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Re-installing Windows 7 on
my Toshiba PORTEGE R700.

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Today, we're going to re-install the Windows 7 OS this laptop originally came with. It's been running Linux Mint 20 for a while but I guess let's restore the legacy this laptop has with Windows 7!


a picture showing the usb plugged in

So first of all, we plug in the USB. It has a Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Installation in it.


the screen shows a bootmanager

Here is the Boot Manager, In which we should boot into the USB.


the screen reveals a windows setup

After quite some time, it boots into the first stages of installation...


the screen shows a licence agreement

Accept the licence agreement.


the screen shows few disks where to install windows

I've formatted and deleted all the partitions in the hard disk.


installation process

It's installing!


installation process but with a taskmanager open

For those who are wondering, how much windows 7 eats up ram when installing?


restart stage prompt

It prompts to restart in order to continue... Something, normal, right?


shows starting services

Back from restarting, and its starting some services...


setup completion

Completing the setup.


entering username

Entering my username.


choose virus protection

I'll choose whatever it recommends.


finalising the setup

It's finalising the setup, yay!!!


desktop screen

Finally, in the desktop!


installation drivers

Well, it hasn't "finalise" yet because you still have to manually install drivers. Big L windows 7 didn't support installng drivers via Windows Update!!!


installation process

Now it can run Aero after installing the missing drivers! Yay, It's done :).