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Lost all data on Asus, tried to recover and won't boot
I am using an Asus laptop using Windows 7. It suddenly crashed the other day. It had run out of batter, so when I charged the battery and ran the laptop again, suddenly I was taken to a screen where I had to restore the laptop to its original factory settings and then lost all my data. I then installed and ran TestDisk to try to recover my data. After using it to search for the partitions, I restarted the laptop.
Now, I am always taken to a Windows Boot Manager screen. It asks me to insert the Windows installation disc. However, this laptop never came with one. In fact, it doesn't even have a CD drive, as I would have to buy a seperate external CD drive. It also says "If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance. Status: 0xc00002225 Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible"
Is there any way I can get out of this menu and retrieve my lost data? Or should I just contact Asus for assistance?