I Screwed Up My Pc Trying To Fix It And Now I Need Up

Discussion in 'Software' started by nightowl_80, Jan 4, 2021.

  1. nightowl_80

    nightowl_80 Private E-2

    So my computer died during me trying to update my drivers and now I am trying to repair it and it looks like I keep making it worse. I accidentally deleted my drive and thankfully I recovered it now and now my drives are all screwed up and would like to get the correct letters. I would also like to my computer up and running again. Please help me.
     

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  2. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Are the drive letters your only concern? If not, what else?
     
    Last edited: Jan 5, 2021
  3. nightowl_80

    nightowl_80 Private E-2

    I am worried about the drive letters, and also not booting into windows.
     
  4. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Your screenshot was taken in Windows.:confused:
     
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  5. nightowl_80

    nightowl_80 Private E-2

    The screenshot was made in hirens, and that isn't fixing my computer right now
     
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  6. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    So tell us a bit about what happens when you try to start Windows normally, no Hirens
     
  7. nightowl_80

    nightowl_80 Private E-2

    I get the startup repair loop.
     
  8. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Sorry for the delay but I wanted to take a look at Hirens, as it looks as if it may actually be using your Windows files rather than being a completely separate fileset. I'm still not 100% sure but if it does externally make changes to your installed Windows on your hard disk then Windows could be corrupted and could become unbootable. The only answer to that would be to clear your disk and reinstall and I suspect that is where you are heading.

    I'm still looking at it and will post again if anything more definite.
     
  9. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    You have given us very little information about your problem or the steps you have taken to try to deal with it but I'm guessing you set up Hirens in the hope it would help correct the problem of Windows not booting. I've spent some hours thinking about your problem and looking at Hirens, and while it undoubtedly has its uses it's clear it will not help at all with correcting your boot problem. The best advice I can offer is to follow the steps set out HERE, and if they do not help then bite the bullet and clear your disk and reinstall Win 10. If you decide to reinstall then obviously ensure you have backed up your personal stuff first. It would also help if you downloaded the installation files for your most important apps and ensure you know any software keys you may need during setup.
     
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  10. nightowl_80

    nightowl_80 Private E-2

    I wouldn't mind reinstalling windows, however I don't know my office key as I can't find the key amywhere.
     
  11. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Can't help you with your Office key but would strongly advise you remove ALL partitions and reformat your disk before reinstalling. Or even better, install a new hard disk and keep the current one as a data disk as it has all your stuff on it.
     
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  12. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

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  13. Replicator

    Replicator MajorGeek

    MS Office is long buried now!
    We dont want installed programs anymore when we can stream our data for nicks!

    Google Docs in the Cloud is free and the way to go.
    Unless you need Pwr Point Presentations which no one used anyway!
    We got Zoom now :)

    Word, Excel, Slides, Forms.......all at your fingertips from any device, anywhere you have a connection.
    Download for offline use when required.

    God Bless Google :rolleyes:
     
  14. pendantry

    pendantry Private E-2

    Just out of interest... why do you say this about partitions? (I'm always keen to learn.)
     
  15. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    The screenshot in #1 shows a disk in a real mess - even Windows is installed in a logical rather than the normal primary partition. Lord knows what may be lurking in any of them, and as the next step is a clean install we want to start with a clean disk.
     
  16. nightowl_80

    nightowl_80 Private E-2

    So I have decided to do a fresh clean install, however I can't find win 10 x64 anyone to do so. I already grabbed my data
     
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    _nullptr Major Geeky Geek Geek

  18. nightowl_80

    nightowl_80 Private E-2

    So I messed up my computer even more. I tried to remove the partition, and now I have a black screen. I have lost all my data and I tried to recover it and now it is corrupted. I tried to reinstall windows and now I can't do that. Everything on the computer is shot. I would love to get my data back but, at this point I have lost all hope and now I have $1000 paper weight
     

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