HP DV5 HDD crash - recovery disk not correctingg the problem
The HDD crashed on my DV5-1235dx and will not boot up past the system diagnostics screen. The recovery disks I created a week before the HDD crash are not correcting the problem. The current OS is Vista Home 64 bit, which was installed at the factory. I have no Vista OS disks to reload.
When using the recovery disk 1 on the crashed HDD, at the HP Recovery Manager prompt, I select format the HDD to recover data, then after the computer seaches the HDD for several minutes, I get an "Error 100" message (not connecting to wireless network). The wireless network on/off touch switch above the keyboard (top, right) is off and will not function as an on/off switch as before the HDD crash.
With a new Crucial 512Gb SSD installed and using the recovery disk , HP's recovery manager software give a 'files missing' message.
Apparently, Microsoft no longer offers a Vista Home 64 bit download even with a valid Product Key and, as far as I can tell, and HP no longer offers a recovery disk for the DV5 loaded with Vista Home 64 bit.
If anyone can offer a good solution for me to breath new life into my DV5 with the old HDD or preferably the new Crucial SSD, I would be very grateful.
Question: Is it possible to purchase a Vista to Windows 7 upgrade and load Win 7 on the new SSD using the Vista product key number on the bottom of my laptop?
Thanks in advance........
Have you tried performing a System Test just to check if there is a hardware issue?
Thank you.
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Thanks so much! I owe you a beer! ^_^Could be more than the power. HDD could be old, or just the file system on the disk.
Try ...
Get the external disk, self-powered, at least 2x the current disk
Boot the system from install disks (original) and prepare that disk as two partitions (GUID, with Journaled partitions)
Load the OS onto one of those partitions
Download CarbonCopyClone, and clone the current install disk to the second partition of that external
If the filesystem on the disk or the disk itself is too damaged, copy what you can
You would have a bootable system if nto Lion, with a copy of the data that is on the disk (hopefully).
This is my best advice to at least try to save your data without relying on the internal disk for file operations. You may yet be SOL, but this is a darned good effort to avoid data loss.
And hope the repair bill does not cover so much that a new system is required. -
System Recovery disks not installing on new SDD drive
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I have upgraded from the original HDD drive to SDD drive.
I firstly cloned the old drive and installed the image but then windows updates would not work.
Looking at all forums and tried everything I read but updates still didn't work.
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> Finally formatted the drive and then used the original system restore disks that work fine on the old hard drive but Windows end up restarting continuously after all 3 disks installed
Usually the Toshiba Recovery disks should install the Toshiba image on the new HDD or SSD drive and the unit should boot properly.
To be honest, Im not quite sure why the notebook keeps restarting after the installation.
But I assume it has something to do with the partitions and partitions sizes.
Fact is that Toshiba recovery disks would format the HDD (or SSD) and would create the same partitions and partitions sizes.
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Satellite L455-S500 Recovery Disks NOT Working (Windows 7 HP)
DH bought a Satellit L455-S500 in May of 2010. It worked well for just over three years. Then it into a spiral of failing to boot up...virus scans showed issues and nothing was removing them. The computer would not make a backup copy - so we started the recovery process with the press 0 and release as it booted.
The recovery partition had apparently gotten corrupted. The recovery process failed.
Recovery media was ordered from Toshiba and we tried again.
Hard drive was wiped and recovery media disk one was placed in the optical drive and the computer went into the installation of a clean copy of the OS. It asked for the second disk - then gave error code 10-FC12-0241 and said to click [OK] to shut down. It reboots at that point and gives error code F3-F200-0002 and again says to click [OK] to shut down. It does NOT reboot at that point.
I've tried the original hard drive (wiped & formatted) and a new hard drive from the local electronics store. I've tried removing the memory stick (RAM) from the B slot and I've tried swapping the memory stick from the B slot to the A slot.
We replaced the laptop after a couple of days as he NEEDED a working one for his job - but he doesn't LIKE Windows 8 (no touch screen on the replacement laptop). I'm still trying to get this one working again so that he has a spare that he LIKES working with.
The error codes show that the most likely issues are with the hard drive or the memory. But I haven't had any luck with any of my attempts to get it working again, even as a clean install.
Could it be the recovery disks that have the issue? Or do I need to try one more time with a brand new, unused hard drive, instead of a working one pulled from another laptop?Try reformating the hard drive to one raw partition before using the recovery media. You can use a windows 7 disc to format the drive then remove the disc and start with the recovery media.
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I recently upgraded Firefox and now I cannot use it if I want to watch something involving Adobe Flash because it crashes. I read your article and made sure I am up to date on all programs through Firefox check page. I reset the timeout on the adobe flash to -1 per your article. Your article states it may crash and just re-load it. I have done all your advice and it still will not run. I am now using Windows as my default browser because I don't have time right now to research this on my own and solve it. I don't know if you are aware that the fixes you suggested are not fixing the problem.
Try reinstalling the previous version of Flash - 10.1 r 102 and get rid of that 10.2 r152 version. ''I never updated Flash and I haven't had a problem with Firefox 4.0 on WinXP.''
http://www.oldapps.com/flash_player.php?old_flash_player=19 <br />
scroll down to <br />
Download Flash Player 10.1 (Non-IE Browsers)
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PE 13 crashes due to incompatible video driver detected. Running on Win 7 SP1 with ATI 540v video card/driver. Deleting bad driver file in adobe program data does not fix the problem, it simply replaces the text file and crashes again. My video driver is just fine. Any help out there?
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Your video card driver may be fine for something, but just not compatible with Premiere Elements 13/13.1.
For those with the display card error, the answers include
a. assure your video card/graphics card driver version is up to date according to the web site of the manufacturer of the card -
if necessary consider a driver roll back.
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the rationale for that deletion is found in post 10 of the following older post...principle applies to 13 as well as 9.
Re: Premiere Elements 9 Tryout Serious Display Problem
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When is the program crashing - just opening a new project or rather crashing if editing a particular video format at the Timeline level?
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Firefox crashes - even when not using the computer
Firefox crashes - even when not using the computer
Sometimes I can walk away from the computer and only have one tab open (e.g. Facebook) and when I come back to the computer a few hours later, Firefox has crashed for no reason.Unfortunately the linked crash report is empty (@ EMPTY: no crashing thread identified; corrupt dump) and doesn't include any data, so it is not possible to find the cause of the crash.
Did you recently submitted other crash reports that were submitted and show a crashing thread?
See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+crashes
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Creating a profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox -
YES I KEEP ASKING THE SAME QUESTION I KEEP GETTING THE SAME ANSWER AND IT IS NOT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM AND CHAT KEEPS SENDING ME BACK TO THE FORUMS THEY SAY THEIR EXPERTS WILL BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT RESOLVED YET I KEEP GETTING THE SAME ANSWER FROM FORUM EXPERTS WELL THAT IS NOT WORKING I NEED A SOLUTION THAT WILL WORK I PAID FOR THIS AND I WANT TO USE IT BUT I CANNOT
TRYING TO ACTIVATE A trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 disc worked till in the middle got an erroe fur and animalskin file missing checked dvd and it had a scratch so 3 times i downloaded a trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 from adobe.com but when try to activate get invalid serial number the website said have your serial number ready to activate which i do because i am getting it right from the dvd case it is registered i am signed in and chat just keeps telling me it is too old try the forums which i have many times with no resolution but they mark it as assumed resolved premeir elements 7.0 from the same dvd case is on why can't i activate trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 my computer crashed and i had to restore then i am now trying to put the programs
maybe i can buy or exchange the dvd of photoshop elements 7.0 without because my serial number is good so i maybe just need a new disc being this disc is scratched i've got 40 to 50 hours into this 1 trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 more than i have in the whole computer restore and all the other programs i have restored have windows xp service pack 3 or 3.5 and net framework 4.0 and all the important and required updates i also have an open case which i am getting no where either case #213952591 which i responded to within 4 days as not resolved but i am still getting no help activating this trial version of photoshop elements 7.0
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TRYING TO ACTIVATE A trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 disc worked till in the middle got an erroe fur and animalskin file missing checked dvd and it had a scratch so 3 times i downloaded a trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 from adobe.com but when try to activate get invalid serial number the website said have your serial number ready to activate which i do because i am getting it right from the dvd case it is registered i am signed in and chat just keeps telling me it is too old try the forums which i have many times with no resolution but they mark it as assumed resolved premeir elements 7.0 from the same dvd case is on why can't i activate trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 my computer crashed and i had to restore then i am now trying to put the programs
maybe i can buy or exchange the dvd of photoshop elements 7.0 without because my serial number is good so i maybe just need a new disc being this disc is scratched i've got 40 to 50 hours into this 1 trial version of photoshop elements 7.0 more than i have in the whole computer restore and all the other programs i have restored have windows xp service pack 3 or 3.5 and net framework 4.0 and all the important and required updates i also have an open case which i am getting no where either case #213952591 which i responded to within 4 days as not resolved but i am still getting no help activating this trial version of photoshop elements 7.0
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I cannot shut dow my MacBook Pro using the apple icon (as it was suppose to be), actually I have to press and hold the on/off buttom. I have taken twice for Mac dealer and they did not solve the problem. What must I do? I would to remark that I have installed 2 antivirus and uninstalled one of them. Since then I have facing this troublesome issue. Thanks
Uninstall the other AV software. They are not needed. All they do is cause trouble like you are having now.
If you have been forcing the Mac to shut down with the power switch you may nave corrupted your disk. You should repair it with disk Utilty to remove any corruption the shutdwons may have cased.
Allan -
TS1389 the above steps are still not solving the problem
Following the steps recommended in http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389 does not solves the problem.
Did someone had the same problem and was able to solve this ?sudo rm -rf /Volumes/Elements/.Trashes/$UID/*
this excatly how i kept the commands guess i didn't know those were two seperate commands,,all my office works were inside the folder name Documents in Mac Os disk... now its not there the games are still there and all other applications ,, just the desktop items and document folder is dissappared and it no longer visible,,, not even in my backup....
after i dragged an item from trash can the display was like
MacBook-Air:~ mac$ sudo rm -rf /Volumes/Elements/.Trashes/$UID/*/Volumes/Elements/.Trashes/502/broucher\ copy.psd
After this the document were deleted ,,, is there anyway i could recover that file it means a lot,, if you could help,,,all.. this happened because the trash can is empty but as i join the drive there are the files in trash that i deleted from external drive as a result no matter how much i delete the external drive shows no increase in space available..pelase suggest.. i even tried trash it didn work.... -
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You can try the script mentioned in #1 here: Re: InDesign 6 is crashing when attempting to open a particular document. All others are opening OK.
Here's how to install a script: http://indesignsecrets.com/how-to-install-a-script-in-indesign-that-you-found-in-a-forum-o r-blog-post.php -
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Contact itunes support
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He also assusred me that if it could not be resolved to ask to be transfered to the billing department to cancel the the plan I confirmed this with him at least 3 times and he assured me I would not have to pay and I could cancel with no monetary obligation if the problem on my pc could not be resolved....well it was not and my computer was left in worse condition than when the premium support tech began working on it...the support tech worked on my computer for 3 and 1/2 hoursI was on the phone with him until 3:30 am....he apologized and said he did not expect the outcome of what happened to my computer. well needless to say when i called billing i was told I was liable for the $59.00 early cancelation fee it did not matter that the tech did not repair the problem or that he left my computer in worse condition than when he began working on it.........so technically what they are saying is that I have to pay for them creating problems on my pc that did not exist before I called them I The sales rep I spoke to was "scott : he said he was in massachusetts..I spoke with Eric in BIlling and he said he would note on my account what I had told him and asked me to call after the charge appears on my phone bill to see if i could have it removed...i also called billing again today and spoke with another billing rep and she said she also would note my problem on my account and that hopefully the $59.00 fee would be removed..it is very disppointing to know that Verizon Hires people that lie to consumers.....all of their employee conversations to customers need to be recorded and monitored. I received a recorded message from verizon this am asking if i was satisfied with the service i received from tech suppoort with #1 being the least satisfed which of course described my experience with them. If My tele phone bill does not reflect the cancellation of the $59.00charge I will definitly pursue this matter further....I was also billed on July 15, 2014 for tech support that did not fix my computer problem.
I was billed $99.99 to my credit card to a tech in the country of India.
I tried to get my money back but the number I was referred to would not answer.
I immediately went to my bank which took all of the info and changed my credit card number.
The bank also did their own investigation and said it seemed to be a scam. My money was redeposited into my account within 36 hours - not because of anything Verizon did, but my BANK!! I was so grateful.
Such service from Verizon's tech department is unethical and inexcusable.
Verizon customers deserve better tech service than this. "Ma Bell" would turn over in her grave if she knew how far down the service of the original phone company has gone. It's a disgrace!! A SCAM perpetuated and sanctioned by Verizon.
I complained to the Verizon Customer Correspondance Claim Dept. Do you think they will straighten this mess out? I doubt it - I am a retiree with an excellent payment record.
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