to help people in removing malware
• The best advice I can give is when you first know your computer is infected backup your data and then do something about the malware straight away don’t put it off
• Sometimes malware removal on heavily infected computers can cause major issues to Windows features and even cause registry corruption or serious damage to Windows itself and in some extreme cases you will need to reinstall Windows operating system
  

I have use these words in my article and it says that its plagiarism and there is more, this is where some plagiarism sites fail, there is only some many ways you can word something.


Example:


Please Download Malwarebytes and Run it.


Please Download ADWCleaner and Run it.


Click Start Button and Control Panel.


All these will flag you as doing plagiarism.


One site says 96% of my article is plagiarism lol https://briteccomputers.co.uk/posts/malware-removal-guide/


Yet I know its not like for like on other sites, there will always be some resemblances and terms...but 96% that's it look like a copywrite issue. 

[RichTech]

(08-20-2016, 11:07 AM)Britec Wrote:  Can someone please post a link to the article this is suppose to be copied from? the problem I see with a lots of plagiarism scanners nowadays is it searches for stings of words and that would class in that search as a plagiarism result.


Example:

• Download HitmanPro it’s a great second-opinion malware scanner
• This guide was created to help people in removing malware
• The best advice I can give is when you first know your computer is infected backup your data and then do something about the malware straight away don’t put it off
• Sometimes malware removal on heavily infected computers can cause major issues to Windows features and even cause registry corruption or serious damage to Windows itself and in some extreme cases you will need to reinstall Windows operating system
  

I have use these words in my article and it says that its plagiarism and there is more, this is where some plagiarism sites fail, there is only some many ways you can word something.


Example:


Please Download Malwarebytes and Run it.


Please Download ADWCleaner and Run it.


Click Start Button and Control Panel.


All these will flag you as doing plagiarism.


One site says 96% of my article is plagiarism lol https://briteccomputers.co.uk/posts/malware-removal-guide/


Yet I know its not like for like, there will always be some resemblances and terms...but 96% that's it look like a copywrite issue. 

Britec, Let me assure you, I have not copied this from any article, these are my own words, I promise!

[Britec]

I know dude, don't worry. I know how plagiarism works. You have directed linked to that image which a lot of sites don't like. If you use a image, upload it, but add credit and source link to image, that way you are giving credit for using that image. 

[RichTech]

Okay everything one I am going add credit to my post now for the picture

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Okay Everyone Have look at my post again, I have updated it

[Britec]

To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own? plagiarism.

That makes up most of the article writers on the internet. Most will play with other peoples words and make it there own, even copy un-touched images and make them there own. Everyone copy's everyone's ideas. I was one of the first Tech Youtube channels doing what I do, now there its loads