clean install backup help please :)

kilohawk · 8 Mar 2012 at 23:22

Im having issues with the PC where it keeps freezing and the sound buzzes for a second or two at random.

So i'm doing a clean install, which i need to do anyway as i never partitioned my drive properly the 1st time.

My question is; I have a backup file created by Windows Backup saved on a separate HDD of my files only (not a full system image), so, if i do the re-install (format the primary hdd) do i use a restore function in the clean windows install? and does this put all my files back as they were without any file path problems?

also, by doing this, is there a possibility that the problem i have now will re-occur due to the error being within the data files?

Thanks in advance

Philtor · 8 Mar 2012 at 23:49

The initial problem you describe could have a number of different causes but once you have done a clean install make sure you grab all the latest drivers from the manufacturers website. When you restore the files you backed up they will be placed exactly as they were when you run the backup wizard to start with.

kilohawk · 8 Mar 2012 at 23:58

philtor said:
The initial problem you describe could have a number of different causes but once you have done a clean install make sure you grab all the latest drivers from the manufacturers website. When you restore the files you backed up they will be placed exactly as they were when you run the backup wizard to start with.

Thanks a lot

could you also give me some pointers as to what the causes could be? (I do have a thread on this in general hardware btw.)

Philtor · 9 Mar 2012 at 00:16

Could be related to a driver crashing, could be your HDD or even RAM. If it still happens after doing a clean install with the latest drivers then test your HDD using the manufacturers test tool and if that's all clear then run Memtest to check the RAM. If you have an overclock then try removing it and testing again.

KIA · 9 Mar 2012 at 13:02

kilohawk said:
My question is; I have a backup file created by Windows Backup saved on a separate HDD of my files only (not a full system image), so, if i do the re-install (format the primary hdd) do i use a restore function in the clean windows install? and does this put all my files back as they were without any file path problems?

Yes, Windows backup is very good when it comes to restoring data, it''ll even do it from a network location.