I had to change my hard drive, no recovery cd

I bought that Acer in 2014 and it was on Windows 7. I paid to upgrade it to Windows 8 and this spring i drop my laptop so ... have to replace my hard drive. Deal done, but i realise that i have no Recovery cd burned... Help i'm running with Windows starter !!! What should i do ?

if you still have the windows 8 product upgrade key, you can try to download an iso file or create a installation media from Microsoft website:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only click on windows 8 and choose your option.

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I had to change my hard drive, now i'v tried to reinstall itunes, it is saying i have to restore my ipod touch to factory settings, will i loose all my films by doing this, as now my ipod wont work anyway unless i restore ?

I had to change my hard drive, now i'v tried to reinstall itunes it says i have to restore my iopd touch to factory settings and will loose my files. I have a few films on there and they show up on my purchases.If i restore, will i be able to get my films back ? as at the moment my ipod wont work now untill i restore anyway.

Syncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your ipod. Only if you back up your device manually before syncing, you can restore from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
Here's how to:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your ipod to your computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your ipod without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your device for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the ipod for the first time.
About backups and what's saved:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device
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I had to change my Hard Drive, now I want to work on files in iWeb, but can't access Time Machine before yesterday. The dates are there on the right hand side but are greyed out before yesterday when I changed my HD. How do I access anything from before.

I had to change my Hard Drive, now I want to work on files in iWeb, but can't access Time Machine before yesterday. The dates are there on the right hand side but are greyed out before yesterday when I changed my HD. How do I access anything from before?

Start with B5/6 in the 1st linked article.
Time Machine Troubleshooting
Time Machine Troubleshooting Problems

How can I get my site back (done with Iweb) on my new hard drive? I had to change my hard drive after droping my computer.

Can someone help me. I had to change my hard drive few weeks ago and lost everything. I made a site via iweb and my site is still on line but I don't know how can I get my site back on my iweb with my new hard drive.

Patrick ~ Welcome to the Support Commuities. Here's where iWeb's key Domain file (containing your site data) is usually located:
...But rather than backing up just that file, consider using Time Machine and/or SuperDuper.

I had to change my hard drive. I thought it would be easy, as I have a time capsule, but I have not been able to restore my information. What to do?

Hi, I had to change my hard drive in my MacBookPro. I was not worried, as I have a time capsul. However, once back with my new hard drive, I have not been able to restore all my info "as if nothing happened".
What can, should, I do?
Thanks for your help.

Syncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your ipod. Only if you back up your device manually before syncing, you can restore from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
Here's how to:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your ipod to your computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your ipod without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your device for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the ipod for the first time.
About backups and what's saved:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device
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I had to change my hard drive now all my itunes are missing

I can't find any of my playlists or music.. I had to replace my hard drive.. Everything has been backed up.. I sign into itunes now and 4000+ songs are missing..
How do I find it??

Restore your backup. See also Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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How do i restore my iPhoto pictures from time machine to my macbook pro? I just had to change my hard drive and need to add my photos.

Macbook pro, 17 inch, early 2010. Hard drive crashed so I put in new ssd hard drive. Operating system OS X 10.9.4 has been installed.
Now I need to find out how to get my photos from my time machine and restore to my mac book pro??

Inherit a Backup
Inherit a Backup (2)
Select your user Pictures folder and enter Time Machine.

I had to change my hard drive on my computer and now when I sync with my I phone it wants to delete my songs from my i phone

How can I transfer my songs to my computer from my I phone with getting them deleted

The music sync is one way - computer to iphone. The only exception is itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer files/docs/pics/music/etc.
Use this to put everything back.

I just fix my macbook air because it was kernel panic. They changed the hard drive. I could not back up with Time Machine, because it did not work and I had over Adobe creative suite 5 design premium student. But I finished my studies last year and I'd li

I just fix my macbook air because it was kernel panic. They changed the hard drive. I could not back up with Time Machine, because it did not work and I had over Adobe creative suite 5 design premium student. But I finished my studies last year and I'd like to know how to get the serial number for me to reinstall Adobe creative suite 5 design premium when I am no longer study because I would still like the used? It is not fair if I do anymore because I really need.

You can download Creative Suite 5 here:
Other downloads
To deal with the issue of the serial number and using it again, you'll have to use Web Chat. Here's a link:
Adobe ID, sign in, and account help
See the bottom of the page for a link

Hi, i'm paying every mont for photoshop and lightroom, I had to bring my Mac to apple to change the hard drive, and now i want reinstall my programs, anyone can help me?

Hi, i'm paying every mont for photoshop and lightroom, I had to bring my Mac to apple to change the hard drive, and now i want reinstall my programs, anyone can help me?

Download and install the trial version(s) from https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/desktop.html and activate them with your Adobe ID.

Hi i have a macbook pro and when i changed the hard drive the screen wasn't as it was supposed to be which is it had a green colour on it's side.what can i do to fix it and what is the reason for it?

hi i have a macbook pro and when i changed the hard drive the screen wasn't as it was supposed to be it was green on it's side and blurred.what can i do to fix it and what is the reason?

either something got damaged when you installed the hard drive or you need to perform a pram reset (other possibilites could have occured, these are the ones I think)
PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

I just changed the hard drive on my macbook pro 13" and it won't turn on. I need to put the latest operating system on it.

i just changed the hard drive on my macbook pro 13" and it won't turn on. I need to put the latest operating system on it. It had OS8 on it

dtrewitt wrote:
It had OS8 on it
Ummmm no it didn't. iOS only runs on iPhones, iPads and iPods.

Changed internal hard drive but it won't start up using it

Thought I had everything covered but i seem to have missed something whilst changing my hard drive.
Having installed the new hard drive i then erased it using the mac os extended (journeled?) button. I then dragged over my folders etc from my carbon copy cloned external hard drive. i then attempted to reboot but the apple symbol on the start up went crazy with a question mark and danger type sign.
So having done a bit of research i don't think my macbook pro can see the new hard drive as its start up disk. its not showing up in the system preferences startup disk section.
Does anyone see an error from what I've written? Should I carbon copy clone my old hard drive files to the new hard drive rather just drag them over?
cheers

Well, i carbon cloned it back again from the external hard drive and now its working fine. i hope thats it but we'll see.
That is the correct procedure.

Random beep since I changed internal hard drive

Hi everybody!
I recently changed the hard drive of my Powerbook G4 after the first one had been damaged through shock. This new drive (160GB) works fine, but since I got it installed, sometimes my computer makes one single beep, about half a second long, it's not a system sound, more like the beep of a microwave. These occasional beeps seem to occur quite randomly, sometimes once or twice in a week, but then some days they can be heard several times in one single hour. I also noticed that sometimes when scrolling down I hear a faint sort of clockwork sound. Otherwise everything works fine, I just wished to know if these strange sounds point to impending problems, or just can be disregarded.
Has anyone else experienced the same?
Thanks for any help!

Hi, sorry about getting back late to this subject, but I've been overbusy.
About the sound I mentioned, I think a faint hoot would be the best description, or like the humming of a phone, and it did NOT occur at startup, but quite erratically.
I suspect it indicated overheating of my hard drive. Eventually, this drive (a Samsung 160 GB/5400 I installed last spring) showed problems recently. With Apple Hardware Test it showed an error message, with Tech Tool Deluxe the surface test indicated defective blocks. So I reformatted the disk 3 times, and did AHT again to be able to prove to my local retailer that the drive he sold me , still under guarantee, was defective, and then, surprise!, AHT declares my hard drive faultless. Since then, I have experienced no more hoots from my disk. I also have set my computer to achieve more power savings, which results in less heat produced by the hard drive. The TechTool surface test still indicates a few defective blocks, but I do regular backups and I have decided against getting a replacement HD, because I prefer to get a Toshiba HD if anything goes really wrong, their quality in terms of overheating being described as much better. Do you think I'm right in this?
At this point, I'm lloking for a trustworthy external portable FW400-bootable hard drive that I might have as a safety device in case my hard drive crashes. Unfortunately, the WD My Passport Studio I bought is not FW400-bootable, any suggestion of the best device to suit my needs is welcome, thanks for your help!

I am changing my hard drive and want to copy my old hard drive to the new one.

I went to the apple store with a bad hard drive in my macbook pro. The apple store said change the hard drive, they did, but I wanted to save the old hard drive to get everything off of it. So, I borrowed a sata enclosure and I was able to get everything from the orignial drive (which wasn't really broken) onto my external harddrive. Then I started up the Computer, but didn't use the Migration Assistant (Dumb, I know). Now I need to get everything that was on the original drive and put it where it is suppose to go. Is there a simple solution?

y at earp wrote:
I borrowed a sata enclosure and I was able to get everything from the orignial drive (which wasn't really broken) onto my external harddrive.
If this external drive is a boot drive (has the OSX on it), you can swap it into your MBP or use Disk Utility>Restore to clone the data to the internal MBP HDD.
Ciao.

I had to change my hard drive, no recovery cd

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