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pilotaaron1

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Hi I am new to these threads so bear with me. This morning I tried to start my laptop and it wouldn't start. My computer gave me the option to use Windows startup recovery. After using it. I ended up losing everything on my hardrive. And I also lost windows 7 and went back to Vista. I am wondering if there is a way to recover everything. I just recently moved also and don't have my windows 7 upgrade disk or office 2007. I am completely paniking right now and dont know what to do.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS G71 X05 Best Buy
OS
windows 7 64bit
CPU
intel dual core 2 @ 2.53ghz
Memory
6 gig ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia gtx 260m
Hard Drives
500gig 5400 rpm

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Assembled
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
Memory
Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
Sound Card
Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Cooler Master K380
Cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
Keyboard
Logitech MK260r
Mouse
Logitech MK260r
Internet Speed
PMPL Broadband
Antivirus
Windows Defender + MBAM
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Dell Studio 15" Laptop
Is there a way to get everything back?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS G71 X05 Best Buy
OS
windows 7 64bit
CPU
intel dual core 2 @ 2.53ghz
Memory
6 gig ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia gtx 260m
Hard Drives
500gig 5400 rpm

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Assembled
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
Memory
Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
Sound Card
Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Cooler Master K380
Cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
Keyboard
Logitech MK260r
Mouse
Logitech MK260r
Internet Speed
PMPL Broadband
Antivirus
Windows Defender + MBAM
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Dell Studio 15" Laptop
Thanks for the help. Hopefully I can fix this.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS G71 X05 Best Buy
OS
windows 7 64bit
CPU
intel dual core 2 @ 2.53ghz
Memory
6 gig ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia gtx 260m
Hard Drives
500gig 5400 rpm

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Assembled
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
Memory
Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
Sound Card
Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Cooler Master K380
Cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
Keyboard
Logitech MK260r
Mouse
Logitech MK260r
Internet Speed
PMPL Broadband
Antivirus
Windows Defender + MBAM
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Dell Studio 15" Laptop
EDIT: darn I must be a slow typer today.

The software he recommended should get your data back (documents, musics, videos), but with out an install disc I don't think you can get Windows 7 back. It sounds like your HDD had a recovery partition for Vista, which reinstalled the factory settings on the main partition. I would recommend having someone mail you your 7 upgrade and Office 2007 media.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba P775-S7100
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
Memory
6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution
1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives
750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
Internet Speed
Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
Antivirus
MSE and MBAM Pro
Browser
IE10
Petey7 said:
EDIT: darn I must be a slow typer today.

The software he recommended should get your data back (documents, musics, videos), but with out an install disc I don't think you can get Windows 7 back. It sounds like your HDD had a recovery partition for Vista, which reinstalled the factory settings on the main partition. I would recommend having someone mail you your 7 upgrade and Office 2007 media.
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Hi Petey .... Recover my files can recover everything in the HD.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Assembled
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
Memory
Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
Sound Card
Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Cooler Master K380
Cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
Keyboard
Logitech MK260r
Mouse
Logitech MK260r
Internet Speed
PMPL Broadband
Antivirus
Windows Defender + MBAM
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Dell Studio 15" Laptop
Nope. Trying using what Arc suggested or try Zero Assumption Recovery. All these programs work as long as the startup recovery hasn't over written the files. recovery discs wipe out everything and install the OS when you first bought it. Next time back up all your files.

An alternative would be replace the hard drive with a new one, run the recovery disc and put the old hard drive in a USB enclosure. Then you could have copied all your data over.

Good luck.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built by Mark
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Bios F5
Memory
OCZ 6GBkit OCZ3G1600LV6GK 8-8-8-24-2T 1.65V
Graphics Card(s)
(2) HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 CROSSFIRE (H577QT1GD)
Sound Card
On board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2343 22" Wide Screen
Screen Resolution
2048x1152
Hard Drives
Two Western Digital 320 Gig Blue series WDC WD3200AAKS-00L9A0
PSU
Corsiar 750 watts TX750W
Case
Antec NINE Hundred Two (air filters & adjustable fan speed)
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech MX310
Internet Speed
20 meg down/ 5 meg up
Other Info
Hewlett Packard Deskjet 932C printer
Epson 4990 Photo scanner
The more I read threads like this or have my own problems, I feel my external HDD was the best investment I ever made. Since then I've had a HDD fail on me, and it didn't even phase me. I don't do images of my HDD in case I backup a virus or something, but I have backed up all my personal files plus driver installers, all user data for my web browser, and an image of my Win7 DVD (in case I lose the original). I even installed Ubuntu on a partition on it. If you can afford one, it is a great thing to know you have everything in a safe place.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba P775-S7100
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
Memory
6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution
1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives
750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
Internet Speed
Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
Antivirus
MSE and MBAM Pro
Browser
IE10
Ya I bought my CPU while Vista was out right before 7. So I was able to get the free upgrade.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS G71 X05 Best Buy
OS
windows 7 64bit
CPU
intel dual core 2 @ 2.53ghz
Memory
6 gig ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia gtx 260m
Hard Drives
500gig 5400 rpm
What I do is have two sets of drive. I clone my working drives to my back up drives with clonezilla.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built by Mark
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Bios F5
Memory
OCZ 6GBkit OCZ3G1600LV6GK 8-8-8-24-2T 1.65V
Graphics Card(s)
(2) HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 CROSSFIRE (H577QT1GD)
Sound Card
On board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2343 22" Wide Screen
Screen Resolution
2048x1152
Hard Drives
Two Western Digital 320 Gig Blue series WDC WD3200AAKS-00L9A0
PSU
Corsiar 750 watts TX750W
Case
Antec NINE Hundred Two (air filters & adjustable fan speed)
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech MX310
Internet Speed
20 meg down/ 5 meg up
Other Info
Hewlett Packard Deskjet 932C printer
Epson 4990 Photo scanner
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