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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
I bought my ASE380-E system in May with Windows Ultimate pre-installed.
Because of a bad HDD that has been replaced I need to rebuild the entire system from the restore DVD. This has been done, but I’ve got a problem: The F8 key at boot time gives you access to “Repair your computer,” which should provide a choice of repair actions. In my case it just boots up normally. What is the solution to this problem? This old geezer would appreciate a helping hand, too. Thanks in advance. Andy |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
Check with the vendor, they may know about this problem.
Other than that, when are you pressing F8? Do you even have a restore partition? On my computer, if you burn the restore CDs/DVD and format the HD, the computer knows (because the restore CDs/DVD exist) that the restore partition isn't needed and recovering from the restore CDs will not put it back so after I restored the computer, I had no restore partition and no F8. To use the F8 action, I have to boot on the restore CD/DVD now. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
"Andy" wrote in message ... I bought my ASE380-E system in May with Windows Ultimate pre-installed. Because of a bad HDD that has been replaced I need to rebuild the entire system from the restore DVD. This has been done, but I've got a problem: The F8 key at boot time gives you access to "Repair your computer," which should provide a choice of repair actions. In my case it just boots up normally. What is the solution to this problem? This old geezer would appreciate a helping hand, too. Thanks in advance. Andy It certainly seems that when you replaced the drive, you failed to (or could not) install the repair partition. It certainly seems that pressing F8 on your computer at the appropriate time gets to to the repair partition. I suspect that the only way to get a disk with that repair partition installed is to buy the disk from the manufacturer. So, to this old geezer, it seems that all you can do is pretend that the F8 facility no longer exists. Jim |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
"XS11E" wrote: Check with the vendor, they may know about this problem. Other than that, when are you pressing F8? Do you even have a restore partition? On my computer, if you burn the restore CDs/DVD and format the HD, the computer knows (because the restore CDs/DVD exist) that the restore partition isn't needed and recovering from the restore CDs will not put it back so after I restored the computer, I had no restore partition and no F8. To use the F8 action, I have to boot on the restore CD/DVD now. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Will check with vendor. No, I don't have a restore partition. I'm afraid to play with the Vista restore DVD lest I wipe out my restored system--too much work in it. Thanks for your help. Andy |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
"Jim" wrote: "Andy" wrote in message ... I bought my ASE380-E system in May with Windows Ultimate pre-installed. Because of a bad HDD that has been replaced I need to rebuild the entire system from the restore DVD. This has been done, but I've got a problem: The F8 key at boot time gives you access to "Repair your computer," which should provide a choice of repair actions. In my case it just boots up normally. What is the solution to this problem? This old geezer would appreciate a helping hand, too. Thanks in advance. Andy It certainly seems that when you replaced the drive, you failed to (or could not) install the repair partition. It certainly seems that pressing F8 on your computer at the appropriate time gets to to the repair partition. I suspect that the only way to get a disk with that repair partition installed is to buy the disk from the manufacturer. So, to this old geezer, it seems that all you can do is pretend that the F8 facility no longer exists. Jim You are right, I didn't install a restore partition. I still don't know how to do this, and Windows "Help and Support" is no help. I'm contacting ACER for help. Any pointers? Thanks for your help. Andy |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
"Andy" wrote in message ... "Jim" wrote: "Andy" wrote in message ... I bought my ASE380-E system in May with Windows Ultimate pre-installed. Because of a bad HDD that has been replaced I need to rebuild the entire system from the restore DVD. This has been done, but I've got a problem: The F8 key at boot time gives you access to "Repair your computer," which should provide a choice of repair actions. In my case it just boots up normally. What is the solution to this problem? This old geezer would appreciate a helping hand, too. Thanks in advance. Andy It certainly seems that when you replaced the drive, you failed to (or could not) install the repair partition. It certainly seems that pressing F8 on your computer at the appropriate time gets to to the repair partition. I suspect that the only way to get a disk with that repair partition installed is to buy the disk from the manufacturer. So, to this old geezer, it seems that all you can do is pretend that the F8 facility no longer exists. Jim You are right, I didn't install a restore partition. I still don't know how to do this, and Windows "Help and Support" is no help. I'm contacting ACER for help. Any pointers? Thanks for your help. No, you won't find anything about this problem in Help & Support because it isn't a Microsoft issue. Your only hope is getting help from Acer. I suppose I should mention that if, like me, you used a backup solution such as Acronis, you could have restored the entire disk from an Acronis backup (provided of course that you did not store the backup file on the disk). Jim |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
Andy wrote:
I'm contacting ACER for help. Any pointers? Yes, be polite and be patient! G Don't hesitate to ask to speak to someone else if you're not getting the answers you need. Good luck! -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
I have the same problem!!! Hello Guys I have a one month old Toshiba Satellite. It turned out that a Service or Startup kept making my system "Hang" at my Vista Welcome Screen or I was only able to get to the desktop before it would freeze and the wheel kept spinning, and a stupid Toshiba rep never gave me this option to stop service or disable programs until I did it myself! Anyway I fixed it by going to MSCONFIG and disabling all STARTUP programs (yes all) and Stopping three Symantec related SERVICES. Here is the issue now.... Up until yesterday (before I was able to MSCONFIG myself out of the whole mess), upon pressing F8 repeatedly I was always able to get to the "Advanced Boot Option", which till then also gave me the option to "Repair My Computer" and hence Run Recovery Options and other Restore options etc. etc., That first "Repair My Computer" option has NOW mysteriously dissappeared from the F8 Advanced Boot Menu and I cannot get to the option to "Reset to Factory Settings" or any of those other options there. When I called Toshiba again to ask them where the option went they told me since there is nothing wrong with the computer anymore, I will not be offered that option until the next time something goes wrong. :/? I hate to say is but there seems something strangely inaccurate with that statement. Nowhere in the Windows Help does it say that the the Repair My Computer Options would not come up during "Peacetime." Windows Help says if you it came installed on your computer you can get to it by pressing F8. Can someone clarify whether what this rep told me is true? I don't think my Boot partition is damaged. I could swear I saw some other Options there in the "Repair My Computer" menu which could also apply during "Peacetime" or hold true during an otherwise "trouble-free" time. Is there another way for me to bring up this Repair Utility? (Pressing 0 / Zero or "C" didn't work either since I tried with the rep and we couldn't find it in Setup Utility or by pressing F11) [In addition I am unable to System Restore to any point before this whole mess to see if that brings it up but that is another story ] My system crashed again today and I was not given the option to "Repair My System" by pressing F8 on startup. The only options I got are -Safe mode -Safe mode with networking -Start normally -Enable bootlogging -Disable Driver signup -something about VGA Resolution -and a couple of other gobbledy-gunks but no "Repair My Computer" option. That used to be the first one at the top on this list. Since I am now back in my computer I am able to use the Toshiba Utility "Recovery Disc Creator" on 3 DVDs so that is not the problem [although I have not yet burned one ]. I'm just trying to figure out why I can't get to the Pre-installed Recovery Options on my computer anymore. Kindly Re-read my question and respond. Again this is a new issue. Ever since my computer is up and running again, for some reason I cannot find the "Repair My Computer" option on the Advanced Boot Menu - it doesn't show at all while all the other options still do. The tech said since there is nothing to fix it won't show until next time it goes down (which actually it did again today but that option no longer came up). somethings definitely wrong.. I'm going to try to burn the disc today and see if its successful. Any pointers would be very very welcome as I am at wits end considering the computer is only a month old :cry: -- ThunderStorm |
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F8 Key Repair Your Computer
Toshiba basically told you that it is do to their add-in option. Why would
you not believe them? Microsoft has no option to reset to factory options. No, you are NOT going to find anything about Toshiba utilities in the Windows Help section. It sounds to me like you have uninstalled/disabled what used to give you that option or Toshiba is correct in their answer to you. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "ThunderStorm" wrote in message ... I have the same problem!!! Hello Guys I have a one month old Toshiba Satellite. It turned out that a Service or Startup kept making my system "Hang" at my Vista Welcome Screen or I was only able to get to the desktop before it would freeze and the wheel kept spinning, and a stupid Toshiba rep never gave me this option to stop service or disable programs until I did it myself! Anyway I fixed it by going to MSCONFIG and disabling all STARTUP programs (yes all) and Stopping three Symantec related SERVICES. Here is the issue now.... Up until yesterday (before I was able to MSCONFIG myself out of the whole mess), upon pressing F8 repeatedly I was always able to get to the "Advanced Boot Option", which till then also gave me the option to "Repair My Computer" and hence Run Recovery Options and other Restore options etc. etc., That first "Repair My Computer" option has NOW mysteriously dissappeared from the F8 Advanced Boot Menu and I cannot get to the option to "Reset to Factory Settings" or any of those other options there. When I called Toshiba again to ask them where the option went they told me since there is nothing wrong with the computer anymore, I will not be offered that option until the next time something goes wrong. :/? I hate to say is but there seems something strangely inaccurate with that statement. Nowhere in the Windows Help does it say that the the Repair My Computer Options would not come up during "Peacetime." Windows Help says if you it came installed on your computer you can get to it by pressing F8. Can someone clarify whether what this rep told me is true? I don't think my Boot partition is damaged. I could swear I saw some other Options there in the "Repair My Computer" menu which could also apply during "Peacetime" or hold true during an otherwise "trouble-free" time. Is there another way for me to bring up this Repair Utility? (Pressing 0 / Zero or "C" didn't work either since I tried with the rep and we couldn't find it in Setup Utility or by pressing F11) [In addition I am unable to System Restore to any point before this whole mess to see if that brings it up but that is another story ] My system crashed again today and I was not given the option to "Repair My System" by pressing F8 on startup. The only options I got are -Safe mode -Safe mode with networking -Start normally -Enable bootlogging -Disable Driver signup -something about VGA Resolution -and a couple of other gobbledy-gunks but no "Repair My Computer" option. That used to be the first one at the top on this list. Since I am now back in my computer I am able to use the Toshiba Utility "Recovery Disc Creator" on 3 DVDs so that is not the problem [although I have not yet burned one ]. I'm just trying to figure out why I can't get to the Pre-installed Recovery Options on my computer anymore. Kindly Re-read my question and respond. Again this is a new issue. Ever since my computer is up and running again, for some reason I cannot find the "Repair My Computer" option on the Advanced Boot Menu - it doesn't show at all while all the other options still do. The tech said since there is nothing to fix it won't show until next time it goes down (which actually it did again today but that option no longer came up). somethings definitely wrong.. I'm going to try to burn the disc today and see if its successful. Any pointers would be very very welcome as I am at wits end considering the computer is only a month old :cry: -- ThunderStorm |