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You need to boot from install media not from the hard disk.
Put your installation media in the dvd drive.
Boot from the dvd drive.
my computer wont boot its trying to use d drive and should use c drive
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New #12
Hi
Based on post #7, you can get into your bios
for the recovery to work you need to reset boot order
First D (your recovery Disc)
NOT C
you should then be able to access the command prompt.
Roy
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New #13
you spotted it to
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New #14
I think that machine might have shipped with vista.
Looks like the options are:
1. boot from installation\repair media
try
a) system restore
or
b) image restore
or
c) replace hives with those from windows\system32\config\regbak
or
d) reinstall - if you have the windows 7 license key
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New #15
I somehow got to this screen , I am 100% sure this is windows 7
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New #16
Looks like your windows partition is the second partition on the disk. Shown as D in your pic.
Showing as 0 size might be due to partition table corruption.
You could see what diskpart says
at cmd prompt type:
diskpart
(then press enter)
lis vol
(then press enter)
I would boot a 3rd party partition manager that has partition recovery module.
For example, aomei partition assist pro version ( on giveaway ). But you would need a working machine to get it to create its boot media.
giveaway
download link
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New #17
Jumanji is the one to help OP
I would say the disk is dead.
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New #19
1) If you have data on the drive that you can't loose (have no backup) your priority is to try to recover the data to an external disk. The more you use it the worst it can get.
2) If you don't have anything you need to save from the disk, you should hard test it. Seagate and WD has tools to diagnose HDDs.
If the drive is good, then you can reinstall Win 7 and the programs. The Recovery partition has an partition image. You can lunch Factory Recover from BIOS. It will end the way the laptop came from factory.
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