recover windows 7 after installing linux

canones

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hi guys i'm just so mad because at my self i was stupid enough to install linux ubuntu on top of my windows 7 , i have a hp pavilion notebook dv-6 2155dx 4gb ram 500gb hdd it comes with windows 7 pre-instal , is there anyway how to get back to my wondows 7 i don't have the cds for this notebook , please anyone help meeeeeeee
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
hp pavilion dv-6 2155dx
OS
windows7 64
Well, the Ubuntu installation would have formatted your hard drive, so unless you have a recovery partition still intact you're going to have to contact HP and see if they'll sell ;you a set of recovery disks. Good luck!
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Core 2 Duo [email protected]
Memory
OCZ PC-6400 2GBx2
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 7600
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2423
Screen Resolution
1900x1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1TB/Seagate 500GB
PSU
Shuttle 300 Watt
Case
SG31G2
Mouse
Logitech G5
The pre-install of Windows 7 on your computer would have allowed you to burn some Windows 7 install discs plus recovery disc, but I assume you didn't use the recovery disc maker tool before goofing around with Linux.

Contact HP :)

hi guys i'm just so mad because at my self i was stupid enough to install linux ubuntu on top of my windows 7 , i have a hp pavilion notebook dv-6 2155dx 4gb ram 500gb hdd it comes with windows 7 pre-instal , is there anyway how to get back to my wondows 7 i don't have the cds for this notebook , please anyone help meeeeeeee
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP DV6 1330sa
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1
CPU
INTEL DUAL CORE 2.1Ghz
Motherboard
N/A
Memory
4GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
INTEL
Sound Card
LAPTOP
Monitor(s) Displays
2
Screen Resolution
3200x1080
Hard Drives
250GB
PSU
LAPTOP
Case
LAPTOP
Cooling
LAPTOP
Keyboard
SOLID YEAR 260U
Mouse
USB
Internet Speed
20 MB/S
If the HP recovery partition is still intact. mark it active.

You may be able to boot straight into the HP recovery program.

If the recovery partition is no longer there - you need to contact HP as suggested above.
 

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System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
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    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
thanks guys i will have to contact hp
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
hp pavilion dv-6 2155dx
OS
windows7 64
Hello canones, welcome to Seven Forums!



It can't hurt to see if this will work for you, you have nothing to lose.


   Information

HP Recovery Center

Be advised that this will take the machine back to the point when you first took it of the box.

The "HP Recovery Center" will give you the option to send to backup anything you
don't want to lose, so have backup media available to use if you choose this option.

With the machine off press the power button, as soon as you do that start tapping the F11 key.

It may take several attempts to do this, if the first attempt fails, try again.
That should take you to the HP Recovery Center. When there just follow the prompts.

It is pretty much self explanatory. From the time you boot into F11 (not counting
any backups you choose to make) you should be back on a working desktop in about
30 minutes. After it restarts just follow the prompts again to finish the process.

If your first option is system restore select no, which should take you to system recovery.
You want to try system recovery not system restore, unless you have good restore points!
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
If the HP recovery partition is still intact. mark it active.

You may be able to boot straight into the HP recovery program.

If the recovery partition is no longer there - you need to contact HP as suggested above.
After setting the recovery partition active, reboot the computer and press F11 when the machine is booting. This takes you to the recovery tools.

The recovery partition in HP computers is the one named "Recovery", it is about 10 to 12 gigs big (depending on model, yours should be 10 gigs). It is the second partition in first hard drive (disk 0, partition 2).

Kari
 

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Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
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Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
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Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
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