Pepperfreez
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Hi,
I am a 15 year old techy who has a pretty big issue with partitions. It all started when I tried to install zorin alongside windows 8. I resized windows 8 partition and now I cannot open windows 8 I turned it on but got to a recovery screen and I was stuck there. I tried to refresh but it gave me an error saying that "the drive where windows is located is locked" don't know what the hell that means. I tried to reset it and it said that the partition that is required is not there. I thought about the fact that my sister has the exact same OS and manufacturer as me so I made a recovery drive off of hers and I can use it at the boot but it just gets me to the same screen. I have tried Gparted and it did nothing. I think im screwed. Oh and it gets worse. Today I turn it on and I am at a recovery screen with I get “Your PC needs to be repaired” and “Error code: 0xc0000225”. But I installed minitool so now I can recover lost partitions and there is a restore partition on it but I can not use it. Also I have windows 8 preinstalled on this laptop and I cannot find the key.
I just need to know how I can get windows 8 backup again. I am ok with reseting the entire laptop and losing my files. I just need a 3rd party software, partition help, need to know where my key is located, or how I can recover from someone elses recovery drive. thanks.
I am a 15 year old techy who has a pretty big issue with partitions. It all started when I tried to install zorin alongside windows 8. I resized windows 8 partition and now I cannot open windows 8 I turned it on but got to a recovery screen and I was stuck there. I tried to refresh but it gave me an error saying that "the drive where windows is located is locked" don't know what the hell that means. I tried to reset it and it said that the partition that is required is not there. I thought about the fact that my sister has the exact same OS and manufacturer as me so I made a recovery drive off of hers and I can use it at the boot but it just gets me to the same screen. I have tried Gparted and it did nothing. I think im screwed. Oh and it gets worse. Today I turn it on and I am at a recovery screen with I get “Your PC needs to be repaired” and “Error code: 0xc0000225”. But I installed minitool so now I can recover lost partitions and there is a restore partition on it but I can not use it. Also I have windows 8 preinstalled on this laptop and I cannot find the key.
I just need to know how I can get windows 8 backup again. I am ok with reseting the entire laptop and losing my files. I just need a 3rd party software, partition help, need to know where my key is located, or how I can recover from someone elses recovery drive. thanks.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Q500a
- Browser
- Chrome