Hello,
I am new to this so I'm not sure I am posting to the right place. I created a very lengthy post explaining how I got myself into the position I am now. I gave as much detail as possible only to find out that I "wasn't signed in" and it only auto-saved the first few sentences. So I am going to go straight to the point and can provide any additional information that may be needed.
Long story short: My laptop came with windows 8 pre-installed. I hated it, but was slowly able to make some changes I could live with. Except when I hit a point of my internet speed and windows it'self being so slow that I began a mission to fix it myself. What I did and how was in the post I originally wrote. Anyhow I messed my computer up several times in the process and finally restored to factory settings. Also a challenge due to my original "configurations". I started over, saving restore points along the way each time before I was going to make the next change. Then, without my permission or ability to stop it, my computer decided to upgrade to 8.1. Which I hate even more! All my restore points were gone and I couldn't go back to windows 8, I create a recovery on a USB when I first reset windows 8, but I was so pissed off at windows by this point that I had a friend completely remove it and install Linux Ubuntu 14.01. I started having trouble with it shortly after. Being unfamiliar with it I hadn't made any changes to it.
Now the big problem I am having: I tried to re-install windows from my "recovery" USB, not only did it not work, but neither is Ubuntu anymore. Can anyone PLEASE help?! I am at a total loss as to where to even begin but am willing to try anything.
I am new to this so I'm not sure I am posting to the right place. I created a very lengthy post explaining how I got myself into the position I am now. I gave as much detail as possible only to find out that I "wasn't signed in" and it only auto-saved the first few sentences. So I am going to go straight to the point and can provide any additional information that may be needed.
Long story short: My laptop came with windows 8 pre-installed. I hated it, but was slowly able to make some changes I could live with. Except when I hit a point of my internet speed and windows it'self being so slow that I began a mission to fix it myself. What I did and how was in the post I originally wrote. Anyhow I messed my computer up several times in the process and finally restored to factory settings. Also a challenge due to my original "configurations". I started over, saving restore points along the way each time before I was going to make the next change. Then, without my permission or ability to stop it, my computer decided to upgrade to 8.1. Which I hate even more! All my restore points were gone and I couldn't go back to windows 8, I create a recovery on a USB when I first reset windows 8, but I was so pissed off at windows by this point that I had a friend completely remove it and install Linux Ubuntu 14.01. I started having trouble with it shortly after. Being unfamiliar with it I hadn't made any changes to it.
Now the big problem I am having: I tried to re-install windows from my "recovery" USB, not only did it not work, but neither is Ubuntu anymore. Can anyone PLEASE help?! I am at a total loss as to where to even begin but am willing to try anything.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavillion g7
- CPU
- AMD A8-4500M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
- Motherboard
- HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
- Memory
- Physical Memory: 4GB,
- Graphics Card(s)
- Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 7640G
- Sound Card
- Audio Device X 2 AMD High Definition Audio Device IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor
- Hard Drives
- Hard Disk: Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 SATA Disk Device (596.2GB)
- Keyboard
- Keyboard: Standard PS/2 Keyboard Keyboard: USB Input Device (Logitech Download Assistant)
- Mouse
- Mouse: HID-compliant mouse Mouse: Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
- Internet Speed
- Comcast "blast"
- Browser
- Other Info
- Linksys 1200+ AC EA63350 wireless router
Network Adapter
Ethernet - Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller (Media disconnected)
Wi-Fi - Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (Media disconnected)
Wi-Fi 4 - Linksys WUSB6300 (Connected)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit