Solved I deleted my recovery partition.... I know now that's bad!

I know it's too late but... I want to thank everyone for their help. I managed to get my laptop up and running again, all by myself and for free *smug face* (by that I mean, with your help and no salesman)

I googled what was suggested, (learnt what an iso file was,) downloaded it, then used Novicorps WinToFlash download to get the Windows 8 files onto my usb in a bootable format. Then I panicked because it looked all fake but it was okay in the end because I Windows Update did its thing and my legal, paid for, original product key was activated again and all is well!
Relief doesn't even cover it! It's disgraceful, in my opinion, that Samsung or Microsoft wouldn't make the installation files available to me, a paying customer.

Thanks again guys :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP350V5C-A09UK
    CPU
    Corei3
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security Centre
Glad you got it sorted out. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
sazzlepopz said:
I know it's too late but... I want to thank everyone for their help. I managed to get my laptop up and running again, all by myself and for free *smug face* (by that I mean, with your help and no salesman)

I googled what was suggested, (learnt what an iso file was,) downloaded it, then used Novicorps WinToFlash download to get the Windows 8 files onto my usb in a bootable format. Then I panicked because it looked all fake but it was okay in the end because I Windows Update did its thing and my legal, paid for, original product key was activated again and all is well!
Relief doesn't even cover it! It's disgraceful, in my opinion, that Samsung or Microsoft wouldn't make the installation files available to me, a paying customer.

Thanks again guys :)
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Yah. After all, it's the KEY you pay for, not the disk. There are bunches of places you can find an UNMODIFIED Windows 8 Iso image on the net, just have to know where to look.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
For my benefit, may I ask if he could have downloaded the iso file to either pen drive or disc and used the product key on the pc to install Win 8 as I think he was trying to do?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x 64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8300, Dell Inspiron 15 R N5010
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GE force 420
    Hard Drives
    1TB
    Browser
    Edge, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender, MBAM, Router
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Did you make a restore point before you messed things up ? If yes, then you can recover deleted files form backup and this is quite convenient.[/FONT]
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What the final solution to this problem? I need here on this.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 7
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