Solved Windows wont restore after dual boot! HELP!

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timtom59

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I recently installed Ubuntu and that went fine apart from that i forgot to shrink the partitions via windows vista so now my windows vista says that it has a image missing when ever i try to start it. then it goes and ask me for system restore i click that and then after a while a message pops up saying system restore failure and it restarts! I now only can use Ubuntu. Any suggestions on getting windows vista back?

( if I can't get it back my dad says I have to buy a new computer! ):(
 

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Do you still have the original Vista disc?

If you don't mind me asking, why is he making you buy a new computer? All that needs doing is reinstalling Vista. I am guessing that you are young, so if you are in need of a vista disc, then you can benefit from the student discounts.

Many sites offer microsoft student discounts however I would recommend that you use:

Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Software UK at Software4Students.co.uk

I have used this site to purchase software many times and it is all legitimate (microsoft also mention that they are a licensed partner on their website)
 

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Ed Canuck said:
This should accomplish what you want How To: Uninstall Ubuntu - Ubuntu Forums

Ed
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if you forgot to shrink your vista partition, that measn that you did not make any un allocated space for ubuntu. so therefore all ubuntu could do to install itself, was to overwrite windows vista.

you dont even need to make a new partition, all you have to do is create unallocated space so ubuntu itself can fill up that unallocated space (making a new partition will be useless as ubuntu runs on ext3 or 4 and with a page file partition, which windows cannot create on its own, so therefore all you can do is give it unallocated space for ubuntu to install).

he overwrote his vista. now all his hdd has is ubuntu.

if he really is desperate i can give him a cracked ver of windows 7 rtm?

but if i did that, brink would ban me.

so the only thing left to do is, get used to ubuntu, ubuntu is ery versatile when combined with wine.

or

get out your recovery disc and rewrite ubuntu with a new copy of windows

or

buy a new windows cd and rewrite ubuntu.

but

ill have to talk to brink about the windows 7 rtm thing as you already had previously owned windows visa (which means you payed for it).

and

if you do get vista back, i can give you a guide on how to dual boot windows + ubuntu
 

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Katokato said:
if he really is desperate i can give him a cracked ver of windows 7 rtm?
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Katokato said:
ill have to talk to brink about the windows 7 rtm thing as you already had previously owned windows visa (which means you payed for it).
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Does it really matter if he bought Vista in the first place? Firstly, you don't know whether he bought the original copy legally and secondly I doubt Brink would condone the distribution of cracked copies of windows.
 

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Yes i did legally buy windows as it was already installed on the computer! i dont have a windows operating system disc. so it would help if one of you could give me a copy of windows to burn to a disc. and thanks im soo glad there is a way around my problem!
 

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timtom59 said:
Yes i did legally buy windows as it was already installed on the computer! i dont have a windows operating system disc. so it would help if one of you could give me a copy of windows to burn to a disc. and thanks im soo glad there is a way around my problem!
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Sorry to question the legality of your purchase, but I was simply stating a point, not trying to imply anything.

Do you have a copy of Windows XP?
 

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Well what I would recommend is that you borrow his vista disc and install it (if the activation fails then just dont activate it), then purchase a windows 7 upgrade disc (about £50) from:

Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student Software UK Download | Software4Students.co.uk

Then upgrade from this disc, and activate it with the code that you purchased with the Windows 7 disc. I'm not sure that this is legal, but since you had the disc in the first place and you are buying a copy of windows, I can't really see a problem.

If you need help reinstalling Vista (or w7) then just let me know :) I would be happy to help
 

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    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm 2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
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    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
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    NZXT Phantom 410
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    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
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    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
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When reinstalling an OS, remember to backup your files and whereever possible, format the HDD first.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm 2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
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    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
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    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
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    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
if in need to a dual booting guide, you can always start another thread.
 

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    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
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    generic pnp monitor
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    1280x1024
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    7.2k rpm 1 linux ubuntu partition 1 vista partition 1recovery partition 1 windows 7 partition 1linux swap partition
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    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
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