windows 7 netbook system repair help

jodina2

my acer aspire one netbook just shut off a couple of days ago,and now when i start it up it goes to system recovery every time, and when i do the repair it keeps going back to system recovery,since ive had the laptop it has being repaired in pc world,and the hard drive was replaced,its being fine since then untill now,so i think i need to do a system repair on it,but ive no cd drive,what do i need to do to fix it

looking_around

can you get a portable CD-drive? Connects via USB, which you can still boot from. Costs are approx 40-80euro. But often come in handy when you have a netbook.

Cork24

You should see a hard Drive inside myComputer called Recovery.

you can enter on boot up and repair.

check user manual to see what buttons to hold on start up

jodina2

looking_around wrote: »

can you get a portable CD-drive? Connects via USB, which you can still boot from. Costs are approx 40-80euro. But often come in handy when you have a netbook.

i was thinking of that but ive no instalation disc,the laptop didnt come with one,ive seen a portable drive on the net going cheap enough,thanks for your help ill get one to have for any future problems

jodina2

Cork24 wrote: »

You should see a hard Drive inside myComputer called Recovery.

you can enter on boot up and repair.

check user manual to see what buttons to hold on start up

hi there i only got a quick guide with my laptop,no instalation disc,i cant get into safe mode or anything else just keeps doing system repair,i never thought of these things happening when i bought the laptop,if i have do buy a new laptop it will have a cd drive

looking_around

what OS is it?

Your local repair shop should have install disks to reinstall it for you. Might even know someone in your area with one? the disk itself shouldn't matter (unless it's like dell/asus written on it, and not a clean OS disk...).

what do you mean by it just keeps doing repair? do you not select that option? (as oppose to another..like pressing F8 continuously when PC starts up to get into safe mode or f2 to get into the bios.)

jodina2

looking_around wrote: »

what OS is it?

Your local repair shop should have install disks to reinstall it for you. Might even know someone in your area with one? the disk itself shouldn't matter (unless it's like dell/asus written on it, and not a clean OS disk...).

what do you mean by it just keeps doing repair? do you not select that option? (as oppose to another..like pressing F8 continuously when PC starts up to get into safe mode or f2 to get into the bios.)

hi the os is windows 7

what i mean is when i turn the laptop on i get 2 options launch system repair (recommended) or start normaly,so ive tried both options and it keeps going back to system recovery options, and then i do start up repair

looking_around

and if you press f8 continuously when you turn on the system?..anything happen?.. I have OS's disks if you're nearby ..

Or you could search for local repair service and get a price off them

jodina2

looking_around wrote: »

and if you press f8 continuously when you turn on the system?..anything happen?.. I have OS's disks if you're nearby ..

Or you could search for local repair service and get a price off them

when i press f8 continuously it goes to advanced boot options,ive tried all the safe modes,last known configuration didnt do anything else

ive tried something else,ive done f8 and disabled automatic restart on boot failure and now i have blue screen with some codes

looking_around

what error code is showing up on the BSOD? (blue screen)

Your best bet is probably to get an OS cd from someone.

demanufactured

There will be a recovery partition on the net book.
There is usually a couple of keys you need to hit on boot up to access this.
You don't need a recovery or o's dvd
Look up online or in the manual for the recovery process for your make and model.

demanufactured

Here you go...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-s8ak5ST44&feature=youtube_gdata_player

jodina2

demanufactured wrote: »

Here you go...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-s8ak5ST44&feature=youtube_gdata_player

hey there tried that link above it just goes to edit boot options

jodina2

looking_around wrote: »

what error code is showing up on the BSOD? (blue screen)

Your best bet is probably to get an OS cd from someone.

heres what im seen

stop:0x000000ed (0x85171120, 0xc0000185,0x00000000,0x00000000

Capt'n Midnight

demanufactured wrote: »

There will be a recovery partition on the net book.
There is usually a couple of keys you need to hit on boot up to access this.
You don't need a recovery or o's dvd
Look up online or in the manual for the recovery process for your make and model.

They've already said that PC world replaced the HDD so I'm kinda guessing that any recovery partition is long gone

You could ask PC world but I wouldn't hold out much hope for them taking ownership of the problem


you could download windows 7 iso from links on http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/windows-7-download-file-sizes-from-digital-river/6977bad2-26d4-4c73-9345-e24a335b8f2e

and then burn a dvd to do an install , there was a way of doing this to USB ?



Or you could mention the error messages if any in case this is all a wild goose chase

Cork24

how old is the laptop if its under 6 months you should demand that it goes back to the makers.

or else demand a refund that its the second time this has happened.

jodina2

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

They've already said that PC world replaced the HDD so I'm kinda guessing that any recovery partition is long gone

You could ask PC world but I wouldn't hold out much hope for them taking ownership of the problem


you could download windows 7 iso from links on http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/windows-7-download-file-sizes-from-digital-river/6977bad2-26d4-4c73-9345-e24a335b8f2e

and then burn a dvd to do an install , there was a way of doing this to USB ?



Or you could mention the error messages if any in case this is all a wild goose



chase

i bought it in 2009 and i got an extended 3 yr warranty on it and thats ran out,im going to buy an external cd/dvd drive and do a install on it

jodina2

Cork24 wrote: »

how old is the laptop if its under 6 months you should demand that it goes back to the makers.

or else demand a refund that its the second time this has happened.

hi the laptop is a couple of years old i got it in 2009

Dacelonid

Based on the error code it looks like it can't mount any bootable media
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297185

jodina2

hey capt'n midnight thanks for the windows 7 iso links,but i havent a clue which i need to download,is it the windows 7 iso image link i need to download,im sorry if its a stupid question

Capt'n Midnight

Go to a computer that has windows 7 and a CD burner
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows7/create-a-system-repair-disc
and try to make a repair disk if the computer has all the files it saves a lot of messing around.

If it looks for a windows DVD then you'll have to borrow or make one.

Don't buy an external DVD for one use. A 4GB USB key will do the same job
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store?Action=html&Locale=en_US&SiteID=msusa&pbPage=Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

typical microsoft they get you to go looking for bootsect.exe (which makes the usb key bootable) instead of providing a link to it :rolleyes:
[see next post for unetbootin]





Boot up your computer from the repair disk or DVD

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2605/fixing_the_dreaded_unmountable_boot_volume_error/

Windows 7 Directions:

1. Boot from the Windows 7 DVD.
2. Select Repair my computer.
3. Select Command Prompt
4. From the command prompt enter the following command: Chkdsk /R C: where “C” is your boot drive.
5. Answer Y to check the disk the next time that the system restarts.
6. Reboot the system. After the reboot, Windows will check the hard disk and try to repair the damaged area.
7. If you still get the error after this process, repeat the process but try rebuilding the master boot record at the command prompt with the following command: bootrec /fixboot and then rebooting

If your system can be saved, you should now be able to boot back into Windows without a problem!

There are other tools that you can use to make the hard drive bootable again.

Capt'n Midnight

Actually there is an easier way - get the ISO and use unetbootin to make a bootable USB key.

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/install-windows-7-from-usb-drive-requires-2-simple-steps/

jodina2

thanks everyone for there help,but i dont know if its worth repairing now, as i found another problem,the screen has been going on and off for a while now when i move the screen,so i decided to check it out.so i had a closer look and i found that the lcd wires are broken and they are tiny so ill need a new one,i had already got a price from a shop to do a fresh install and to save the data on hard drive,now im thinking if i get the lcd wire replaced and try to fix the laptop and it cant be fixed,im losing more money what would yous do,anybody know where i could get an lcd wire for it its a acer aspire one zg8

Capt'n Midnight

usual advice is to see how much your laptop is going for second hand add the cost of repairs and compare that to buying a new entry level model , which will come with guarantee etc.

at the worst you can take out the old HDD and put it in an external box , should pickup one for €5-20 on the interweb , and you can still use the laptop with a monitor (or TV with vga input )

when you say wires, best to ask on the laptop forum as that's a hardware issue. ( wire is usually the WiFi antenna, the LCD is usually flat ribbon cable - but varies )

jodina2

thanks i need to get ribbon cable, im going browsing the net see can i find one