Q. Need help recovering data from a corrupt drive and see if its fixable.
A. Search the newspapers for a good recovery agent in your locality. But, it will cost you upwards of Rs. 2000.
A simple solution is to get a good recovery tool & do it yourself.
I use File Scavenger & it does a fab job & more importantly, you can use it as many times as you want & also confidential data is not seen by anyone as it is when a recovery guy fixes your HDD.
A simple solution is to get a good recovery tool & do it yourself.
I use File Scavenger & it does a fab job & more importantly, you can use it as many times as you want & also confidential data is not seen by anyone as it is when a recovery guy fixes your HDD.
Had a hard drive replacement and now my hp pavilion dv4-2165dx notebook looks different?
Q. Went to a professional cuz my hard drive failed, I picked it up a little earlier today and only know realized it looks diffent and couldnt find where my webcam is. I also realized my notebook is running home premium windows 7 32 bit now. It originally came with 64 bit, does the bit make a difference. The place I took it to isn't open tomorrow I have to wait till monday to call, any advice will be grateful
A. Their services covered only the drive replacement. What they loaded in the hard drive is not really part of the services. It is possible that they installed a bootlegged copy of Windows 7 just to show you that the hard drive is working.
You said it used to have 64-bit but is 32 now but was it also Home Premium? If yes, you then verify if the product key of the OS installed matches with the one in the sticker under the laptop. Click on Start > Computer. Right click on Computer and select Properties. You will see the installed product key. You can also run this:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
If they match, ask them if they can change the OS version to 64-bit. If they don't match, your best and legal option is to order the recovery disc from the laptop manufacturer and have the OS in the laptop replaced. It usually costs $25-30. You can do it yourself. Just boot from the disc once you have it.
Meanwhile, the difference between 32 and 64-bit OS is that 64-bit OS handles data more efficiently. It also enables you to have RAM greater than 4GB.
As for the webcam, you will need to get the driver from the laptop manufacturer's website and install it. Make sure that it's for the correct OS version.
You said it used to have 64-bit but is 32 now but was it also Home Premium? If yes, you then verify if the product key of the OS installed matches with the one in the sticker under the laptop. Click on Start > Computer. Right click on Computer and select Properties. You will see the installed product key. You can also run this:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
If they match, ask them if they can change the OS version to 64-bit. If they don't match, your best and legal option is to order the recovery disc from the laptop manufacturer and have the OS in the laptop replaced. It usually costs $25-30. You can do it yourself. Just boot from the disc once you have it.
Meanwhile, the difference between 32 and 64-bit OS is that 64-bit OS handles data more efficiently. It also enables you to have RAM greater than 4GB.
As for the webcam, you will need to get the driver from the laptop manufacturer's website and install it. Make sure that it's for the correct OS version.
How do I reset my computer without an operating system disk?
Q. I want to sell my laptop of which I bought about a year and a half ago, but I want to reset the hard drive, or just put everything on the computer back to what it was like when I first got it. My computer didn't come with a disk, just Windows Vista installed on it. What can I do?
A. Depends on if you want to be nice to the guy you're selling it to.
There's a program called Derek's Boot-And-Nuke (commonly referred to by its initials, DBAN) that will totally annihilate everything on your hard drive, making sure nobody sneaky could ever get hold of your personal data. It's great for when you're selling a computer, but unfortunately it leaves the machine with a blank drive which may be troublesome if the buyer doesn't know how to install an operating system on their own.
If you feel like being nice, then look up the machine's documentation on the manufacturer's website. On newer computers they will often put the restore programs on a special partition on the hard drive, instead of giving you a physical disc. If this is the case, it will say somewhere in the documentation how to boot to that hidden partition.
If there is no recovery partition, then you are perfectly within your rights to download/burn a windows disc for yourself. Just be sure to use the product key on the bottom of your computer to prove you legally paid for windows.
There's a program called Derek's Boot-And-Nuke (commonly referred to by its initials, DBAN) that will totally annihilate everything on your hard drive, making sure nobody sneaky could ever get hold of your personal data. It's great for when you're selling a computer, but unfortunately it leaves the machine with a blank drive which may be troublesome if the buyer doesn't know how to install an operating system on their own.
If you feel like being nice, then look up the machine's documentation on the manufacturer's website. On newer computers they will often put the restore programs on a special partition on the hard drive, instead of giving you a physical disc. If this is the case, it will say somewhere in the documentation how to boot to that hidden partition.
If there is no recovery partition, then you are perfectly within your rights to download/burn a windows disc for yourself. Just be sure to use the product key on the bottom of your computer to prove you legally paid for windows.
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