Windows 7: Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console

1) Boot from your Windows installation DVD/USB or...

Just to follow up, I ended up finding out that by rebooting my PC and pressing F10 that I had the Sony Recovery options already stored in my HD. I went ahead and had it format everything and it was restored to factory conditions. Everything is working fine and I am transferring my data back over off my External HDD (your tutorial helped me transfer my data over) as we speak. Thanks a lot for everything!

You are welcome.

I tried to recover my original windows that's loaded on the (14GB) hidden recovery drive, but it seems those file are damaged, so I created a bootable flash memory and decided to have a fresh installation, but I ran to two problems regarding backing up my user profile.

1-my laptop cannot find my external HD - I tried the HD on my other laptop and it's working fine- is that because I have two USB connections ?

2-Since my laptop couldn't find my external HD, I tried to copy my user profile to the recovery hard drive. However, I got a permission error, but it did copy some trivial files only

just now I used the Windows 7 installation CD that I had burned earlier, but it's not helping at all, it doesn't let me get to the recovery screen, the cd could be damaged too I don't really know .. maybe I need to burn another copy ?

Please help, what I can do ?

You may like to start a thread in
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/
Why do you need to reinstall?
We may be able to help you repair your PC.



Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?


For better help with problems, Can you post your specs.
Filling out System Specs
System Info - See Your System Specs

Dont Know What Hardware You Have..??
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/17...info-tool.html

A virus attacked my laptop, the windows got corrupted while I was restoring the it. I'm not able to start my windows any more.

when I bought my DEL XPS I got it with the basic version of Windows 7, I bought the ultimate upgrade CD which I though I lost it, but luckily founded yesterday after my previous post. I tried it and it took me to the recovery screens, but it's not able to recover my basic version nor repair the current one. I just wanna have a fresh one but I need to back up my user profile.

I'm still unable to see my extremal HD

Do I need to post my problem somewhere else ?

No , i don't need it because I have the CD

Download the Paragon free try Rescue kit:
Rescue Kit Free Edition | PARAGON Software Group - free partition software, hard disk partitioning
& see if the Paragon software can see the drive.

I will try that when I go back home, still at work :S... but I'm wondering how Paragon will make the recovery to recognized my external HD ?

The windows DVD May be having problems with the drivers for your external HD

I was able to fix the repair files using the following command:
D:\windows\systems32>sfc /scannow /offbootdir=d:\ /offwindir=d:\windows

it scanned the integrity and repaired the damaged files.. then I was able to restore my windows at least

Now I'm fighting this virus (AV Gaurd) which it's still on my system

Thank you "theog" for your time.

Download the liveCD & Run, this is a free tool from MS:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...per.html?ltr=M