Hi all
Acer Aspire 4820T running Win 7 64 bit.
Started running very slow and after a restart it failed to load the operating system. Just sits on Starting Windows for ever.
Unable to launch Safe Mode as the timer just spins once selected.
Unable to recover from Acer Recovery partition or from Windows 7 DVD - again timer just spins forever.
Purchased Windows 7 Recovery CD and when selecting Auto Fix and continue the timer span all night with no advance.
I have managed to navigate file structure via the File Manager tool and copy data off onto USB.
Have been looking at Test Disk which is finding all partitions and providing no obvious errors, but when rebooted afterwards, the same occurs - hangs trying to load Windows then auto restarts and loads the Windows Recovery which sits on a blank Windows 7 screen.
Unfortunately the licence key is worn on the underside and i never took a photo of it.
My first goal is to get laptop booted as it seems all data is viable.
If not, the second goal is to recover my licence key from the registry so that i can attempt a full rebuild.
Any help/advice appreciated.
lee
Acer Aspire 4820T running Win 7 64 bit.
Started running very slow and after a restart it failed to load the operating system. Just sits on Starting Windows for ever.
Unable to launch Safe Mode as the timer just spins once selected.
Unable to recover from Acer Recovery partition or from Windows 7 DVD - again timer just spins forever.
Purchased Windows 7 Recovery CD and when selecting Auto Fix and continue the timer span all night with no advance.
I have managed to navigate file structure via the File Manager tool and copy data off onto USB.
Have been looking at Test Disk which is finding all partitions and providing no obvious errors, but when rebooted afterwards, the same occurs - hangs trying to load Windows then auto restarts and loads the Windows Recovery which sits on a blank Windows 7 screen.
Unfortunately the licence key is worn on the underside and i never took a photo of it.
My first goal is to get laptop booted as it seems all data is viable.
If not, the second goal is to recover my licence key from the registry so that i can attempt a full rebuild.
Any help/advice appreciated.
lee