OK, so when I bought my laptop it came with Windows XP installed, no disc. However this version of windows broke...something about a file missing...anyway luckily the laptop has an in-built system recovery...however I couldn't get onto the desktop to activate it...so I installed a less than reputable version of Windows XP onto my laptop(deleting everything on the C: drivet) so that I would be able to run the recovery system...which is stored on a seperate drive called RECOVERY.
However the usual link, found in System Tools is no longer there...but the drive is...how do I boot from that drive?
2007-12-27 21:51:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
OK, so I have a laptop computer which has Windows Home and came installed with a PC Angel recovery system, sadly my Windows stopped working...a file was missing or something...so i reinstalled a less than reputable version of Windows so that I would be able to access the PC Angel recovery...however I couldn't. When I look at the disc manager i can see the partition named RECOVERY but I cant seem to access it or boot from to...what do I do?
2007-12-28 00:46:55 · update #1
you deleted the link when you overwrote the original OS ... So your current version of Windows doesn't know the recovery partition exists ... you should however (depending on the brand of laptop) be able to hit one of the Function Keys (F10 or F12) as the Lappy boots to access the recovery console
2007-12-27 22:15:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jack K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋