Hi all
New here looking for the (hopefully) final steps in my recovery process.
Wasn't 100% sure where to ask, hopefully this will be okay in here.
I'm running a Windows 8 recovery disc off of a USB, and I'm trying to restore, refresh, reset, anything at this point.
But I go into all the troubleshooting options and advanced options and it doesn't allow me to "choose a target operating system" as nothing appears such as my Windows 8.
I'm on an Asus laptop, I've backed-up my files to an external hdd, so at this point I just want to get my laptop running again.
This all started with the "automatic repair loop" to which I've used EasyRE to purchase a recovery disc, backed up my files, and now I'm at this point where I can't finalize the process.
Also how should I be booting from a USB properly?
I hold F2 on start up, switch to “Boot” and set “Launch CSM” to Enabled. Then switch to “Security” and set “Secure Boot Control” to Disabled. Then restart and hold Esc for the Boot menu and boot from the USB.
Any help would be MUCH appreciated!!!
Cheers guys.
EDIT:
Just thought I'd add something now that I've searched around here and tried ALOT of things.
I'm willing to do whatever to simply reset my laptop. Tried everything that I've found, text in that black command box (I'm really not too flash with computers) like the chkdsk and it all came out fine. It's just when I go to try to recover/restore/reset ANYTHING when I've booted from the USB it tells me there isn't an operating system to do so from.
New here looking for the (hopefully) final steps in my recovery process.
Wasn't 100% sure where to ask, hopefully this will be okay in here.
I'm running a Windows 8 recovery disc off of a USB, and I'm trying to restore, refresh, reset, anything at this point.
But I go into all the troubleshooting options and advanced options and it doesn't allow me to "choose a target operating system" as nothing appears such as my Windows 8.
I'm on an Asus laptop, I've backed-up my files to an external hdd, so at this point I just want to get my laptop running again.
This all started with the "automatic repair loop" to which I've used EasyRE to purchase a recovery disc, backed up my files, and now I'm at this point where I can't finalize the process.
Also how should I be booting from a USB properly?
I hold F2 on start up, switch to “Boot” and set “Launch CSM” to Enabled. Then switch to “Security” and set “Secure Boot Control” to Disabled. Then restart and hold Esc for the Boot menu and boot from the USB.
Any help would be MUCH appreciated!!!
Cheers guys.
EDIT:
Just thought I'd add something now that I've searched around here and tried ALOT of things.
I'm willing to do whatever to simply reset my laptop. Tried everything that I've found, text in that black command box (I'm really not too flash with computers) like the chkdsk and it all came out fine. It's just when I go to try to recover/restore/reset ANYTHING when I've booted from the USB it tells me there isn't an operating system to do so from.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 64-bit
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Asus