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dougvcd · 12-05-10, 05:45 PM

my grand son has this laptop and cant find his recovery cd
would any one have a copy they could upload or something
has vista
cheers
Doug

cable man · 12-05-10, 06:19 PM

resatart laptop and keep hitting F8 and a black screen will come up with some options just hit the first one that says repair then it will take you 2 the techguy and you can reinsall windows...

dougvcd · 14-05-10, 12:39 PM

thanks cable man
will get him to send me his laptop and see what i can do
cheers
Doug

dougvcd · 15-05-10, 12:44 PM

havnt got laptop yet but he has told me he wiped the hddrive clean so there are no files on it
so guess in despate need of recovery disc
cheers
Doug

andybr1ggs · 15-05-10, 08:44 PM

just put in a xp disc and reinstall then use driver genius to update your drivers best cheapest and quickest option.

dougvcd · 15-05-10, 08:52 PM

thanks for reply it came with vista but want to put win 7 on
so do i instal xp first
cheers
Doug

dougvcd · 15-05-10, 09:23 PM

ment to say that he used fdisk to wipe hd clean so no system folder etc
cheers
Doug

parricull · 17-05-10, 12:16 PM

no just clean install of windows 7 is fine,just search the manufactures website for drivers,its pretty straight foward

12-05-10, 05:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
dougvcd Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Recovery disc for advent c900 roma my grand son has this laptop and cant find his recovery cd would any one have a copy they could upload or something has vista cheers Doug __________________ an old man trying to keep up he he he

12-05-10, 06:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
cable man IS FREE Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sunderland Posts: 974 Thanks: 342 Thanked 243 Times in 192 Posts	Re: Recovery disc for advent c900 roma resatart laptop and keep hitting F8 and a black screen will come up with some options just hit the first one that says repair then it will take you 2 the techguy and you can reinsall windows...

14-05-10, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
dougvcd Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Recovery disc for advent c900 roma thanks cable man will get him to send me his laptop and see what i can do cheers Doug __________________ an old man trying to keep up he he he

15-05-10, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
dougvcd Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Recovery disc for advent c900 roma havnt got laptop yet but he has told me he wiped the hddrive clean so there are no files on it so guess in despate need of recovery disc cheers Doug __________________ an old man trying to keep up he he he

15-05-10, 08:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
andybr1ggs Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: leeds Posts: 419 Thanks: 56 Thanked 61 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Recovery disc for advent c900 roma just put in a xp disc and reinstall then use driver genius to update your drivers best cheapest and quickest option.

15-05-10, 08:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
dougvcd Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Recovery disc for advent c900 roma thanks for reply it came with vista but want to put win 7 on so do i instal xp first cheers Doug __________________ an old man trying to keep up he he he

15-05-10, 09:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
dougvcd Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 66 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Recovery disc for advent c900 roma ment to say that he used fdisk to wipe hd clean so no system folder etc cheers Doug __________________ an old man trying to keep up he he he

17-05-10, 12:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
parricull Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Telewest Posts: 636 Thanks: 70 Thanked 116 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Recovery disc for advent c900 roma no just clean install of windows 7 is fine,just search the manufactures website for drivers,its pretty straight foward __________________ All info supplied by me is for educational and hypothetical purposes ONLY.

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