Windows 7 In Place Upgrade Pre-Windows boot and Graphics issue Alienware M17x

So I'm having multiple issues here. The first issue surfaced immediately after I removed and reinserted my graphics card. For reference The computer in question is an Alienware M17XR3 with an AMD 6870m. Anyhow, The issue I had then was
that my built in display showed a black screen (would see a quick flicker of what was supposed to be on it when changing display settings but then a black screen) after Windows botted up. I could use an external monitor with no problem, and safe mode
or Windows without graphics drivers allowed everything to run normally. The on screen display also works normally on boot screens or boot disks such as the windows install disk and Hyrens boot CD. I am assuming my graphics card is shot. Either
that or my motherboard. Input on this is greatly appreciated. I do intend to upgrade it myself to a 6970m, but I won't have the money until another 1 or 2 paychecks roll around, and I woulld like to be able to use the on-screen display sooner than
that.
Anyhow, to ensure that it is a hardware issue, rather than a software issue, I cleaned old drivers then installed drivers I knew were fully functional. I did this several times with several driver versions. Nothing yielded any results. I
do not wish to do aclean install unless absolutely necessary or at least not until after the weekend, when I will have time to reinstall my 300+programs, games, themes, mods, etc. I am not opposed to doing this but I need the computer tonight and
do not have time to do all that before then. I'll be using it with an external display tonight, so the graphics issue can wait, however, to test with a clean install, I was using Aomei Partition Assistant to break off some free space as a second partition
on which I could install a second Windows 7 installation for testing purposes. I have done this multiple times before. Unfortunatly, on 4.5 hours of sleep and having been up for about 18 hours straight I wasn't thinking and forgot to plug my laptop
in. It lost power during the process and the Windows installation is now totally glitched. I've tried several fixes all to no avail and would prefer to avoid a clean install until after the weekend.
In Windows XP, I could boot from the install disk and perform a repair install, similar to the Windows 7 upgrade/in place upgrade. I would like to do this, but seeing as I cannot access the Windows environment, I'm in a bit of a jam. I could
run that program again from mini Windows XP (Hyren's Boot CD) I believe and create the second partition and dual boot. My question is, can I drop the new Windows folder over the old one or do something similar to avoid losing my programs and files? Thanks

Hi,
Based on my knowledge, we cannot just copy the windows folder to make programs work in the new operating system.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Blair Deng
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