System Recovery

[udo]

Hello,

my machine came with Windows7 pre-installed and no installation DVD, instead there is a separate partition labelled WINRE (5GB) for recovery purposes (I guess at least).

Now I messed up my whole system and deleted all partitions but this recovery one (setting up a dual boot). I also have the System Recovery Disk and would anybody know if I can reinstall Windows 7 with these two?

When I boot into the Recovery Disk it does not give me any option to do such a thing....

Any help is appreciated, I have no clue what to do.

Thanks a lot,
udo

 

[not so gray matter]

Using the recovery disk you can do a few things including:

System Repair
System Image Restore
... and more

However, I don't believe that you can perform a straight clean install. If you've actually deleted your system partitions then you're probably not going to be able to perform a system repair and unless you've previously created a system image through the backup feature of windows or a third party software, you won't be able to restore that way either. Unless I'm missing something, your best bet is to contact your system manufacturer and request a copy of the installation disk and your cd - key if you don't have it written down. They'll ship it to you, you may have to pay a small fee and shipping though.

 

[udo]

Ah damn...that is what I feared. I have not saved an image previously...However this recovery partition is 5 GB and in a folder called WindowsRE there is one file called install.wim which is 3.9GB big.
Is this some sort of installation file and could I trick this into using for an install? I do have my serial number on a sticker at the machine, that should not pose any problem..

Thanks again,
udo

 

[theog]

Try pressing F8 on start up, report back.

 

[udo]

I have Ubuntu running at the moment, it boots right in there regardless of what I press. What do you want to see?

 

[theog]

I would have like to see the recovery screen, but Linux has kill it.

 

[udo]

If I boot into the recovery disk, I still get the boot into safe mode,ecc. screen.

Do you mean that one?

 

[theog]

What are all the option?

 

[not so gray matter]

If your recovery partition is that big it may have the files neccesary to install Windows, it's just a matter of accessing them. The OP can help you with that. However, you should still contact your manufacturer as having an installation disk is important. It'll allow you to remove that recovery partition if you wish and/or install the operating system in the case of a hard drive failure.

 

[udo]

Hi,
the options are:
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Comand Prompt

Enable Boot-Logging
Enable lw-resolution video
Last Known good configuration
Directory Services Restore Mode
Debugging Mode
Disable Automatic restart on system failure
Disable Driver Signature Enforcement

Start Windows Normally

 

[udo]

@notsograymatter:
that is my plan anyway, butwe have a bank holiday in the UK today and it will probably take them some days to deliver (hope they do it after all, in the end I already paid for it...)

 

[theog]

Try Safe mode, report back.

 

[udo]

it loads into the System Recovery Options
Startup Repair
System Restore
.
.
.
Command Prompt

There is no difference (apart from it now being safe) to booting into this normally,as far as I can tell...

 

[theog]

Try this:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/69585-safe-mode.html?ltr=S
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.

 

[Roggah]

Hi

What the heck is it with windows 7 ?

First I had problems to find the drivers for my soundcard ( Creative soundblaster live 5.1)

and now it seems like windows 7 have its own life....

yesterday everything was fine:

I had my bookmarks in firefox (Maybe over 200 different bookmarks that was pretty important)
I had save files for my games
I had my own background picture for the desktop.
I had a couple of files on the desktop that I had saved :sarc:

Today when I started the computer it was not fine:

I had lost my bookmarks in firefox
I had lost my save files for my games
I didnt had my own background picture on my desktop
The files that I had on the desktop was gone

It seemed to be stable in the beginning but now its all crappy shit in my opinion...

Its like windows had done its own system recovery without me telling to do it..

Anyone else that are angry at Bill Gates and Windows 7 ????????????????

Now I am going back to windows XP and I am NOT coming back to windows 7 until I am 1000000% sure that it wont happen again.....

 

[CarlTR6]

Win 7 is a new OS. It is nothing like XP. Old drivers, old hardware and old software will not run well on it. Before you try Win 7 again make sure your system is up to date and ready for Win 7. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor - Download - Microsoft Windows

 

[gregrocker]

Try IE8 which has finally been perfected with Win7. It is rock-solid stable without a single issue in over 100+ installs here. I like the features better, especially how you can sort History to quickly get back to any page or site.

When I install Firefox or Chrome to compare them, I end up taking them off within days as their features cannot compare and seem amateurish. It is a constant sruggle with add-ons, which have never been an issue once with IE8.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Try IE8 which has finally been perfected with Win7. It is rock-solid stable without a single issue in over 100+ installs here. I like the features better, especially how you can sort History to quickly get back to any page or site.

When I install Firefox or Chrome to compare them, I end up taking them off within days as their features cannot compare and seem amateurish. It is a constant sruggle with add-ons, which have never been an issue once with IE8.

Well said!
​

 

[Roggah]

CarlTR6..

if it was me you answered I have had windows 7 installed a couple of months now and it started to give problems yesterday the saved files on the desktop should have been there even if it is problems with drivers to work properly.

Is it anyone that can explain the problem that I got why my stuff has disappeared ?
it shouldnt ruin the stuff for the users and not do automatically rollbacks or system recovery without the user letting it do it .

I have turned off the security thing now so lets see if it will happen again..
in my opinion it shouldnt be any option like that when it can ruin stuff ..
I am giving it 1 more chance..

 

[1Bowtie]

What the heck is it with windows 7 ?

First I had problems to find the drivers for my soundcard ( Creative soundblaster live 5.1)

and now it seems like windows 7 have its own life....

yesterday everything was fine:

I had my bookmarks in firefox (Maybe over 200 different bookmarks that was pretty important)
I had save files for my games
I had my own background picture for the desktop.
I had a couple of files on the desktop that I had saved :sarc:

Today when I started the computer it was not fine:

I had lost my bookmarks in firefox
I had lost my save files for my games
I didnt had my own background picture on my desktop
The files that I had on the desktop was gone

It seemed to be stable in the beginning but now its all crappy shit in my opinion...

Its like windows had done its own system recovery without me telling to do it..

Anyone else that are angry at Bill Gates and Windows 7 ????????????????

Now I am going back to windows XP and I am NOT coming back to windows 7 until I am 1000000% sure that it wont happen again.....

If you have a problem you should start your own thread and not hijack someone else's