Help!!!! Almost Deleted my windows

to keep from accidentally deleting my windows I cut my computer off now
I Cant get into windwows I keep getting a blue screen. I dont have my
windows xp cd is there anyway I can rstore my computer without disk I'm
trying to keep from having to pay 90 dollars to get windows reinstalled


--
Dadon423

 

"Dadon423" <Dpearson423@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> to keep from accidentally deleting my windows I cut my computer off now
> I Cant get into windwows I keep getting a blue screen. I dont have my
> windows xp cd is there anyway I can rstore my computer without disk I'm
> trying to keep from having to pay 90 dollars to get windows reinstalled

No, you cannot do anything without a CD. Here are your options:
a) If your PC came with a factory restore CD, use it.
b) If it came with a boot CD to restore Windows from a hidden partition, use
it.
c) If it came with a WinXP CD, re-install Windows.

For options a) and b):
- Read the manual that came with your PC.
- The restore process may destroy all data currently held on the disk.

 

The date and time was Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:41:10 PM, and on a
whim, Dadon423 pounded out on the keyboard:

> to keep from accidentally deleting my windows I cut my computer off now
> I Cant get into windwows I keep getting a blue screen. I dont have my
> windows xp cd is there anyway I can rstore my computer without disk I'm
> trying to keep from having to pay 90 dollars to get windows reinstalled
>
>

You'll need to give more info that this. What do you mean, "to keep
from accidentally deleting my windows..."? Turning your computer off
improperly can result in any number of problems.

Turn on your computer and start pressing F8 repeatedly until you get a
text menu. Select "Last Known Good Configuration" and see if Windows
boots. If not, do it again but select "Safe Mode". If it crashes, you
may have to spend the $90. Just make sure they perform a "repair
install" and not a clean install, otherwise you will lose all your data.


Terry R.
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On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:41:10 +0100, Dadon423 <Dpearson423@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>to keep from accidentally deleting my windows I cut my computer off now
>I Cant get into windwows I keep getting a blue screen. I dont have my
>windows xp cd is there anyway I can rstore my computer without disk I'm
>trying to keep from having to pay 90 dollars to get windows reinstalled

If you can get in using safe mode you may be able to do a system
restore.

What did you delete?

--
The Zero ST

 

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:41:10 +0100, Dadon423 <Dpearson423@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>to keep from accidentally deleting my windows I cut my computer off now
>I Cant get into windwows I keep getting a blue screen. I dont have my
>windows xp cd is there anyway I can rstore my computer without disk I'm
>trying to keep from having to pay 90 dollars to get windows reinstalled

To add to that if you do end up having to wipe the drive to restore or
start over it should be possible for you to stick the drive into
another PC (as an additional drive) to copy off any wanted files.

--
The Zero ST

 

yeah I cut it off to keep from deleting my windows I tried pressing F8
and restoring it but had no luck just kept getting the blue screen I
aint got my reboot disk or my windows xp home editon disk so I guess Ima
have to break down and pay the $90


--
Dadon423

 

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:21:02 +0100, Dadon423 <Dpearson423@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>yeah I cut it off to keep from deleting my windows I tried pressing F8
>and restoring it but had no luck just kept getting the blue screen I
>aint got my reboot disk or my windows xp home editon disk so I guess Ima
>have to break down and pay the $90


You are still very vague.

What exactly do you mean by "cut it off" - do you mean you turned off
the power? If so, was it without going through the correct shut down
procedure?

What exactly do you mean by "keep from deleting my windows"? Did you
or something (virus?) start deleting the windows folder?

--
Alto
NSW Australia

 

your gonna have to learn how to give details, we have no idea what (I cut off
my computer) means.

did you take a knife and cut some kind of wire?
what were you doing, and why, did you unplug it? did you turn it off? how
did you turn it off and why?

it's almost impossible to repair windows without an install cd.

"Dadon423" wrote:

>
> yeah I cut it off to keep from deleting my windows I tried pressing F8
> and restoring it but had no luck just kept getting the blue screen I
> aint got my reboot disk or my windows xp home editon disk so I guess Ima
> have to break down and pay the $90
>
>
> --
> Dadon423
>

 

"Dadon423" <Dpearson423@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:d5215786be10d1b771d067b82f9f801d@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> yeah I cut it off to keep from deleting my windows

This is a uselessly vague statement.

> I tried pressing F8 and restoring it but had no luck

Hardly surprising, since F8 doesn't provide a restore function.

> just kept getting the blue screen I
> aint got my reboot disk or my windows xp home editon disk so I guess Ima
> have to break down and pay the $90

Actual details would be helpful.

HTH
-pk

>
>
> --
> Dadon423

 

I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from deleting
windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to have to find a
copy of windows xp or pay the $90


--
Dadon423

 

The date and time was Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:56:57 PM, and on a
whim, Dadon423 pounded out on the keyboard:

> I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from deleting
> windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to have to find a
> copy of windows xp or pay the $90
>
>

When you reply, leave the prior comment that you are replying to.
Otherwise your post doesn't make any sense. Many people only view
unread messages and not every post in the thread.


Terry R.
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Dadon423 wrote:

> I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from
> deleting windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to have
> to find a copy of windows xp or pay the $90

Who are you talking to and what is it you are trying to say?

 

Terry R. wrote:
> The date and time was Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:56:57 PM, and on a
> whim, Dadon423 pounded out on the keyboard:
>
>> I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from deleting
>> windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to have to find a
>> copy of windows xp or pay the $90
>>
>>
>
> When you reply, leave the prior comment that you are replying to.
> Otherwise your post doesn't make any sense. Many people only view
> unread messages and not every post in the thread.
>
>
> Terry R.

So far nothing this person has typed has made any sense. I'd like to
know how Windows would delete itself and how unplugging it would stop
that as I'm guess, by that point, many files were deleted. Still not
sure HOW Windows would have got deleted, however.

 

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:44:26 -0500, milt
<theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:

>Terry R. wrote:
>> The date and time was Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:56:57 PM, and on a
>> whim, Dadon423 pounded out on the keyboard:
>>
>>> I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from deleting
>>> windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to have to find a
>>> copy of windows xp or pay the $90
>>>
>>>
>>
>> When you reply, leave the prior comment that you are replying to.
>> Otherwise your post doesn't make any sense. Many people only view
>> unread messages and not every post in the thread.
>>
>>
>> Terry R.
>
>So far nothing this person has typed has made any sense. I'd like to
>know how Windows would delete itself and how unplugging it would stop
>that as I'm guess, by that point, many files were deleted. Still not
>sure HOW Windows would have got deleted, however.

I'm guessing he/she became aware a virus was going through his files
deleting/changing stuff and cut the power to prevent further file
damage.

This is what I did when I got my only Windows destroying virus...But
that was almost 10 years ago when I didn't know any better. Of course
when I came to boot Windows again it failed.

--
The Zero ST

 

Craig Coope wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:44:26 -0500, milt
> <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
>
>> Terry R. wrote:
>>> The date and time was Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:56:57 PM, and on a
>>> whim, Dadon423 pounded out on the keyboard:
>>>
>>>> I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from
>>>> deleting windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to
>>>> have to find a copy of windows xp or pay the $90
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> When you reply, leave the prior comment that you are replying to.
>>> Otherwise your post doesn't make any sense. Many people only view
>>> unread messages and not every post in the thread.
>>>
>>>
>>> Terry R.
>>
>> So far nothing this person has typed has made any sense. I'd like to
>> know how Windows would delete itself and how unplugging it would stop
>> that as I'm guess, by that point, many files were deleted. Still not
>> sure HOW Windows would have got deleted, however.
>
> I'm guessing he/she became aware a virus was going through his files
> deleting/changing stuff and cut the power to prevent further file
> damage.
>
> This is what I did when I got my only Windows destroying virus...But
> that was almost 10 years ago when I didn't know any better. Of course
> when I came to boot Windows again it failed.

Sounds like *you* were the virus. ;-)

 

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:34:48 -0400, "Daave"
<dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote:

>Craig Coope wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:44:26 -0500, milt
>> <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Terry R. wrote:
>>>> The date and time was Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:56:57 PM, and on a
>>>> whim, Dadon423 pounded out on the keyboard:
>>>>
>>>>> I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from
>>>>> deleting windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to
>>>>> have to find a copy of windows xp or pay the $90
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When you reply, leave the prior comment that you are replying to.
>>>> Otherwise your post doesn't make any sense. Many people only view
>>>> unread messages and not every post in the thread.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Terry R.
>>>
>>> So far nothing this person has typed has made any sense. I'd like to
>>> know how Windows would delete itself and how unplugging it would stop
>>> that as I'm guess, by that point, many files were deleted. Still not
>>> sure HOW Windows would have got deleted, however.
>>
>> I'm guessing he/she became aware a virus was going through his files
>> deleting/changing stuff and cut the power to prevent further file
>> damage.
>>
>> This is what I did when I got my only Windows destroying virus...But
>> that was almost 10 years ago when I didn't know any better. Of course
>> when I came to boot Windows again it failed.
>
>Sounds like *you* were the virus. ;-)
>

Seriously I was so annoyed with myself. I opened an email from a
friend and clicked on the attachment (as you do!)...After about 3
seconds I said "**** that's not my friend's name!"....HD went
WUUUUURRRRLLLL obvious what was going on....I was too late though.

Before then I was adamant that viruses didn't actually exist.

--
The Zero ST

 

in the future, please suck it up and tell us honestly what you did that
caused windows to possibly get deleted, sure there are people who will make
fun of you, however, the people who really want to give helpful advice will
do so, and you will get help for the future, after a while you learn to
ignore the ones who are rude, and take it as part of regular business on the
internet with the public.

"Dadon423" wrote:

>
> I turned my computer off without shutting it down to keep from deleting
> windows from reading your comments I see I'm going to have to find a
> copy of windows xp or pay the $90
>
>
> --
> Dadon423
>