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| 1283712 | 2012-06-25 01:45:00 | I've got this Toshiba Satellite L300 laptop to be restored. Unfortunately, the COA Product Key sticker at the bottom cannot be read due to wear and tear. :( Short-cut keys - Holding down '0' while starting; F8 - Advance option, etc., all won't start up the recovery utility. Checked the HDD and that the Recovery Partition is still there but no files can be seen, probably it's hidden. Question: Is there a way to access the data in the Recovery Partition and re-install the factory default OS from there? As buying a fresh copy of Windows for this 5 year-old machine doesn't make much sense - and my mate who is a pensioner is not prepared to spend this money which is understandable. Another option would be using Linux but it's not going to be easy for him which is also understandable. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1283713 | 2012-06-25 01:51:00 | How shot is the current windows? If bootable, a keyfinder should retrieve it. | Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1283714 | 2012-06-25 01:55:00 | The current OS is badly corrupted, not bootable, not even in safe mode. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1283715 | 2012-06-25 02:05:00 | Bugger. Still possible with this method www.dagondesign.com May be able to do it for ya if you can get the ntuser.dat file off the drive. Depends if that file is shot though. |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1283716 | 2012-06-25 02:07:00 | I'm think it is '0' and F10. While off, press and hold '0' key, turn on (while still holding down '0' key) and then press F10 (several times) until the advanced options come up. There is also F8, but you just press (several times) that on its own as soon as the bios screen appears. But I dont think '0' and F8 is right. But I may well be wrong, try those anyway. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1283717 | 2012-06-25 02:21:00 | 0 to access recovery partion, could they make it any more bizzare ?? But looks like thats correct, Vista,win7 may be different www.howtogeek.com en.kioskea.net BTW, a factory OEM key recovered from an OEM install cant be used with normal install OEM CD's , you'll get issues later (non genuine errors etc) been there, tried that, failed :-) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1283718 | 2012-06-25 02:24:00 | Thanks, Regegade, took out the HDD and connected to another PC but sadly, could not locate the 'ntuser.dat' file. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1283719 | 2012-06-25 02:30:00 | Is there a way to make the Recovery partition data visible again? | bk T (215) | ||
| 1283720 | 2012-06-25 03:20:00 | Having access to the toshiba Recovery partition wont be of much cop anyway, there is not a single ISO file like older recovery options, its full of folders and .wim files, which you need to use ImageX to install Via command prompt. Heres the contents of the Toshiba L300 recovery partition; 3940 I have a Toshiba L300 here right now having to do a reinstall as well, its bootable, but very unstable. I may be able to make a recovery CD that will allow the recovery partition to be set going -- give us a couple of hours to check as I'm currently imaging the drive to save their data. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1283721 | 2012-06-25 05:32:00 | Had a look, but the only thing I can make is a set of full recovery Disc's, which would be ok if the bloody Optical drive didn't sound like a concrete mixer lol. May have a solution though - PM coming. |
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