Ok One last thing to try before we give this up as a lost cause.
Did your external HDD come with a driver disk?
If not, what is the make and model?
By the way... How are you booting Windows Recovery Environment if you don't have installation media?
external hard drive is a seagate free agent goflex 500 gb. im not sure what you mean about a driver for it..
i recieved the windows 7 oem cd today from dell ( operating system reinstallation dvd windows 7 home premium 64 bit). i put it in the drive reboot F12 boot from cd/dvd, it loads windows i click restore (not install) system recovery options ect... what the heck am i doing wrong? it doesnt see the partion we created.... on the c drive uggggggg......
when i click advance it comes up with that window " reimage your computer" with only those 2 options " search for system image on network or install a driver"
I got that bit. Its not going to work obviously.
I have one more Idea, before I just tell you to reinstall and have done with it. but I need an answer to my question. Did the External Hard Drive come with a CD or a DVD?
external didnt come with cd.. omg im soooo sorry to be putting you threw all this you mus be tired and at your wits end
Damn it.
Ok I'm sorry to have to tell you this, you're not going to like what you hear.
It seems the Image is corrupt, that is why Windows can't see it, Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this. I actually suspected this back on Page 5, but I was hoping it was a problem with the External Hard Drive.
This leaves us with one option. Reinstall Windows from the Dell OEM CD. That should get you your programs back (assuming they came with the computer.)
I'm really sorry, there is nothing else I can do to help you
ugggggg...... oh boy...... ok... we tried very hard ...... thank you for all your help you were extreamly patient and i appreciate what you had done. in the future.... after i reinstall windows and ect should i use the windows imagining or something else like ghost or...... ugggg...
im going to keep the image on my external incase ..... you wake up from a dream and say to your self " ahhhhh we should try that" lol my hopes..of course.. lol lol or maybe i should wake up and just say it aint gonna work ... well .. we gave it our best shot.
cheers and sleep well (maybe you will wake up with an idea)
I personally, would use Windows Backup, or Acronis, but Acronis is Payware.
Do yourself a favour, backup your files onto your external HDD before you reinstall, and delete the system image from E:\
Here is a tutorial: Clean Install Windows 7 make sure you format the C drive before installing (the tutorial will explain how)
Honestly, we have tried everything, I know you don't see it, but behind the scenes, a team of Guru's have been helping me out with this thread, giving me ideas and such. We have exauhsted every avenue.
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