a friend dropped off a dell 3521 for me to install windows8.1 on.
for some reason windows8 has disappeared and the Hdd is locked of so i cant
install 8.1 on any partition.
i took the Hdd drive out to get access to it and i cant even do that,its protected.
i put windows8 on a usb stick and all i get from that is the tool kit to perform checks
but still unable to install win8 or even locate the recovery image.
here is a photo of the partitions,all partitions are there although not in photo
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/7S6H1C/photo12.jpg
here is a photo of what i have to use
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/7S6H1C/photo13.jpg
on the above is a option to wipe the disk,should i use it?
all i want is to get windows 8 back on there now or windows7
i do have the option of cmd prompt but dont know how to use it.
i do have the facilty of connecting the Hd to another computer
i have the ability to do this
Disk - Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command - Windows 7 Help Forums
if i 'clean' the disk,will i be able to re install a OS?
for some reason windows8 has disappeared and the Hdd is locked of so i cant
install 8.1 on any partition.
i took the Hdd drive out to get access to it and i cant even do that,its protected.
i put windows8 on a usb stick and all i get from that is the tool kit to perform checks
but still unable to install win8 or even locate the recovery image.
here is a photo of the partitions,all partitions are there although not in photo
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/7S6H1C/photo12.jpg
here is a photo of what i have to use
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/7S6H1C/photo13.jpg
on the above is a option to wipe the disk,should i use it?
all i want is to get windows 8 back on there now or windows7
i do have the option of cmd prompt but dont know how to use it.
i do have the facilty of connecting the Hd to another computer
i have the ability to do this
Disk - Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command - Windows 7 Help Forums
if i 'clean' the disk,will i be able to re install a OS?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- win8
- Computer type
- Laptop