Windows 7 And XP Help please

[andel90]

hi i have partitioned my hard drive to run both Windows 7 and XP, i would now like to do a recovery on my XP hard drive, as i have a HP computer it has built in reovery so i can go back to factory settings on the XP, when i try to do system recovery by pressing F10 i am transfered to some other menu that says windows 7 etct etc.....the other method i tried to use was (as i have dual boot) clicking on windows recovery where i can select the operating sytem i want to boot into when i do this it asks me what drive i want to log onto and then it says put in the adminstrator password which i do but im still having no luck how can i do a recovery on my C drive that runs XP?

Thanks

 

[andel90]

any help lol ?

 

[zigzag3143]

hi i have partitioned my hard drive to run both Windows 7 and XP, i would now like to do a recovery on my XP hard drive, as i have a HP computer it has built in reovery so i can go back to factory settings on the XP, when i try to do system recovery by pressing F10 i am transfered to some other menu that says windows 7 etct etc.....the other method i tried to use was (as i have dual boot) clicking on windows recovery where i can select the operating sytem i want to boot into when i do this it asks me what drive i want to log onto and then it says put in the adminstrator password which i do but im still having no luck how can i do a recovery on my C drive makes yruns XP?

Thanks

andel

Are you still dual booting? IF so the boot loader that makes dual booting possible is in the first OS installed (probably XP). If you do a restore you loose the boot loader and the ability to dual boot. What do you want to "fix" in xp?

Ken

 

[Antman]

I passed on this thread this morning. I cannot read it. You have other posts in the forum that demonstrate you understand basic punctuation. Please reformat your question in a lucid presentation.

 

[Tews]

I passed on this thread this morning. I cannot read it. You have other posts in the forum that demonstrate you understand basic punctuation. Please reformat your question in a lucid presentation.

Surely you jest sir ... :roflmao:

 

[Antman]

Surely you jest sir ... :roflmao:

I need a copy of the OP to ZigZag dictionary. I could then cross-reference my English to Antman lexicon and help more people.

Like my new sig? You wrote it - more or less.

 

[Tews]

I need a copy of the OP to ZigZag dictionary. I could then cross-reference my English to Antman lexicon and help more people.

Like my new sig? You wrote it - more or less.

I noticed that, but would never think of claiming authorship..

 

[andel90]

andel

Are you still dual booting? IF so the boot loader that makes dual booting possible is in the first OS installed (probably XP). If you do a restore you loose the boot loader and the ability to dual boot. What do you want to "fix" in xp?

Ken

Hi yes im still dual booting but i would like to do a restore on the XP partition to bring it back to facory settings

thanks

 

[andel90]

I passed on this thread this morning. I cannot read it. You have other posts in the forum that demonstrate you understand basic punctuation. Please reformat your question in a lucid presentation.

Hi well basically im tryin to to a system recovery on my XP drive and im unable to do so.

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi yes im still dual booting but i would like to do a restore on the XP partition to bring it back to facory settings

thanks

You can do just that IF you mind loosing win 7

Ken

 

[andel90]

You can do just that IF you mind loosing win 7

Ken

Thanks for the reply mate but i have installed win 7 on a different hardrive as it is partitoned so wont i just be recovering XP?

thanks

 

[Antman]

10-7

 

[zigzag3143]

thats why I asked. If you F10 (?) is working go for it. if not boot from the xp dvd and do a repair

Ken

 

[andel90]

Okai mate i dont have the XP cd as i have a HP computer so they dont ship it with the CD.....f10 works but i end up in another screen were it says something about win 7 and then if i click submit it just boots win 7 like normal?

 

[Kari]

I need a copy of the OP to ZigZag dictionary. I could then cross-reference my English to Antman lexicon and help more people.

Like my new sig? You wrote it - more or less.

<off topic> Redirect </off>

EDIT: I just noticed you have a HP Pavilion. Restoring to factory settings is F11, not F10.

 

[andel90]

<off topic> Redirect </off>

EDIT: I just noticed you have a HP Pavilion. Restoring to factory settings is F11, not F10.

sorry mate its probablt the F11 then im just getting my self confused thanks for pointing that out!