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• Satellite l.660-12 q - would the recovery disk rebuild the new HARD disk with a new recovery partition

  Talk about confusion. Does anyone know how to get a Toshiba C660 work after the HARD drive failed and the owner has stupidly NOT followed the instructions to make a recovery disk. Will be the recovery disk (if buy you one from Toshiba) rebuild the new HARD disk with a new recovery partition and install windows 7 (original OS) and accept the product key printed on the Windows license, attached to the base of the laptop. I have read a number of suggestions, but these have been considered incorrect by others.

  Surely, Toshiba must have a way to sort this problem.

  They read these messages?

  Hey Buddy

  I don't think it's really complicated, that I could find all the information about the recovery procedure in the user's manual

  The recovery disk must be created on the first day of purchase its recommended to create one in case something would be wrong with the HARD drive.

  The recovery disk contains an image. The image is a package containing Win system, drivers, tools and all the stuff pre-installed on the notebook.
  You bought the laptop and the system has already been activated so that you have need of t the key placed at the bottom of the unit.
  In addition, the use of the recovery disc formats the drive HARD integer (partitions too) and set the laptop in the same condition as at the first day of the purchase.

  There is also another option to recover the notebook called HARD drive recovery. This HARD drive recovery requires no recovery disk. The recovery disc HARD would be to use format ONLY partition C (System).

• Impossible to rebuild the boot.ini

  I have a computer infected by the virus from system tools. I was about to make the procedure of McAfee to clean off when I met the msg of bad boot.ini with:

  \system32\hall.dll
  I see that this is a problem common - and followed the instructions to start Windows Recovery, go to the repair and try to rebuild the boot.ini file. But it does not work.
  bootcfg/list gives: there is currently none available to show the startup entries
  bootcfg /Scan research yields: error: failure of analysis facilities of Windows disks successfully. This error can be caused by a corrupted... FileSystem etc.
  CHKDSK gives: the volume appears to contain one or more unrecoverable problems.
  Help, please.

  I hope that you are able to solve the problem. However, to be perfectly honest, I think that the hard drive is done. I could be wrong, and it would not be the first time.

  The picture on the link below, it's what you should see when you enter the recovery console.
  http://img46.imageshack.us/i/recoveryconsole.jpg/

• Dual Boot with windows XP Pro with 2 HARD drive, error on secondary windows install: "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware... »

  Hi, I recently bought a new Hitachi 1 TB internal hard drive. I wanted to do a clean install on the new drive (d), be able to dual boot my computer and leave my old 300 GB disk (C :) as the primary windows installation. After physically installing the new HARD drive, I noticed that "new hardware found" and the the brand name flashed in the bottom right corner. I thought I'd see the new hard drive in my computer, but I did not. I initialized the new HARD drive with the computer management window (right click on my computer - manage) and I also formatted in NTFS (I had to change my printer hard drive letter to assign the new HARD drive with the letter D, but I've made other changes after this step). Now, I could see and use in my main windows on the C: installation. I then installed a windows new copy XP pro with the installation CD I got for my C: but on the D: (Note: I have a Dell computer (and the Dell reinstallation CD) and my current version of windows has SP3 while the installation CD is only SP2) (I also reformatted my HARD drive during the installation of windows to NTFS)

  Now when I try to start on installing the new on my D: I get "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check startup disk and hardware access path. "and another line saying to refer to manuals HARD drive and windows.

  My Boot.ini file at this time was:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I looked towards the top of this help page, but for now I'm unlucky:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314477

  (The next steps I took by throwing from the Windows CD and go into the repair console)

  I tried to use the bootcfg /rebuild but the line to boot.ini for my secondary HARD drive still does not work.

  He gave me something like:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (1) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I also tried to change the signature() to multi (0), but it did not work. (or try almost all possible permutations of disk() and rdisk() partition() 0 to 2).

  I also tried to use expand F(dvd-drive):\i386\ntkrnlmp(I_have_a_duo-core).ex_ D:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe and a few other combinations, but I when I login as D:\windows simply, it fails to extend with a message like "could not develop" or C:\windows I get "restricted access".

  I have not yet tried CHKDSK/r, but since I did a clean install on a newly formatted drive... I don't think it would work.

  I've also marked the partition on the D: as active (in computer management), but it did not help me.

  I've done a first installation of windows repair, strangely, I couldn't fix this one... Still does not work...

  My default windows installation yet works very well & I see that windows has been installed on the D: but I'm ideas from how to operate the dual-boot, can someone throw me a BONE on what to do?

  Maybe try to do something with the Boot Manager (whatever it is?) Create a new partition and use it as a boot manager? I don't really want to do this, because if I made a mistake I will be unable to use my computer and dual boot should work without going through all this trouble... But I found this page: http://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/ee829686%28WS.10%29.aspx

  Could a clean install two HDD help? I hope I won't have to do...

  Someone has an idea?

  PS: I'm not such an advanced user so I need a solution step by step, thanks!

  Edit: I also noted that I can't see my new HARD drive in my BIOS... weird... SATA-0 is my old drive HARD 1 and 2 are my dvd 3-5 readers are 'off' and it doesn't seem to be anything that it is plugged in. I also have 4 bays for internal HARD disks. Now, 2 are busy.

  Edit2: I looked inside my case and enabled the good Sata in the Bios after a reboot it detected the drive correctly. Dual boot doesn't always work well... The fact that it was disable in the BIOS while I was installing the new HARD drive could change anything? Hmm...

  In case I wasn't clear enough: I had a windows XP Pro installed on my C:, bought a new hard drive and installed the same copy of windows on it (d). I think that should allow me to double boot between the two installs different. Even if for some reason I can't boot from one on my D:. Andrew, I do not understand why you so far physically disconnect the other drive, the point of the whole operation is to build a boot.ini file so that the BIOS knows that it y facilities 2 windows and you allow to choose (and not have conflicting problems between the 2 systems), someone correct me if I'm wrong? "Expand" the part of my first post made reference to one of the solutions provided by Microsoft in the first link that I have included in my previous post (but I can't seem to work).

  In addition, it is the procedure that I followed: http://www.ehow.com/how_5950826_boot-two-different-hard-drives.html

  (except I've had the first installation already done).

  Andrew "also, once a new hd is plugged on the pc & running, most of the BIOS will place (them) as 1st priority hd, set the BIOS to do this", you mean that by installing separately from windows on each unit when the other is not plugged in, I could choose what disk to start from defining their priority in the BIOS once they are all plugged back? It's too tedious (as I intend to move frequently between the 2 installs) and requires a computer to other users of the lack of computer knowledge. Unfortunately, it is not a viable option.

  EDIT: I DID IT! Hmmm... Well, I double checked in the recovery console, the path of the new HARD drive with the arc command Scan. Tried to start again with the MULTI (0) in my boot.ini and it worked... I also had my windows install CD in. Maybe that is why I could not start, windows needs the CD to complete the installation? Weird, I don't know what I did to the difficulty it... but hey, it works! Thanks for your ideas guys!

• Can I get the Win 7 on a hard drive with multiple partitions without erasing all the data on the disk

  I have a HP p6310f with a 1 TB hard drive partitioned into two partitions.  One I have a Win 7 OS, which becomes more and more corrupt.  I would get a new version on the other partition and keep the old version until I don't know that I have restored all the programs and data properly, just in case I need something and are struggling to rebuild.  Is this possible?  When I tried to install the recovery disks, they said that the entire disk, not just the score, would be erased.  This seems a bit silly, but I am very worried about losing key information and programs that I am not able to restore.

  Hello

  If you use HP recovery disks to reinstall the operating system, you are right that they reformatted the whole HARD drive before installing the operating system.  As far as I know, has no way around that.  The only thing I can suggest is to make sure that you are able to get the installers of any program that you need before you restore the PC and maybe do two backup copies of all your personal data, just to be sure.

  On the link below, just select your operating system (Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit) and verify that you are able to download the drivers and software you need before you reinstall it.  You can always save installers for a writable DVD etc. now and then just to run it from the disk when you want to reinstall.

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?LC=en&DLC=en&cc=us β = en & product = 4107914 & 〉

  I hope this helps.

  Best wishes

  DP - K

• Rebuild (OS disk) drives can re - install Windows after installation of Linux?

  Hi folks,.

  Question: Can the disks to rebuild (OS + pilots) Re-install Windows, after a Linux installation?

  Goal: The goal is to alternate between facilities of OS: Linux - and Windows - and Linux - etc.

  Thanks again, good people.

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  Tank You

  Cristian

• (Repair) virus killed file system; What is the best way to rebuild the system?

  System of Vista Business 32 bit SP2 from my child was hit in the wrong by a virus; When you run the repair virsu he deleted system files infected and he now gets repeat BSOD.

  No, the Startup Repair is not going to fix the system, and the virus seems to have killed all the restore points. also can not get SFC / SCANNOW to run correctly.

  So: I went to (a huge field of) struggling to set up a Slipstream installation DVD of Vista SP2 (since the original installation disc supplied with the system was only vanilla Vista).  I thought that I could load that and select the 'Upgrade' option and simply rebuild the Windows system, keeping all my programs and data.

  But no, after loading, the system informed me that "upgrade has been disabled", as well as the comment for clarification: "-to update, launch the windows installation"-that sure I can "t do since I can't display the corrupt system virus even in safe mode.

  SO - I have a few questions:

  (1) FIRST: was first my hypothesis?  In other words, if I COULD bring up Windows on the machine damaged (even if only in safe mode), would be the upgrade, go ahead and work - whereas the old system corrupted virus was also VISTA SP2?  Or - the installation would inform me that he could NOT make an upgrade because it would detect that the previous version was indeed also VISTA SP2 and therefore "knowledge" that he could not (really) do an upgrade?

  (2) assuming that the answer to #1 is 'yes', then: is there a version of Vista Installable (same one I might need to buy) that could make the upgrade, even if the Windows system being upgraded can not come?  IF this is NOT the case: what is an installable version upgrade of Windows 7?  or it is the sad reality that no matter what version of Windows I buy, I can't choose the 'Upgrade' option unless the installation is load/run Windows on the upgraded system?

  From previous posts, I have all kinds of good advice on how to retrieve data on corrupted system files, so if there is no other alternative, I'll do it - but this is my last resort because:

  b its a lot of your time working are going to extract all the files and

  (b) his work even more of your time then having to charge all third party software (including some I have no disks to install for more) if I find myself

  having to do a clean install of Windows.

  So, if there is no alternative to an upgrade - if I have to shell out some $$ for a new version of Windows, I prefer to do that.

  Appreciate all advice-

  Hello RDougShelton,

  Take a look at the following article:

  Cleaning a compromised system
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc700813.aspx

  If there is a virus on that system, in other words, there is no way to be always sure that she has been completely removed outside of the shaping machine and put it back.

  There is no guarantee that an inplace upgrade will fix this problem.

  I recommend to backup your data you mentioned in your original post.

  Best regards

  Matthew_Ha

• After the reinstallation of Vista (32 bit) I'm done with Windows and most of the stuff on the disk 1 (c), but with stuff on the disk 2 (d).

  original title: after reinstallation of Vista (32 bit), I found myself with Windows and most of the stuff on the disk 1 (c), but with stuff on the disk 2 (d). It's hard to backup.

  I wish all the disk 0, which is 250 GB, leaving the 1 free 500 GB disc to have been the repository of backup and archiving of others.  But I don't want to have to reinstall everything.  I couldn't move bootmgr, BOOTSECT. BAK and 'boot' folder on the disk 1 (c) by somehow the system partition?  Then there would be no OS stuff on disk 0 (D :); back, but better than mixed.)  What happens if I disconnect physically the smallest disk, Startup Repair will make the disc with Windows boot and system partitions? Thank you.

  Hi OldScientist,

  Before performing these steps, it is recommended to make a backup of your important data.

  Step 1: Mark Disk 1 (C) as active partition, then launch Startup Repair

  Follow the steps mentioned in the link below to mark C as active partition

  Mark a partition as active

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/mark-a-partition-as-active

  Follow the steps mentioned in the link below to launch the Startup Repair tool

  How to use Startup Repair?

  If the problem persists,

  Step 2: Follow the steps mentioned in the article below to rebuild the BCD (Boot Configuration data)

   

  Error message when you start Windows Vista: "the Windows Boot Configuration data file is missing required information".

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/927391

  Thank you, and in what concerns:

  Ajay K

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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• Windows Media Center won't add DVD files to its library which do not affect the disk C on Vista

  Hi people,

  I had Media Center works well with more than 104 GB of movies in the library.

  I ran out of disk space and a 1.5 TB drive was added to the system.

  Once this new space has been initialized, I moved all film to him records and updated the path in Media Center to 'Look' that new folder.

  Media Center can no longer see or read these films.

  I deleted all the files associated with the WMP 11 app (APPDATA\Local\Microsoft\Media player to rebuild the DB but no difference.

  Does anyone know how to activate the Library Media Center pull in DVD files outside the C drive?

  Thank you
  Derek

  Holy Cow,

  I just found the answer in an article at www.paraesthesia.com/archive/2008/09/12/how-to-set-up-a-dvd-library-in-windows-media.aspx

  The library 'Add folder' does not work in the Menu 'Settings' of Media Center.

  On the other hand, it works via a right click on the window of DVD library.

  IE: when you're in the Livrary DVD, right-click and choose Add movies.

  This is a bug not documented in Media Center!

  I finally got this animal working woooo hooo

  :)

• Upgrade the disks in RAID 6 array: what is the best

  I have a Dell PowerEdge 2900 running Windows Server 2008 R2 and 6 x 75 GB 10K SAS drives.  PERC 6 / i controller RAID 6 with 5 drives + HS 1 (total 6 discs)

  I have 6 x 300 GB 10K SAS drives ready to trade.

  I read everything I can on hot swapping etc and what I can't find is any method to close the front discs actually pulling them.  Supposed to be via Computer Manager-> storage but not here?

  Restarted, Ctrl + R, in the controller BIOS, nothing there either.

  I have therefore 2 options:

  (1) go for it, just pull up a disc and put in a new and let them rebuild.  Repeat x 5

  (2) stop, change the music, etc.  I don't like to stop a perfectly functional server...

  Looks like #1 would be better, but without the stop disk option I'm not sure...

  Then there is the whole operation in general.  It is best to:

  (1) hot-swap & rebuild

  (2) make a backup to disk image, on all readers of a sudden and restore?

  Looks like #2 would be better... but I don't still need to re - install the software on the array of naked?

  Hello

  budcarlson

  I read everything I can on hot swapping etc and what I can't find is any method to close the front discs actually pulling them.  Supposed to be via Computer Manager-> storage but not here?

  The operating system has no control on the disks. The drives are controlled by the PERC. You must use either a software that allows the management of PERC as OpenManage Server Administrator or boot directly on THE controller's BIOS.

  You should have an option available for the physical disks offline before removing a table. Which will allow you to remove a disc without causing data corruption.

  budcarlson

  Then there is the whole operation in general.  It is best to:

  (1) hot-swap & rebuild

  (2) make a backup to disk image, on all readers of a sudden and restore?

  Looks like #2 would be better... but I don't still need to re - install the software on the array of naked?

  The best practices and the method supported is to back up the data, create a new RAID array with new drives, reinstall, and then restore the backup.

  Hot swapping and reconstruction are the best way to do this, but the simplest is not the best way. If you choose to rebuild and hot-swappable, you will also need either to create a new RAID array (sliced table) to use the new space or change the markup for the table.

  Thank you

• Rebuild the node VSAN procedure

  Hi all

  We bought a cluster to VSAN 3 knots of Dell. The material was ordered without SD card in mirror. So the hypervisor is running on an installation that is not mirrored.

  I have ordered from 3 additional SD cards and will reflect.

  What I do is take members on only one node at a time and reflect SD cards, and then restore the configuration of ESXi.

  What I've done so far is to back up the config ESXi powercli with the following command.

  Get-VMHostFirmware - $vmhost ESXi_host_IP_address - BackupConfiguration - DestinationPath output_directory

  
  

  So, my need is now to take down my first node and proceed with mirroring. Can someone give me the correct procedure to restore a VSAN node? Is it as simple as that...

  
  

  
  

  • Reinstall the same version of ESXi.
  • Run Set-VMHost - VMHost - ESXi_host_IP_address 'Maintenance' of State
  • Game-VMHostFirmware - VMHost ESXi_host_IP_address-restoration - SourcePath backup_file - HostUser HostPassword username - password

  
  

  Will this make me return to the State that I was before?

  
  

  Before taking to the bottom of the host, is it possible to move all the components for the other 2 members VSAN first?

  
  

  Thanks in advance.
  

  As Zach mentioned, your mirror to SD cards should not involve the need to rebuild a node VSAN. Maintenance mode ensure accessibility (OK for the maintenance of less than 1 hour) or full Migration would probably be enough for what you do. Depending on how much data you have and how fast your disks are full Migration may take a long time but is the safest option.

  However if you need to rebuild a node due to the failure hardware host for example, you remove the disk for the failed VSAN host group and then remove the failed cluster host. Then set up a new host of work, reinstall ESXi, configure network/vmkernels etc., add back to the cluster VSAN and lasly re - add the disk to the new host group. I have also rebuilt hosts on my pile of RAID0 and HBA for example with this procedure, and it works fine.

• VMware converter 5.5 failed with the error failed to partition the disk of destination

  I tried to convert the centos linux server physical to virtual. However, I received an error message at 1% as below,

  Error: Impossible to partition the disk of destination.

  FAILED: an error occurred during conversion: "CalculateGPTPartitionLocations failed!"

  
  

  Conversion of GPT partition is available vcenter converter 5.1 and higher, so the GPT partition on the source server will not be a problem.

  Tried several ways as the storage of data changing but still receive the same error message.

  Anyone encounter this before?

  Hello

  Unfortunately there is a bug with Linux P2V Converter when the destination drive is greater than 2 TB (is not whether TPG, it's size). Sorry for the inconvenience.

  The solution would be to reduce the volumes instead of destination and/or their distributed on multiple disks. Another solution would be to leave unchecked high-volume and clone them manually after the conversion.

  Another misfortune is that these workaround solutions are not possible in your case - the root volume occupies approximately 4.3 TB, and the two 'start-up' and '-' are needed to perform a conversion with the reconfiguration.

  The options I can think of are:

  -make a manual P2V, i.e. to create the destination (with partitions, logical volumes and base) computer created and formatted, clone the data (for example the converter uses tar via ssh) and manually configure the virtual machine. The final step is, fixing/etc/fstab, installation of GRUB and rebuild the initrd image

  -install new and copy data

  -Optionally divides the volume of root on the source machine if possible and then convert it. For example, to add a new drive temporarily and move some data so that all volumes become smaller than 2 TB.

  Kind regards

  Plamen

• I followed these steps several times, but he still has to work to rebuild the index.  Is there something else in the way of this work?

  Have you tried to rebuild the index spotlight several times, but it didn't work. I followed the steps through the system preferences, but there is no result for the rebuilding of the index.  Is there another way to do it, or is there another problem preventing it from working?

  Do you mean the following steps:

  Rebuild the index on your Mac - Apple Support Spotlight

• cannot select the disk to install the update of the Sierra (Macbook Pro 13 inch, late 2011)

  I downloaded the update of the Sierra and proceeded with the installation. However, I noticed that even if I could move the pointer autour, I couldn't make selections on tapping the trackpad. I managed to get past the first steps by using the 'tab' key (keyboard) to make selections and 'space' to make the confirmations. However, arriving at step 'select the disk where you want to install Mac OS', the 'Tab' and 'Space' technical has stopped working. Now I'm stuck here. Can someone tell me please how to go beyond this?

  Looks like it's a problem of trackpad? Or in any case a trackpad issue connected with installation of Sierra? I would take the MBP for a Genius Bar...

• On the utility of record pass-protected when the disk is encrypted

  Dear all,

  I recently put my hands on a new internal drive SSHD and decided to quantify using filevault. Keep important documents on my mac, I used to create folders of password-protected using a disk with disk utility image. Now, my question is simple: is there a utility on the creation of these encrypted files as all the disk itself is already encrypted? This would add valuable new protection?

  Thank you very much in advance,

  Richard

  Data sheet: mid - 09 13 MBP "2.26 GHz with internal WD 1 TB SSHD

  If your disc is encrypted, then the only way that anyone (including YOU) can look at the contents of your Volume is to provide your password to disk, which we hope is a long and strong password, not only a short practice. Depending on how paranoid you are, perhaps you fell there is additional value on encryption more away from the additional items. But for extra security, the password for your encrypted disks in addition should not be readily available on your drive any just-encypted.

  Most users have very good success with encrypted Volumes. They manage to protect their records from the person mostly likely to access - themselves. DO NOT ENCRYPT YOUR DRIVE WITHOUT CREATING A RELIABLE BACKUP! The encryption is strong - there is no 'rescue' for an encrypted Volume that goes wrong for any reason, including failure of the drive.