Windows 7 problems

50Twuncle

closed wrote: »

factory restore partition?

gone corrupt, gone astray?

That is correct - due to my "trying" UBUNTU - Which deleted the restore partition
I now am trying to get back to Windows again !

50Twuncle

If I manage to download the correct ISO image and convert it to an .EXE - Can I carry out an upgrade or do I have to do a new installation ?
This is from Professional 32bit to Premium 64bit ......

Lucero_2

No, there is no upgrade path for cross architecture other than a complete reinstall.

Further more, you can't just convert the ISO to EXE. You either have to burn it, or mount the iso using magicdisc and run setup from within the mounted ISO. However, during the upgrade, it will fail, because the drive is virtual. If you ever do want to upgrade, you'll have to burn to disc or extract to usb stick. Both very easy to do.

However, pointless in this exercise as you are going from 32bit to 64bit you'll have to reinstall from scratch.

TakeThis

21Twinkle wrote: »

That is correct - due to my "trying" UBUNTU - Which deleted the restore partition
I now am trying to get back to Windows again !

You clearly failed to utilise the 'Try Ubuntu' option, as that writes nothing to the disc.

Clean install from Boot is probably the best way to go.

Perhaps the Restore Partition is still there and you just need to rebuild the path to it.

50Twuncle

TakeThis wrote: »

You clearly failed to utilise the 'Try Ubuntu' option, as that writes nothing to the disc.

Clean install from Boot is probably the best way to go.

Perhaps the Restore Partition is still there and you just need to rebuild the path to it.

I didn't want the trial - I did the full install !!

TakeThis

21Twinkle wrote: »

I didn't want the trial - I did the full install !!

I see...the Full Install within Windows?

Would like to know the option that can wipe out your Restore Partition, as you can run it alongside Windows without doing any harm. Worst case is usually just to rebuild the path to the Restore Partition.

50Twuncle

TakeThis wrote: »

I see...the Full Install within Windows?

Would like to know the option that can wipe out your Restore Partition, as you can run it alongside Windows without doing any harm. Worst case is usually just to rebuild the path to the Restore Partition.

No - at least to start with. I installed it as a "program within Windows" - but Windows didn't like this and I was forced to re-install the whole lot - but since my Windows DVD's are corrupt - this was impossible - so reinstalled Ubuntu as the sole OS - I made a boo-boo and combined the partitions (deleting the back up)
Now - I am trying to get the laptop back to it's original state

jayme1

back up your files, download the iso TakeThis linked to, burn it to a DVD then clean install it from boot, then activate it with the licence key on the bottom of the laptop, that is the way you want to do it. and will get you a nice clean install

TakeThis

21Twinkle wrote: »

No - at least to start with. I installed it as a "program within Windows" - but Windows didn't like this and I was forced to re-install the whole lot - but since my Windows DVD's are corrupt - this was impossible - so reinstalled Ubuntu as the sole OS - I made a boo-boo and combined the partitions (deleting the back up)
Now - I am trying to get the laptop back to it's original state

So, download this Windows 7 Home Premium with SP1 64-bit English image to a working PC.

Once the image has been saved to the working computer...download and install ImgBurn(No need to install the Google Toolbar. Remove the relevant tick). Burn the Image to Disc. Use this guide(skip step 2b)[/QUOTE]

Once the disc has been created, you can boot up with it and reinstall Windows 7.

50Twuncle

How can I also restore the back up partition - with a copy of the OS ?
What format would this be in ?
From what I recall - it was not an exe file or an ISO file ?