Texas Gal:
You say the PC is now working well.
If that is so, what is the current problem?
in last post is what's going on right now.
What program did you attempt to use to make these so-called backups? It's hard to say what's on those disks without more info.
I used the backup that was on my computer. The error message that said "hard disk failure" on it ask me to start backup now, remind me later, or exit. I used the backup now option the first time, then I had to go thru windows backup and restore.
Do you have a recovery partition on the laptop or have you made a set of recovery disks? Most likely, you do have a recovery partition, but you should also make recovery disks.
I dont understand what a recovery partition is. Like i said I was able to make a recovery disk because that was the only one that would work. I just dont know what all it backuped.
The purpose of the recovery partition and the recovery disks is to restore the PC to the state it was in the day you bought it. They would NOT recover whatever you may have added to the PC AFTER you bought it. If the recovery partition works properly, you would not need the recovery disks, but you should make them and keep them nevertheless.
Well at least I've got that one. Are you suppose to keep doing them over and over or do you only create it once? Where do i find if I have the recovery partition or not?. Will the recovery disk that I was able to create even be good if the hd is already messed up?
Do you have a 25 character Product Key, most likely found on a sticker on the bottom or in the battery compartment? If you do, you can download a legal Windows 7 ISO file, burn it to a disc, and install from that disk anytime you want.
I looked on the bottom of my laptop and the PK number is back there. Can you give me a link to where I can download a copy of this disk so that I can have it if I need it later on.
Have you backed up your personal files? Not Windows---your personal files.
I tried to do a full backup which i'm assuming that's where my personal files and stuff like that would have been, but like i mentioned....it didn't work and I was on disk 7 when it stopped and it wasn't even 1/2 way finished yet.
In the meantime, you can make a repair disk using this tutorial, but it is not a "fix-all":
System Repair Disc - Create
If there is a problem and the hd is about to go out, would that repair fix it? Is the link above different from the recovery disk that I was able to create from my computer, if so what does it do?
Further help pending answers to the above questions.