Formatting Windows 7 without CD

[Andrew Ormiston]

My Dad gave me his old laptop, it runs much slower than it should, and he couldnt find the Windows CD it came with. Can someone explain to me how to format the computer for a fresh start?

 

[qazzi]

well if you a cdkey for windows at the back of the laptop you could try and download a legal copy of windows 7 from microsoft and then install it from a usb then use your cdkey to activate it.