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Help loading restore
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Name: jamofo
Date: February 11, 2008 at 17:45:33 Pacific
Subject: Help loading restoreOS: vistaCPU/Ram: 1gbModel/Manufacturer: Gateway mt6711 / laptop |
Comment: I am trying to restore the OS from the recovery partition. When i load Safe Mode or "repair' from the F8 menu i get a black screen with a white cursor that moves. Any idea why i cant get past this point?? driving me crazy! thx Here is gateway's steps i cant get working. http://support.gateway.com/s/softwa...
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Response Number 2
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Name: justin_b31
Date: February 15, 2008 at 11:03:22 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I don't know if vendors can integrate OS Recovery from F8 menu. And thinking of it...it should be loading from another bootloader, not windows-so getting to F8 is too far already. Example, my Aspire I have to hit Shift-F2 or whatever, and it initiates the bootloader on the recovery partition
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Response Number 3
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Name: jamofo
Date: February 15, 2008 at 11:32:59 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Justin, I found that the "repair" option" in vista took me to a recovery screen that gave me the option to load the recovery partition (i was suprised too) So im all happy now and i start the image process until it stalls at 8%.... A reboot takes me back to that recovery screen again but without the option to load factory image... Im having the customer get me the Vista install disks. FYI Gateway factory image sucks.
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