Me to and I prayed really hard lol
Thanks for all the advise just wanted to shout back and let you know I needed a full version before I put the update back on. Funny thing when I did an upgrade a while ago. It asked something like customize and do full so i assumed 80) but know I now.
But that's cool all my programs are on another drive I have my main drive as my systems drive only. I have learned through the years limbo.
Thank u
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "RogerX19" <helpmeroger@...> wrote:
>
> Congratulations!
>
> From the symptoms you had described, I was sure the drive was failing.
>
> I'm glad to hear I was wrong about that!
>
>
> rogerX
>
> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "dimondzr4me" <mstormy@> wrote:
> >
> > Just an update!
> > I have learned my lesson to never ever,
> > 1. Reformat my computer when doing something else and tired!
> > 2. Always make a recovery disk and don't ignore the warnings!
> > 3. Since I didn't have a recovery disk went out borrowed one added my serials and my drive is fine! Yeppy!
> > 4. Everything is up and running!
> > Thank you all for all your help
> > Msstormy
> > when adding a upgrade of W7 you can customize and add full after you add a full version of W7 lol
> >
> > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "RogerX19" <helpmeroger@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I see Walt gave a pretty good explanation already.
> > >
> > > I'd like to add a couple of things:
> > >
> > > "Install" is just the process of putting the operating system (like Windows) onto the computer in the first place. When you buy a new computer, the operating system is usually installed already.
> > >
> > > When a computer gets so messed up that you just want to start all over, you can put in the Recovery CD, or the original Windows install disk, and erase your hard drive and install Windows all over again.
> > >
> > > The computer will be back to the way it was when you first bought it. Because there are probably many updates for Windows that came out since you bought the computer, after you do a reinstall, you have to reinstall all the updates.
> > >
> > > You also have to reinstall any other software that you used before and want to use again. Erasing the hard drive (formatting the drive) will also delete all your other software.
> > >
> > > It's much easier to make an image of the drive, kinda like taking a snapshot with a camera. The image will be one, big file, but will contain not only the operating system, but also all the updates plus all your other software, and all your data.
> > >
> > > You make an image of the drive when the computer is running correctly, and then when the time comes that it is not, you just run the imgaging program again and "Restore" the computer back to the way it was when you first made the image.
> > >
> > > Depending on the size of the drive, restoring an image can take twenty minutes or so.
> > >
> > > Doing a complete reinstall, including reinstalling all the updates, plus all your extra software, can take most of the day.
> > >
> > > rogerX
> > >
> > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "bigjanetfan" <bobbieduncan@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Roger X,
> > > >
> > > > For those of us who don't know, like me, how do you install and image?
> > > >
> > > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "RogerX19" <helpmeroger@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > When you reformat your drive, it's because you were having problems with it.
> > > > >
> > > > > You reformat, install a new copy of Windows, then have to run all the Windows Updates and reboot how many times?
> > > > >
> > > > > If you only do this once a year, it may not bother you to spend the whole afternoon or more to do this.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, when you get the computer back to normal, with all the updates and any software that you like to install to it, you can make an "image" of the drive in about 25 minutes.
> > > > >
> > > > > You put that away in storage.
> > > > >
> > > > > The next time you want to reformat and reinstall, you take out your drive image, run the Restore program, and you have your drive back the same way as when you saved it, in about 25 minutes.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then you just have to run whatever updates that became available after you imaged the drive the first time.
> > > > >
> > > > > Your choice.
> > > > >
> > > > > Reformat and reinstall is for people who don't know any better.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now you know better ....
> > > > >
> > > > > rogerX
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "dimondzr4me" <mstormy@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I finally got it to reformat. Waiting now to see if the cd will load.
> > > > > > I reformat because some times there are glitches. And I don't want to figure it out no time like always, I usually do it at least once a year. Why would u use imaging? I have another drive with all my stuff on it c drive is just system files, would I still do that?
> > > > > > Thank u mstormy
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "vincentwinterling" <vincewinterling@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Format the drive prior to the install. Easeus makes a free drive partitioning product that will work well. Get the drive cleaned up and then do the Windows install.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > One wonders why you're reformatting frequently. IF you have that many problems, I would be using drive imaging software.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "dimondzr4me" <mstormy@> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Please don't laugh I'm crying
> > > > > > > > I started to reformat my computer. I have done this time and time again for years.
> > > > > > > > This time my drive c is gone! I see it with "no files, nothing zip" even if I go into dos and dir nothing zip!
> > > > > > > > So I said okay
> > > > > > > > Bios cd as first drive
> > > > > > > > StaTrs to load Windows's
> > > > > > > > Gets to the install screen
> > > > > > > > No mbr
> > > > > > > > I backed up my system files on a hp media drive. Can't get that to load either. I don't know how. No restor nothing
> > > > > > > > So maybe there was actually a virus and my hd is gone?
> > > > > > > > I had W7 hp
> > > > > > > > Thank u
> > > > > > > > Mstormy
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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> > > > >
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> > >
> >
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