Weird partitions while installing ubuntu

[WannabeFantasma]

F11 for me not working (see above)

i have made 1 disk.. a systemrecoverydisc but it doesn't seem to be working.

trying to get the bcd thing to work

tried http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392 still not working :/

[Quackers]

I did see the above. That's why I suggested F10

[WannabeFantasma]

I did see the above. That's why I suggested F10

Ah ok F10 = Bios

[Quackers]

I see. It sounds like F11 is not booting (or not trying to boot) the recovery partition. Or alternatively the recovery partition is damaged. Do you have the manual for that pc? Have a look if there is a different key sequence for starting recovery.

[WannabeFantasma]

Well earlier right after the resizing we could get into recovery mode with F11, for some reason it suddenly broke.


I reformatted all the partitions i made and stuck it back to the normal C:

might just order HP recovery disks since it looks like i screwed everything up :/

[Quackers]

While you're speaking to HP you can tell them that their current policy of using all 4 primary partitions had a hand in causing your problems! Do some screaming and see if they'll send you some recovery discs for free
And when the system is recovered please make a set of recovery dvd's and a repair disc. Both easily done from within Windows!

[WannabeFantasma]

Or I could just use another cd key I can get from academic dowload...

Recovery partitions are weird...

+ Systemrecoverydisc won't actually do anything... :/

[Quackers]

They are, that's why it's imperative to make recovery dvd's. It's the first thing I do with a new computer and I run it twice to different types of dvd (if permitted).
It would really upset me to have to buy them from the manufacturer
They should be supplied with a new pc but the manufacturers like to save the few pence a dvd costs!

[WannabeFantasma]

i know we planned to do that than we figured out you had to have the battery for the laptop (she didn't brought it with her)

Next time i'm sure i will do that before everything else (Or say to get the laptop from real pc store here where you just need receipt + laptop cd key to get the recovery dvd for free!)

Trying to make a backup with windows now see what that does...

Thanks for all the help!
So next time i don't make dynamic disks... well probably next time everything will just be like every other time I installed dual boot Win/Ubuntu...

[srs5694]

You can get standard Windows 7 installation discs from the My Digital Life site. The claim is that these images are approved by Microsoft. A few caveats:

• Not all languages are available -- they seem to have English, German, French, and Spanish for the most common varieties.
• You'll need your current license key. It's usually printed on a sticker on the computer. If you can't find such a sticker or if it's torn off, you'll need to get it from the Windows Control Panel. (I don't recall exactly where.)
• Be sure to get the version that you've already got on the computer. Your license key will only be good for that version.
• These discs will install the standard version of Windows. You'll lose any custom software or drivers that might be provided with the installation on your computer. Sometimes this isn't a big loss, but other times you might need to go hunting for drivers or give up useful software.