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    Problem in the recovery of Vista in dv2800

    Discussion in 'HP' started by stromboli2, Nov 9, 2008.

  1. stromboli2

    stromboli2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I decided to update the nvidia drivers because I couldn-t play a game I wanted to .
    In the middle of the installation the computer crashed.
    After that I coulnd-t log in anymore in Windows.

    So I entered in the recovery console and I haven-t a previous security step saved nor a backup, so I decited to install Windows again.
    But I didnd-t know that it erased the whole partition to do it, so I stopped when it said 0% completed.

    Is there any chance I can fix windows without erasing the whole partition and loose my date in the way?
    From an Ubuntu live cd, now I only can see the Windows directory with all my data, but not other directories that I had in my hard disk.
    Best regards,
    Carla
     
    stromboli2, Nov 9, 2008
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  2. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    Can't you just pick restore off the recovery disc instead of recover? Because you should be able to, if it works it won't delete anything.
     
    S_P_Q_R, Nov 9, 2008
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