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HELP!! reformatted laptop by mistake

invisiblecabbage
invisiblecabbage Posts: 740 Forumite
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any help greatly appreciated ....
son has an acer laptop that has JUST (typical) run out of warranty. :( For some reason known only to sons that have too much techie stuff he was doing something to link it with his new PS3 (I think thats what he was saying):undecided. Anyway, upshot is he reformatted his laptop hard drive. Good news ... he does a daily backup:j. Bad news .... Windows 7 was pre-installed so we have no disc to reinstall the operating system:mad:.
many thanks in anticipation of words of wisdom
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  • nearlyrich
    nearlyrich Posts: 13,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Hung up my suit!
    You wouldn't get that covered by warranty anyway user error is not included.
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  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    When you bought it did it offer you the opportunity to make backup installations disks or does it have a recovery partition?

    If the former did you make them?
    If the latter did he remove the recovery partition and reformat that as well? If not it may still be their look at a boot up screen for a system recovery option.

    If all is gone you will need to buy or borrow an Win 7 OEM disk and do a complete new reinstall.
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    edited 3 January 2011 at 3:40PM
    ACERs normally have a recovery partiton

    F4 on boot up if memory serves me correct , or ALT F4 , or ALT f10
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    as Inner stated above / those three options your best bet -- if available to you//
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

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  • invisiblecabbage
    invisiblecabbage Posts: 740 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    F4 etc having no effect. thanks though
  • invisiblecabbage
    invisiblecabbage Posts: 740 Forumite
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    looks like Inner's final option is only possible. Do you think its worth taking out an annual 'repair' thing with PC world or the like seeing as my DS is so trigger happy?
  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    edited 3 January 2011 at 3:58PM
    NO!. Unlikely to be classed as a repair as stated above anyway.

    Get a copy of W7, cheaper in the long run and probably more reliable than PC World

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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2955834

    Or borrow a copy and use the license number on the PC to reinstall it. I would offer to loan you one but Muller Country is too far away.
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    another thing you might wish to do in future is image the entire drive with TrueImage or Macrium /

    http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Inner_Zone wrote: »
    NO!.

    Get a copy of W7, cheaper in the long run and probably more reliable than PC World

    Post 25

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2955834

    I agree, more productive to buy an actual copy of Win 7 ///
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • originalmiscellany
    originalmiscellany Posts: 1,655 Forumite
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    either you or your son, then i'd suggest:

    http://www.software4students.co.uk/Microsoft_Windows_7_Professional_32_bit_Upgrade_Edition-details.aspx

    would be ideal and a cheap way of getting Windows 7. It generally is speedily delivery (a few days)...
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