Windows will not boot but no error message since lid slammed

lollipoplady

My tinternet is slower than a snail - approximately 29 hour download time just on the image! Another option? Use my copy?

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lollipoplady wrote: »

My tinternet is slower than a snail - approximately 29 hour download time just on the image! Another option? Use my copy?

Won't hurt to try.

lollipoplady

IDIOT TIME - Is it possible to get my photos and itunes off the hard drive? Can it be taken out like the desktop drives. My main priority is saving my photos and music if I can - stuff the laptop it's my husbands not mine anyway!!!!:D

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lollipoplady wrote: »

IDIOT TIME - Is it possible to get my photos and itunes off the hard drive? Can it be taken out like the desktop drives. My main priority is saving my photos and music if I can - stuff the laptop it's my husbands not mine anyway!!!!:D

You can probably save everything on the hard drive, either by taking it out and putting it into a caddy or by using a Live CD.

Following my instructions will not erase any of your pictures or music, so you can try it first.

lollipoplady

I have been searching for the disks I had when we installed Windows 7 and found my Windows 7 installation disk - Image Disk and also Recovery disk!

Once again I really appreciate the time and effort being given.:D

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lollipoplady wrote: »

I have been searching for the disks I had when we installed Windows 7 and found my Windows 7 installation disk - Image Disk and also Recovery disk!

Once again I really appreciate the time and effort being given.:D

But you still need to do the Repair, otherwise you will likely overwrite your data.

lollipoplady

Am I wrong in thinking that as we made an image disk when we installed I can use this albeit without SP1? If my thought process is going in the wrong direction ie this is not possible as I need to use an image disk with SP1 in order to match what my laptop has at the moment, forgive me. Just an idiot question!

mkw87

When you power on does it go straight to the windows screen? If you power off manually (using the button) it would usually give you an option to run windows in safe mode, or select recovery options..

I'm curious what damage could be done- was the laptop on when the lid was slammed? That could certainly damage a spinning hard drive but the fact that you're even managing to reach a windows screen suggests the disk is at least partly bootable.

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lollipoplady wrote: »

Am I wrong in thinking that as we made an image disk when we installed I can use this albeit without SP1? If my thought process is going in the wrong direction ie this is not possible as I need to use an image disk with SP1 in order to match what my laptop has at the moment, forgive me. Just an idiot question!

From whence did your 'image disc' come?

Hammyman

lollipoplady wrote: »

No unusual noises hard drive seems to be whirring - screen is alive - fan comes on - windows startup screen just hangs and then goes blank

You've corrupted data on the hard drive or physically damaged it. They don't like impacts.

Bad news is that if you've damaged it, there is a serious worldwide shortage and prices have doubled and trebled.