Deleted windows install.

[Mclegendary]

So I have an acer e1 laptop and I attempted to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu. However I made a mistake and ubuntu got installed over windows. Is there anyway to get windows back without buying a new license?

[rambi36]

I did the same thing when trying to dual boot ubuntu on my rig and it was horrible. I basically had to do a clean install of windows and I suggest you do the same.

[menendez1293]

So I have an acer e1 laptop and I attempted to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu. However I made a mistake and ubuntu got installed over windows. Is there anyway to get windows back without buying a new license?

Does you computer have a windows license sticker anywhere around it? 

[Judahnator]

Yes. Do is the windows sticker still on the bottom of the machine?

[Judahnator]

Nevermind... i thought it was a double post but i accidentally opened it twice

[Mclegendary]

Does you computer have a windows license sticker anywhere around it? 

I have one which is a reflective windows 8 logo and another which gives me the model number of my laptop, an S/N and a SNID

[Judahnator]

I have one which is a reflective windows 8 logo and another which gives me the model number of my laptop, an S/N and a SNID

 

Does any one of them give you your windows product key?

[Slow PC]

You should have an windows install CD or if its pre-built, then it should have an windows sticker with the product code. This might not work since you have deleted the windows copy without taking away the product code.

[dalekphalm]

So I have an acer e1 laptop and I attempted to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu. However I made a mistake and ubuntu got installed over windows. Is there anyway to get windows back without buying a new license?

Did you create a set of Recovery Discs using the Acer Software? It should have prompted you as soon as you got the computer home and did the initial setup. According to my quick Google Search, Acer E1 series laptop's don't have a COA on the case - but rather use the embedded Product Key in the BIOS, which looks like can only be accessed by the Acer OS image.

 

Also, not to be harsh, but I hope you learned a lesson that anytime you do stuff like dual booting or upgrading an OS, you should always perform a backup - preferably a full HDD image based backup.