Big probs with W7 laptop - can't boot

NiftyDigits

The obvious option is to use the Try Ubuntu to burn the image to disc with your laptop DVD drive. Look here

_Andy_

Right finally managed to burn a bootable W7 USB. Whoop

Tried the 'repair windows' but no joy - same as before.

Take it its just a case of going through the 'install now' process?

Many thanks again for your help

_Andy_

Slowly losing the will to live now. Clicked on install windows, now get a Load Driver error popup saying "No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers and then click OK"

aghhh

NiftyDigits

_Andy_ wrote: »

Right finally managed to burn a bootable W7 USB. Whoop

Tried the 'repair windows' but no joy - same as before.

Take it its just a case of going through the 'install now' process?

Many thanks again for your help

You weren't just going to repair...... but to go on to use Command Prompt.

shakeitright

Did you try the one key recovery with the laptop off?It should have given you a system recovery option,
There is a manual available if you google it but cant link as it comes up invalid.

NiftyDigits

_Andy_ wrote: »

Slowly losing the will to live now. Clicked on install windows, now get a Load Driver error popup saying "No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers and then click OK"

aghhh

You need to actually follow the Recovery Environment link that I provided for you.
Is your hard drive and Windows 7 installation actually recognised there or is it asking you to 'Load Drivers'?
Seems you are getting impatient and skipping steps.

Have to go out.

shakeitright

try http://www.manualowl.com/m/Lenovo/G780/Manual/289294?page=37,you may need to c&p if link is invalid.

_Andy_

shakeitright wrote: »

try http://www.manualowl.com/m/Lenovo/G780/Manual/289294?page=37,you may need to c&p if link is invalid.

I'm not able to use one key recovery. If I select either option (after having pressed the one key button on the keyboard) it just kicks back into the repair sequence/loop

_Andy_

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You need to actually follow the Recovery Environment link that I provided for you.
Is your hard drive and Windows 7 installation actually recognised there or is it asking you to 'Load Drivers'?
Seems you are getting impatient and skipping steps.

Have to go out.

TBH bit lost as to what I should be doing when I'm in cmd prompt.

If I look at D dir I can see Windows in there but just looks like 'basica' stuff ie none of my programs or documents etc.

If I look at C there's just a bat and mfgstat showing.

Bit worried as to whats happened to everything as I thought C drive was where everything should be?

Plus of course I can't install Windows due to the driver issue

NiftyDigits

Use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows