PC recovery?

2008-01-11 12:42:28

#1

pirate7474: Oh noes!; +11|6596|USA

Well...my laptop has a windows systems 32 corrupted so it wont start up

I need some help picking a way to recover, the comp offers me 2 ways

theres the Windows recovery thing, but whenever I chose that option it says its going to restart, restarts, and then refuses to boot up. I would prefer this option, but it just doesnt work.

The other option was the destructive recovery, it basically restores everything to factory defaults and deletes everything
I know I can rely on that...I hope...but if i choose that option itll be at least a week of downloading, installing, and customizing everything all over again, which I definetly dont want to do

So, any suggestions on what I should do?

2008-01-11 12:46:03

#2

adam1503: Member; +85|6985|Manchester, UK

Everyone wrote:
uninstall windows!

no, seriously, just go for the second option, i doubt you can get windows back without doing a complete restore. If that doesnt work, send it to a professional to get it fixed. My laptop died before xmas; the HDD exploded and every time it booted I just got a screen saying "OS not found". I was not impressed.

Last edited by adam1503 (2008-01-11 12:49:05)

2008-01-12 13:52:48

#3

pirate7474: Oh noes!; +11|6596|USA

i would like a second opinion..no offence...
but if anybody knows a good 3rd party software that'll save the my documents folder that would be nice

2008-01-12 13:56:44

#4

stef10: Member; +173|7079|Denmark

Do you use a HP comp?

2008-01-12 13:57:46

#5

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7178|SE London

Any sort of program that'll rebuild the index/directory (whatever you want to call it) of the hard drive. Something like Checkdisk, except checkdisk probably isn't your best bet.

If you can't get your data back with one of those types of program, things suddenly get a whole load more complicated.

2008-01-12 13:58:01

#6

Hakei: Banned; +295|6592

Start fresh, make backups or get an external hard drive.

Learn your lesson, do the destructive restore.

2008-01-12 13:58:42

#7

stef10: Member; +173|7079|Denmark

just be happy it did not fuck up the partition. Then you would be screwed.

Last edited by stef10 (2008-01-12 13:59:10)

2008-01-12 14:00:39

#8

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7178|SE London

stef10 wrote:
just be happy it did not fuck up the partition. Then you would be screwed.

Why?

2008-01-12 14:02:00

#9

stef10: Member; +173|7079|Denmark

Bertster7 wrote:
stef10 wrote:
just be happy it did not fuck up the partition. Then you would be screwed.
Why?

then he would have to buy a new OS. 200 pounds out the window or a minimum fee from HP support where he can get recovery CD´s if he has a HP comp.

2008-01-12 14:05:12

#10

Hakei: Banned; +295|6592

Yeah, because everyone buys outdated OS's.

2008-01-12 14:12:39

#11

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7178|SE London

stef10 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
stef10 wrote:
just be happy it did not fuck up the partition. Then you would be screwed.
Why?
then he would have to buy a new OS. 200 pounds out the window or a minimum fee from HP support where he can get recovery CD´s if he has a HP comp.

No he wouldn't. Not unless he was an idiot....

2008-01-12 14:13:49

#12

masculata: Member; +24|7273|45° 30',North by 73° 35',West

More error detail, and some info on hardware would have been nice. Be that as it may, I'll assume your running XP, so try the following:

1/ Start\restart your PC
2/ Keep tapping the F8 Button until a menu appears
3/ When the menu appears use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the ‘Last known good configuration’ option.
4/ Once selected press Enter
5/ Your PC should now reinstall the ‘last known good configuration file’
6/ Restart your PC and keep finger crossed

I don't hold much hope for this step but ya gotta try it.

2008-01-12 14:17:31

#13

stef10: Member; +173|7079|Denmark

Bertster7 wrote:
stef10 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:

Why?
then he would have to buy a new OS. 200 pounds out the window or a minimum fee from HP support where he can get recovery CD´s if he has a HP comp.
No he wouldn't. Not unless he was an idiot....

well, if he had not made any recovery cd´s he had to do it. And just because people are not comp experts does not make them idiots. fuck the firms for not giving a free cd with the purchase.

2008-01-12 14:18:36

#14

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7178|SE London

masculata wrote:
More error detail, and some info on hardware would have been nice. Be that as it may, I'll assume your running XP, so try the following:

1/ Start\restart your PC
2/ Keep tapping the F8 Button until a menu appears
3/ When the menu appears use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the ‘Last known good configuration’ option.
4/ Once selected press Enter
5/ Your PC should now reinstall the ‘last known good configuration file’
6/ Restart your PC and keep finger crossed

I don't hold much hope for this step but ya gotta try it.

That won't work.

He needs to rebuild the file index and hope any corruption is minor. If that fails a full reinstall will be in order, if the hard drive is not damaged.

If the partition is irreparably damaged, he'll have to create a new one, using either an OS installer disk, recovery tool or 3rd party app on a bootable disk.

2008-01-12 14:18:47

#15

Hakei: Banned; +295|6592

stef10 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
stef10 wrote:

then he would have to buy a new OS. 200 pounds out the window or a minimum fee from HP support where he can get recovery CD´s if he has a HP comp.
No he wouldn't. Not unless he was an idiot....
well, if he had not made any recovery cd´s he had to do it. And just because people are not comp experts does not make them idiots. fuck the firms for not giving a free cd with the purchase.

www.torrentspy.com

There is your free CD.

2008-01-12 14:21:31

#16

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6968|Netherlands tbh

Hakei wrote:
stef10 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:

No he wouldn't. Not unless he was an idiot....
well, if he had not made any recovery cd´s he had to do it. And just because people are not comp experts does not make them idiots. fuck the firms for not giving a free cd with the purchase.
www.torrentspy.com

There is your free CD.

Wouldn't have posted the link here.. but yea.. interwebs
Anyway, try mounting the HDD in a second PC and recovering the files from there, I dont know if it will work I dont have many experience in file recovery (only in losing it >.<) but good luck.

2008-01-12 14:23:52

#17

stef10: Member; +173|7079|Denmark

Bertster7 wrote:
masculata wrote:
More error detail, and some info on hardware would have been nice. Be that as it may, I'll assume your running XP, so try the following:

1/ Start\restart your PC
2/ Keep tapping the F8 Button until a menu appears
3/ When the menu appears use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the ‘Last known good configuration’ option.
4/ Once selected press Enter
5/ Your PC should now reinstall the ‘last known good configuration file’
6/ Restart your PC and keep finger crossed

I don't hold much hope for this step but ya gotta try it.
That won't work.

He needs to rebuild the file index and hope any corruption is minor. If that fails a full reinstall will be in order, if the hard drive is not damaged.

If the partition is irreparably damaged, he'll have to create a new one, using either an OS installer disk, recovery tool or 3rd party app on a bootable disk.

not smart when firms dont include an OS disc when you purchase a machine.

2008-01-12 14:25:44

#18

Hakei: Banned; +295|6592

xGj wrote:
Hakei wrote:
stef10 wrote:

well, if he had not made any recovery cd´s he had to do it. And just because people are not comp experts does not make them idiots. fuck the firms for not giving a free cd with the purchase.
www.torrentspy.com

There is your free CD.
Wouldn't have posted the link here.. but yea.. interwebs
Anyway, try mounting the HDD in a second PC and recovering the files from there, I dont know if it will work I dont have many experience in file recovery (only in losing it >.<) but good luck.

Is the site illegal in any countries? I'm sure the van would rather shut down the site before killing off a forum that a user posted a link for.

Thanks for your concern, anyway.

2008-01-12 14:27:39

#19

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7178|SE London

stef10 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
masculata wrote:
More error detail, and some info on hardware would have been nice. Be that as it may, I'll assume your running XP, so try the following:

1/ Start\restart your PC
2/ Keep tapping the F8 Button until a menu appears
3/ When the menu appears use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the ‘Last known good configuration’ option.
4/ Once selected press Enter
5/ Your PC should now reinstall the ‘last known good configuration file’
6/ Restart your PC and keep finger crossed

I don't hold much hope for this step but ya gotta try it.
That won't work.

He needs to rebuild the file index and hope any corruption is minor. If that fails a full reinstall will be in order, if the hard drive is not damaged.

If the partition is irreparably damaged, he'll have to create a new one, using either an OS installer disk, recovery tool or 3rd party app on a bootable disk.
not smart when firms dont include an OS disc when you purchase a machine.

Which is why I suggested 3 alternate options. There are many free tools you can burn to CD that able perfectly capable of creating an NTFS partition. You don't need an OS CD to come with the system to build a new partition.

What is your obsession with HP machines anyway?

2008-01-12 14:28:30

#20

stef10: Member; +173|7079|Denmark

Hakei wrote:
xGj wrote:
Hakei wrote:
www.torrentspy.com

There is your free CD.
Wouldn't have posted the link here.. but yea.. interwebs
Anyway, try mounting the HDD in a second PC and recovering the files from there, I dont know if it will work I dont have many experience in file recovery (only in losing it >.<) but good luck.
Is the site illegal in any countries? I'm sure the van would rather shut down the site before killing off a forum that a user posted a link for.

Thanks for your concern, anyway.

lol, there is your free CD. Its a fucking crime doing so. Use a freaking recovery manager next time and stop downloading porn. im just saying that you may gave to put a bit work in it.

HP-I have a HP pavilion and its a freaking major problem doing recovery cd´s for it. Now I found out that I have to download a patch.

Last edited by stef10 (2008-01-12 14:39:31)

2008-01-12 14:44:02

#21

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7178|SE London

stef10 wrote:
Hakei wrote:
xGj wrote:

Wouldn't have posted the link here.. but yea.. interwebs
Anyway, try mounting the HDD in a second PC and recovering the files from there, I dont know if it will work I dont have many experience in file recovery (only in losing it >.<) but good luck.
Is the site illegal in any countries? I'm sure the van would rather shut down the site before killing off a forum that a user posted a link for.

Thanks for your concern, anyway.
lol, there is your free CD. Its a fucking crime doing so. Use a freaking recovery manager next time and stop downloading porn. im just saying that you may gave to put a bit work in it.

HP-I have a HP pavilion and its a freaking major problem doing recovery cd´s for it. Now I found out that I have to download a patch.

Recovery managers are absolute crap. I'm sure there is an absolute plethora of useful LEGAL bootable disk images on torrentspy, though linking to a site with so much illegal content is probably unwise.

Proprietary recovery CDs are for mugs.

2008-01-13 15:44:49

#22

pirate7474: Oh noes!; +11|6596|USA

what i got from all of those posts is that hp pavilion laptops are a piece of crap..and i own 1..more specifically the hp dv2000 with windows xp
didnt really want to create a recovery cd cause when i got it, it suggested 5 dvds or something, which i thought was a waste

and yes..they didnt include the OS disk

2008-01-14 09:26:56

#23

stef10: Member; +173|7079|Denmark

pirate7474 wrote:
what i got from all of those posts is that hp pavilion laptops are a piece of crap..and i own 1..more specifically the hp dv2000 with windows xp
didnt really want to create a recovery cd cause when i got it, it suggested 5 dvds or something, which i thought was a waste

and yes..they didnt include the OS disk

hmm, HP pavilion laptops are GREAT. most firms dont include an OS and the recovery for me only asked for 2 DVD´s. I think it wants 5 CD and perhaps 1 dvd in your case. Read what it says.

2008-01-14 15:12:47

#24

pirate7474: Oh noes!; +11|6596|USA

its kind of a biiit too late for that
so..how exactly would i hook it up to another comp? like what kind of cable?

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