Windows 8 with critical issue

Rezwan · 04 Sep 2012

Hello. I am facing difficulties with my dell studio 1458. It has original windows 7 backup on its recovery partition. After installation of win 8, I was not able to use some application so I decide to go back to my previous win 7.

But as I cannot uninstall win 8, I format my HDD except recovery partition.
Now I can not boot to the recovery partition to install from it.

I have dell datasafe recovery DVD but it seems they are not usable. I do not know why.

When I turn on my laptop, it goes to windows 8 recovery option and unable to fix.

Please help.
Thanks in advance.

Rezwan · 04 Sep 2012

And I must mention, when I try f8 a continuously beep sound occurs. How can I fix it?

JonathanV · 04 Sep 2012

Hello Rezwan, welcome to Seven Forums.

Does your laptop has Windows 7 pre-installed?
Did you install Windows 8 without dual-boot?
Do you have Windows 7 installation CD?
What's your version of Windows 8, not edition? Developer Preview (DP), Consumer Preview (CP), Release Preview (RP) or Release to Manufacturing (RTM)?

Well, if you have Windows 7 installation CD, follow this tutorial.
Clean Install Windows 7

If you don't have one, purchase genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (or Professional, Ultimate if you want to) upgrade version just for $119.99 (HP), $199.99 (Pro) or $219.99 (Ult). Then follow the tutorial linked above.
You should be careful before buying Windows 7. There's many counterfeit copies of Windows 7 with cheap prices so don't trust it. Or you'll being end up of non-genuine messages For more information, see How to Tell - Home

Answer the questions above, so we can know what would we suggest for you. :)

Golden · 04 Sep 2012

Hi Rezwan,

What error do you get when you try to boot from the recovery DVD? Have you double-checked to ensure that the BIOS is set to boot from the DVD drive first?

Regards,
Golden

Kaktussoft · 04 Sep 2012

Rezwan said:

Hello. I am facing difficulties with my dell studio 1458. It has original windows 7 backup on its recovery partition. After installation of win 8, I was not able to use some application so I decide to go back to my previous win 7.

But as I cannot uninstall win 8, I format my HDD except recovery partition.
Now I can not boot to the recovery partition to install from it.

I have dell datasafe recovery DVD but it seems they are not usable. I do not know why.

When I turn on my laptop, it goes to windows 8 recovery option and unable to fix.

Please help.
Thanks in advance.

Did you mark the recovery partition as ACTIVE? Do it.

Bare Foot Kid · 04 Sep 2012

Hello Rezwan, welcome to Seven Forums!

If you have lost the factory recovery option, there's always this option, have a look through the tutorial linked below for ideas, everything needed is referenced in the tutorial.

Clean Install : Factory COA Activation Key

Rezwan · 04 Sep 2012

Thanks. Thanks everyone. With your help I hope I can fix it.

My dell studio 1458 comes with windows 7 home premium which is in recovary partition.

'automatic repair could not repair your pc logfile\system32\logfiles\srt\srttrail' message occurs
I format the partition with command prompt which I get from (troubleshoot>advance option>command prompt)
The partition where win7 was is still intact and another drive for boot(? I guess) is present. But rest is formatted.

Rezwan · 04 Sep 2012

After activing partition using diskpart, "Operating system not found"

What can I do now?

Bare Foot Kid · 04 Sep 2012

Here's this if you have data you need to try and recover.

How to Copy & Paste in Recovery Console on Windows 7 or Vista

Also have a look through this.

Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start

Bare Foot Kid said:

If you have lost the factory recovery option, there's always this option, have a look through the tutorial linked below for ideas, everything needed is referenced in the tutorial.

Clean Install : Factory COA Activation Key

Kaktussoft · 04 Sep 2012

Rezwan said:

Thanks. Thanks everyone. With your help I hope I can fix it.

My dell studio 1458 comes with windows 7 home premium which is in recovary partition.

'automatic repair could not repair your pc logfile\system32\logfiles\srt\srttrail' message occurs
I format the partition with command prompt which I get from (troubleshoot>advance option>command prompt)
The partition where win7 was is still intact and another drive for boot(? I guess) is present. But rest is formatted.

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Download the last one "Bootable CD". Then burn using imgburn, or win7 dvd burning. Boot sick machine from that DVD. Post a camshot of partition layout