avg 2013 broke my comp!

Discussion in 'Video Games and Technology' started by ILoveDinobot, Sep 28, 2012.

  1. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    So i downloded the newest avg free and like it said rebooted my computer. When i did windows no longer loaded. I had windows 7 :'( help.

    For the last 5 hours it says "repairing disc error"

    I was in the middle of working on my term paper too. So really high anxiety.
     
  2. Smasher

    Smasher HUNKY BEATS

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    If it's getting a bad disk error before Windows 7 loads, then it's probably really a bad disk unfortunately.

    Laptop or desktop?
     
  3. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    It's a desktop
     
  4. Smasher

    Smasher HUNKY BEATS

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    Poop.

    Well, I would let the drive checker run for hours.
    It may be able to fix the bad sector -but that is a slim chance.

    If not there's some things you can do to try to get the information of the machine.
    This ranges from things that you can do yourself if you're comfortable with trying -or paying for data recovery.

    It might be expensive, but I imagine nearly everything could be recovered by a competent data recovery tech.
     
  5. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    Yeah, microsoft told me they could recover it.
     
  6. Kamijou Touma

    Kamijou Touma ミサカ10032

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    When I had this problem I used a linux cd to boot the system and then I got my data off it.
     
  7. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    Cool im glad there is still a chance i'd hate to lose all my porn and my resume too. I back up my porn monthly and its the end of the month.

    Edit: found a printed copy of my resume. All i need is my porn nd school work off that comp.
     
  8. MetalRyde

    MetalRyde is an a-hole with a heart. RIP Spike and Mojo.

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    not sure if serious.

    anyways, sorry to here about your comp. hope everything goes well.
     
  9. SPLIT LIP

    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    Yeah it shouldn't be too hard to get the data recovered, I wouldn't worry at all. My computer got curb-stomped by a nasty virus not long ago so I know that anxiety. (I run an online business so I was super scared)

    I am.
     
  10. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    Why would I not be serious? :/ I'm a girl on the internet, whst else would I be doing? And tumblr doesnt work on my tablet! /life


    And SplitLip awesome thanks. I hope the kid who is coming over tonight knows what he is doing. :x Find out soon I guess.
     
  11. TheIncredibleHulk

    TheIncredibleHulk Bad Luck Incarnate

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    for gods sake, save the porn!!!!!
     
  12. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    I've got like 20gb of porn. Not sure how much was new for this month tho.
     
  13. grimlock1972

    grimlock1972 Optimus, serving up the primest of ribs since 1984

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    I sincerely hope that porn is not of a type that will get you arrested.
     
  14. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    In what country?
     
  15. cobra zartan

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    ILD, does it boot to the win 7 repair screen? Do you have a screen that says start up repair, restore blah blah cmd prompt?
     
  16. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    Yeah and it sat there for 7 hours.
     
  17. Easterling Capt

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    a girl who is open about her porn...amazing. more girls should be like that.
     
  18. Gordon_4

    Gordon_4 The Big Engine

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    That's the best response to that question I can imagine.

    Another option is to pull the affected hard drive out and put it in a caddy or external dock. Install a new HDD, install Windows and pull the data off the old disk as if it was an external.

    Then destroy the old drive.
     
  19. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    We are probably going to have to do that. The repair disc even got stuck in an endless loop.
     
  20. OMEGAPRIME1983

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    Hope you don't embarrass him to much with your porn, lol.