my windows crashed while installing ubuntu

[ubuntuuser]

Hi guys,

I tried installing ubuntu on my HP pavilion dm4 today by dual booting it and keeping both windows 7 and ubuntu on the different partitions. I installed ubuntu 10.10 succesfully but the thing was when i am restarting the laptop..its asking me to choose the operating system but when i choose windows 7 it says to repair the system and to repair i should have a Windows 7 DVD. I got the system 10 days back and i had no back up of the system and i think my HP recovery was also crashed. I dont know what to do..Can anyone suggest me how to bring my WIndows back?

the good thing was ubuntu was working good and i am using it now...

 

[MacGyvr]

A new HP will have recovery options available at bootup. I think it's usually F11, but you can look on the screen to see the correct button. This will allow you to start from scratch.

 

[Bill2]

You can run startup repair from a neosmart disk.

Download Windows 7 System Recovery Discs — The NeoSmart Files

 

[ubuntuuser]

thanks for the replies...i tried the F11 option from the booting but its not working ...and i searched my directories from the ubuntu OS ..all the data was just fine and nothing is gone ... i dont know where it went wrong .,..the only problem was windows was not getting loaded i think.....any quick solution to make windows work??

thankyou

 

[MacGyvr]

thanks for the replies...i tried the F11 option from the booting but its not working ...and i searched my directories from the ubuntu OS ..all the data was just fine and nothing is gone ... i dont know where it went wrong .,..the only problem was windows was not getting loaded i think.....any quick solution to make windows work??

thankyou

What do you mean by the F11 not working? Does your screen tell you that F11 is the proper key for recovery options?

 

[stormy13]

You need the disk that Bill linked too, the built in HP recovery won't do it. Tutorial of what to do aft6er you have downladed and made the disk,

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

and if you don't want/like torrents,

Download Windows 7 64 bit Repair Disc.iso

 

[ubuntuuser]

thanks for the reply and all the information ...i tried WIndows 7 64 bit repair ..but its asking me for a cd or dvd for the driver and its not listing any operating system & its saying start-up repair cant solve this problem....Its asking me for more like drivers or any recovery image files i saved but i didnt have any....When the system was booting i tried pressing the Recovery key..it showed in the bottom left that its starting recovery and then its going again to OS selection page by that only i am saying that recovand ery was not working...this was new laptop so i hadnt burned any drivers or anything and i didnt have a recovery dvd but all the files are present in the HDD...what would be the probable solution?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello ubuntuuser, welcome to Seven Forums! That's an appropriate handle. :shock:



You may need to start over, here's some interesting info you may find useful and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.

After you have copied out or made back-ups of the data you need to save to external media; if you can find an exact Windows version that the PC shipped with you can do a clean install using the activation key on the COA sticker attached to the PC though it may require a robo-call to MS to sort the OEM batch-key.

How to Activate Windows 7 by Phone


If you can't find an exact same version, you could use the info in this tutorial to create an "all Versions" installer of any version Windows installer, to install using the same method I posted above.

Windows 7 Universal Installation Disc - Create


After you have made backups of everything you care to save, the best method is to do a complete wipe (secure erase) of the entire Hard Disk Drive first, it over-writes everything, all the old Windows code including all the old drivers/programs, giving you the best possible space to install Windows to.

SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

 

[ubuntuuser]

thanks for the reply....I dont want to clean my system and do all these things again and again. .....Can i download windows 7 in linux and write it to a DVd and repair the windows

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

They tried to give you the link a couple times in the posts above to a Windows system repair CD that you can download and burn to attempt a repair, here is again, have a look at Option Two.


How to Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc