Q. I just want to know if there is a way for me to at least recover my data, it's the only thing I care about. I was planning on buying a new computer anyway.
I don't have a recovery disc.
I don't have a recovery disc.
A. Many new PCs and Laptops sold in recent years come with a very useful recovery partition (sometimes called a restore partition or factory reset tool). Should your main installation of Windows 7 stop working, you can use this partition to quickly restore your laptop to the same state that it was when you first bought the computer. What computer make do you have? Find the right key to press the moment you turn on the computer here:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f108/laptop-recovery-instructions-162525.html
Warning: Resetting the computer will also erase all data that is saved in your drive C. This is why I discourage users to store data on the same drive where the OS and applications are located. Data should always be in a separate partition so whenever you need to reset the computer to factory settings, they won't be affected.
Perhaps you don't need to totally reset the computer. Maybe you just need to repair the boot files. If you don't have a Windows 7 installer disc, a System Repair disc might do. Is there another Windows 7 computer in the house? Click on Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Create a System Repair disc. The computer should have the same version (32 or 64-bit) regardless of the edition. Boot from the disc and do a Startup repair.
If Startup repair won't fix it, it's time to back up your data. Prepare this Hiren's Bootable CD:
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Here's the direct download link:
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.15.1.zip
Extract the zipped file to a temporary folder and run the BurnToCD command to transfer the contents to a blank CD.
You can also transfer the bootable CD to a USB flash drive using this 3rd party program:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
Boot from the CD or flash drive. Make sure your BIOS is set to boot from either of these media before going to the hard drive. Select Hiren's Boot CD and run Mini Windows XP from the menu. This will allow you to access the contents of your hard drive and save them to an external device.
Once you have saved your data, you may proceed with the factory reset.
If factory reset won't work as the recovery partition may have been erased or corrupted too, your next option is to buy a set of recovery discs from the computer manufacturer. They usually charge $25-40. That's the easiest way.
Another option that is also easy to do is to get hold of a Windows 7 installer DVD and install a fresh copy of the OS. You don't need to buy a new Windows 7 license if you still have the product key written on the sticker at the back of the computer. I hope it is still readable. Otherwise, you will need to extract the key that is saved in the hard drive using the Product Key Finder program inside the Mini Windows XP.
If you need further help from me, send me an email through my profile but you MUST enable your profile's email before you can do so. I'll be glad to assist you fix your computer.
http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f108/laptop-recovery-instructions-162525.html
Warning: Resetting the computer will also erase all data that is saved in your drive C. This is why I discourage users to store data on the same drive where the OS and applications are located. Data should always be in a separate partition so whenever you need to reset the computer to factory settings, they won't be affected.
Perhaps you don't need to totally reset the computer. Maybe you just need to repair the boot files. If you don't have a Windows 7 installer disc, a System Repair disc might do. Is there another Windows 7 computer in the house? Click on Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Create a System Repair disc. The computer should have the same version (32 or 64-bit) regardless of the edition. Boot from the disc and do a Startup repair.
If Startup repair won't fix it, it's time to back up your data. Prepare this Hiren's Bootable CD:
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Here's the direct download link:
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.15.1.zip
Extract the zipped file to a temporary folder and run the BurnToCD command to transfer the contents to a blank CD.
You can also transfer the bootable CD to a USB flash drive using this 3rd party program:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
Boot from the CD or flash drive. Make sure your BIOS is set to boot from either of these media before going to the hard drive. Select Hiren's Boot CD and run Mini Windows XP from the menu. This will allow you to access the contents of your hard drive and save them to an external device.
Once you have saved your data, you may proceed with the factory reset.
If factory reset won't work as the recovery partition may have been erased or corrupted too, your next option is to buy a set of recovery discs from the computer manufacturer. They usually charge $25-40. That's the easiest way.
Another option that is also easy to do is to get hold of a Windows 7 installer DVD and install a fresh copy of the OS. You don't need to buy a new Windows 7 license if you still have the product key written on the sticker at the back of the computer. I hope it is still readable. Otherwise, you will need to extract the key that is saved in the hard drive using the Product Key Finder program inside the Mini Windows XP.
If you need further help from me, send me an email through my profile but you MUST enable your profile's email before you can do so. I'll be glad to assist you fix your computer.
I come across an error while trying to install custom firmware?
Q. Ok, so I'm new to the actual installing of this kind firmware. I currently have a 1000 series psp running on official firmware 5.02. I've gotten several versions of the custom firmwares but all of them say that the data is corrupted so on and so forth. Am I missing anything?
A. YES YOU CAN GET IT ALL FOR FREE!!!
you can get free psp games to put on your memory stick
all you need is a memory card,over 512 mb to hold all the games,
windows xp(you can use a friends if you need to)(put all the folders you need on the psp and use windows xp to run them)
winrar to open the custom firmware files, (you can get winrar here, and download the one with your language)
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
and a usb cable to connect your psp to the computer.
You must be willing to cut open not your psp but your battery...
if you screw up just get another battery (and its not are fault)
you can lots of free stuff from it like
psp,gba and nes games on your psp for free
and homebrew which is custom made games by yes, ordinary people
To get custom firmware follow theese steps...
1. download this link (note you will need winrar for this)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OU46MU0P
2.Open up folder and run the autorun folder
3.Finish the setup and turn your battery into the pandoras battery
(you will need to look up how to make a pandoras battery on youtube for that part)
4.The setup will run, then you restore your battery
5.You will have custom firmware!
6.*BONUS*if you want the latest custom firmware go here http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=9447
Make sure after you have custom firmware you turn on your umd iso mode to m33 driver by pressing select on the main screen and changing it by selecting it till it changes to m33 driver
Also you can change some of your options by selecting reset device on this menu and holding R to get to the recovery menu
Heres ALL the websites I have used and liked to use for all my psp custom firmware stuff
http://dl.qj.net/PSP/catid/106 ,
this has all that homebrew I was talking about!
To get homebrew on your psp you download, connect your psp, and put it in the PSP/game150 folder
theres also emulators(things that can run games from other systems)
i dont have enough room to put the emulators tutorial down so if you want them you need too ask another question
http://www.pspiso.com/index.php
http://www.psperspective.net./
http://www.psphq.co.uk/
those websites all you do is sign up and you can download most of all the stuff you need
http://www.pspiso.us/psp-iso-downloads/
http://www.pspisoz.com/
http://websitef.webs.com/iso.html
those websites are only for psp games, but there awsomer
LASTLY.....to put games on your psp first make sure the file you downloaded is an iso or cso, then you connect your psp, and put them in the new ISO folder you have gotten
PS:if you have any questions just email me!
you can get free psp games to put on your memory stick
all you need is a memory card,over 512 mb to hold all the games,
windows xp(you can use a friends if you need to)(put all the folders you need on the psp and use windows xp to run them)
winrar to open the custom firmware files, (you can get winrar here, and download the one with your language)
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
and a usb cable to connect your psp to the computer.
You must be willing to cut open not your psp but your battery...
if you screw up just get another battery (and its not are fault)
you can lots of free stuff from it like
psp,gba and nes games on your psp for free
and homebrew which is custom made games by yes, ordinary people
To get custom firmware follow theese steps...
1. download this link (note you will need winrar for this)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OU46MU0P
2.Open up folder and run the autorun folder
3.Finish the setup and turn your battery into the pandoras battery
(you will need to look up how to make a pandoras battery on youtube for that part)
4.The setup will run, then you restore your battery
5.You will have custom firmware!
6.*BONUS*if you want the latest custom firmware go here http://forums.exophase.com/showthread.php?t=9447
Make sure after you have custom firmware you turn on your umd iso mode to m33 driver by pressing select on the main screen and changing it by selecting it till it changes to m33 driver
Also you can change some of your options by selecting reset device on this menu and holding R to get to the recovery menu
Heres ALL the websites I have used and liked to use for all my psp custom firmware stuff
http://dl.qj.net/PSP/catid/106 ,
this has all that homebrew I was talking about!
To get homebrew on your psp you download, connect your psp, and put it in the PSP/game150 folder
theres also emulators(things that can run games from other systems)
i dont have enough room to put the emulators tutorial down so if you want them you need too ask another question
http://www.pspiso.com/index.php
http://www.psperspective.net./
http://www.psphq.co.uk/
those websites all you do is sign up and you can download most of all the stuff you need
http://www.pspiso.us/psp-iso-downloads/
http://www.pspisoz.com/
http://websitef.webs.com/iso.html
those websites are only for psp games, but there awsomer
LASTLY.....to put games on your psp first make sure the file you downloaded is an iso or cso, then you connect your psp, and put them in the new ISO folder you have gotten
PS:if you have any questions just email me!
Has anyone any ideas about how to reveal some hidden data after removing Windows Recovery virus?
Q. I managed to remove the virus with the aid of bleeping computer. The bleeping computer screen advised me to use Unhide,exe which I did. No luck. It told me to temporarily turn off any security/ virus protection I had and run Unhide again, which I did.
The virus appears to be gone and now I can see my desktop again. However, My desktop background is still missing and , more importantly, my start menu list of programmes is invisible. Has anyone any suggestions about how I can get these back?
The virus appears to be gone and now I can see my desktop again. However, My desktop background is still missing and , more importantly, my start menu list of programmes is invisible. Has anyone any suggestions about how I can get these back?
A. See here http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=84616&view=findpost&p=434163
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