Insert Windows 7 Installation Disc
 

Hello, so recenly, I updated my Acer laptop to the recent update, and when it restart, it never go to the windows screen again. Like, it just pops to the startup sceen, if I press start normally, it just restart again. The proces just keep repeating. At the top, it says "Insert the Windows 7 Installation Disc and restart" but I don't have one. The repair option isn't there in Advance Boot Option. I tried callin Microsoft for help but they culdn't do much. They recommend to hire a technician but it's like 100+ dollar so nah. Can anyone help??

Oops, I should've post this in technology subforum

Force it in
http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/09/oh-my-takei.gif

Post a picture, also when it boots up trying going into safe mode just in case.

Will take pic ASAP, and no, it stills restart after launching safe mode.

http://i.imgur.com/pTMssPx.jpg

Whenever I click any of the options above, it would just restart

My dad tought me how to create my own version of a Installation disk but I forgot how to do it, if you have another computer that has Windows 7 you could try this on the computer that's working fine:
Method 1
or
Method 2

(if no luck then idk maybe try a repair disk lol)

Sounds like your os borked during updates. Options. (Im not at pc so theres not a lot I can check) You can attenpt to boot to a recovery partition on your computer and do a complete restore, usually this would be accessed by pressing F11 on startup. (google it to be honest its different with every model) IF your model of computer does not come with a recovery partition then you need to order the recovery oem from the manufacturer. In this case calling acer. They will send you a disc by mail that is usually around $40 that would restore the computer back to factory. Keep in mind these options delete everything on your computer unless you have a back up it will be gone. There are other options, you could attempt restoring back to a specific point as well before the update. Pressing f8 before the computer posts/boots should give you an option similar to the one you have Now. But you should see an option that says "repair your computer" if you go here there should be an option to do a system restore to a specific point. If not then you need to follow the first set of instructions.

I've looked around the web, and found since you couldn't get it working by using safe mode as you say that it didn't work, you might have to make a clean install of Windows 7. Meaning you will need a windows 7 disk or if you wanted to, download a pirated version of Windows 7 and install it on a usb and boot from there. That is if you have another laptop to help you with that.

I have a Toshiba, I think it's Window Vista? Idk, but yeah. I have another laptop. Do you know any safe website to pirate Windows 7? (Don't want virus)

Problem is, I don't have the money, and my dad hates to support me in things that are technologies related.

None of the options can get my laptop to work. It would just try to boot up, and then restart after the Windows logo pops up.

Pirate Bay, search "Windows 7". Get the one with the most seeders as it most likely won't have a virus, also make sure you get the right version (64bit/32bit). I'd give you a link but I'm pretty sure it's against the forum rules or something.

Thanks!

Do you really want Windows 7 or Windows 8 if you are going to the pirate way? Just PM me it so then I may tell you which place is best to get it at for anyone.

Oh man, because torrenting is such a big secret these days. :p

I cannot link it on the thread, as it was stated above that it is not allowed.

Mentioning it by name only doesn't seem to be. Vendetta seems to have taken care of that, though. :p

I've already pmed them a specific link to which file to download, yeah sure I can say Piratebay.

If you already have a copy of Windows, don't pirate it. That's like stealing bread from a store because you're too lazy to go home and get it from your cabinet. (Yeah, I made a bread reference, go ahead and laugh.)

Check out http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery. Besides this, there are also direct links to legal ISOs of Windows that you will later have to activate. It kind of worries me that there are all of these solutions for recovering media yet people still jump to illegal measures simply because "they can."

A good first step would be to mount the hard drive externally and extracting any data that you may need. Turn the computer off, make sure you are grounded, take out the hard drive, and hook it up to a desktop SATA port. Access it on the desktop and copy over any files which you would like to retain.

With this, it's likely that something within the boot portion of your OS broke so your files are still there.

I actually don't have the Windows 7 disc, and don't ever remember seeing it when I bought my laptop. (I could be wrong, since it's been a few years since I've got this laptop, 4-5 years at most.) Yoshired posted that it would cost $40
to renew it, but I don't have that amount, so what else can I do? (I know you will probably reply with something like "So you're saying if you're hungry for bread, you're just going to go out to the store and steal it?" Answer is no. I'm just looking for different solutions to solve my problem.

Thanks for those links and the instructions. I'll see what I can do with those!

EDIT: Don't think I've mention that I usually get lost doing these kinds of technology related things.

Haha. Just a fact about me that I thought I should include.

Haha, it's all cool. No more bread references!

If you know what version of Windows 7 you have, I'd go to the direct links download. If you're less tech-savvy when it comes to this kind of thing and you don't have any real data that you'd like to save, I'd just do a clean install and forget about saving things.

Download the correct ISO from that link, insert a blank DVD-R disk into your DVD slot, then right-click the newly downloaded .ISO Windows 7 file and select "Burn Disk Image." Select your DVD drive and go through the interface to burn the disk.

After the disk gets done burning, insert the disk into your laptop. Turn off your laptop and as it is rebooting, it should say something about "Boot Menu" and "BIOS Settings," hit the button on your keyboard that corresponds with the Boot Menu-ish option.

Select your DVD drive and go through the self-guided installation process for Windows 7. You should have a sticker on your laptop either somewhere on the surface or under your battery. I would recommend taking a picture of this so that you can have easy reference to it. When it asks you for your product key during the installation, go ahead and provide the one listed on your sticker.

The installation may tell you that the key requires you to call a phone number or so to activate it since it's already in use. Call this number and IIRC it's an automated system that will activate your new install and deactivate your old one. If it's not an automated system, just explain to the tech what you're trying to do and he should be able to sort out the activation codes.

Thanks! I'll try the methods the users before you provided me, and if it doesn't work, I'll give this a try :p

Your laptop probably has a recovery partition on it