Solve : Windows not detected??

1.	Solve : Windows not detected??
Answer» A few days ago, my laptop suddenly restarted while I was in the middle of writing a paper for school. Since this is a relatively frequent OCCURENCE (once or twice a month), I thought I would just let windows restart, restore the file, and get on with it. However, after the startup image, a screen came up that looked typical but did not really respond. At the top, it said "Windows not detected." There were two options - one to boot up normally, and one to run startup repair. Selecting startup repair did absolutely nothing, just made the screen flash. Selecting start windows normally made the computer restart and took me back to the same screen a few seconds later. I went into the BIOS to give my CD the priority so I could try to restore it using the recovery CD that came with my computer, and noticed that only 2 of my 3 hard drives were detected in it. At this point I'm thinking that my primary hard drive is fried, and start flipping. Long story short, the recovery CD crashes, and at this point I'm at the end of my rope. As a desperate measure, I burn an Ubuntu CD from my other computer and start up using that. Lo and BEHOLD, it works! What's more, I can even access my primary hard drive, with all the files intact! Unfortunately, I know nothing about setting up a partition, so I can't really make linux a permanent thing, though I have no QUALMS about doing so (All my attempts to set up a linux partition ended with a few 2.5GB blocks that I have no idea how to use as the OS; besides that, it usually crashed during my attempts to install). What can I do to get Windows working again? I am still under warranty, but want to avoid losing my DATA. And here's the stickler about that: Every time I try to transfer all of my important files to my external, if I try to do more than 1GB at a time, the ubuntu OS crashes. Major inconvenience, but I suppose I could get around it by going file-by-file... sigh Any tips?Quote Since this is a relatively frequent occurence (once or twice a month) I am still under warranty Back up whatever you can, and send the computer for repairs. That's your best option.Quote Back up whatever you can, and send the computer for repairs. That's your best option. I'm going to agree with Broni. You paid for that service when you bought the computer, you might as well use it Heh, that's what I was afraid of... Pretty much what I expected, but I was HOPING there was some magic computer voodoo that would turn up. Thanks to both of you for your input.That's not the point. The point is, if the computer malfunctions during warranty period, it's better to check it out, while it's free, than wait for a disaster, when the warranty is out.

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A few days ago, my laptop suddenly restarted while I was in the middle of writing a paper for school. Since this is a relatively frequent OCCURENCE (once or twice a month), I thought I would just let windows restart, restore the file, and get on with it. However, after the startup image, a screen came up that looked typical but did not really respond. At the top, it said "Windows not detected." There were two options - one to boot up normally, and one to run startup repair. Selecting startup repair did absolutely nothing, just made the screen flash. Selecting start windows normally made the computer restart and took me back to the same screen a few seconds later.

I went into the BIOS to give my CD the priority so I could try to restore it using the recovery CD that came with my computer, and noticed that only 2 of my 3 hard drives were detected in it. At this point I'm thinking that my primary hard drive is fried, and start flipping. Long story short, the recovery CD crashes, and at this point I'm at the end of my rope.

As a desperate measure, I burn an Ubuntu CD from my other computer and start up using that. Lo and BEHOLD, it works! What's more, I can even access my primary hard drive, with all the files intact! Unfortunately, I know nothing about setting up a partition, so I can't really make linux a permanent thing, though I have no QUALMS about doing so (All my attempts to set up a linux partition ended with a few 2.5GB blocks that I have no idea how to use as the OS; besides that, it usually crashed during my attempts to install).

What can I do to get Windows working again? I am still under warranty, but want to avoid losing my DATA. And here's the stickler about that: Every time I try to transfer all of my important files to my external, if I try to do more than 1GB at a time, the ubuntu OS crashes. Major inconvenience, but I suppose I could get around it by going file-by-file... *sigh*

Any tips?Quote

Since this is a relatively frequent occurence (once or twice a month)
I am still under warranty

Back up whatever you can, and send the computer for repairs. That's your best option.Quote

Back up whatever you can, and send the computer for repairs. That's your best option.

I'm going to agree with Broni. You paid for that service when you bought the computer, you might as well use it

Heh, that's what I was afraid of... Pretty much what I expected, but I was HOPING there was some magic computer voodoo that would turn up.

Thanks to both of you for your input.That's not the point.
The point is, if the computer malfunctions during warranty period, it's better to check it out, while it's free, than wait for a disaster, when the warranty is out.

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