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Hey, you should be able to just reinstall Windows.  Or use a Windows disc and repair Windows.  Unfortunately Windows is screwed, components may be damaged especially the hard drive.  Try not to do that again unless you really have to.  

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1 minute ago, Mike_The_B0ss said:

Hey, you should be able to just reinstall Windows.  Or use a Windows disc and repair Windows.  Unfortunately Windows is screwed, components may be damaged especially the hard drive.  Try not to do that again unless you really have to.  

Well I'm really screwed then, this pc was a pre built for my parents and it came with out a Windows copy, only a code.

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Just now, Eggman02 said:

Well I'm really screwed then, this pc was a pre built for my parents and it came with out a Windows copy, only a code.

THAT CODE IS A LICENSE KEY BRO

 

You should use a Windows disc for Windows 10 or whatever you use.  For Windows 10 it is free, just go onto this website https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Download the tool and run it on any Windows computer to make a bootable Windows 10 DVD/USB. 

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1 minute ago, Bajantechnician said:

true.

however, i didnt unplug my pc when i started out, just because it was "updating" and i didnt want it to.

Thta s just MO though.

Either way, what you said is true :)

Indeed, I didn't unplug my PC for crappy reasons either lol.  But if my server was being hacked and they were transferring my porn off my server... I WOULD RIP THAT BABY OUT AND SHUT IT OFF! 

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2 minutes ago, Eggman02 said:

Well I'm really screwed then, this pc was a pre built for my parents and it came with out a Windows copy, only a code.

what you can use is dban to wipe it. You load it onto a cd, or usb, and run it as priority in bios.

Then you would need to download a copy of the windows iso onto a flash drive. Using the flash drive, you would reinstall windows onto your pc.

However, do that would in fact delete all pre-existing files on it.

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6 minutes ago, Mike_The_B0ss said:

THAT CODE IS A LICENSE KEY BRO

 

You should use a Windows disc for Windows 10 or whatever you use.  For Windows 10 it is free, just go onto this website https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Download the tool and run it on any Windows computer to make a bootable Windows 10 DVD/USB. 

his current pc doesnt work. without a seperate computer, he cant make a copy of windows

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Now, odds are nothing is damaged, and if it is, it was a random failure and not caused by suddenly unplugging it, but you will need to find a way to try reinstalling.  Odds are that's all it needs.  Since this PC is clearly out of commission for the time being, I would suggest trying to get medium from a store, friend, or other source.

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36 minutes ago, Eggman02 said:

So. Unplugged my computer and it's been like this for 3 days, any suggestions? Lol

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If you have a code then you can use another computer and make a Windows Disk or USB drive. MS has images of Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 on their site if I remember correctly. When you reinstall you can just enter the code when it asks. You might get lucky and you can use some kind of Recovery built in to the Windows disk. 

 

Next time just make sure the computer is properly shut off before unplugging. 

I just want to sit back and watch the world burn. 

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5 minutes ago, Mike_The_B0ss said:

Indeed, I didn't unplug my PC for crappy reasons either lol.  But if my server was being hacked and they were transferring my porn off my server... I WOULD RIP THAT BABY OUT AND SHUT IT OFF! 

your .... what LOL

 

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15 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

your .... what LOL

 

His porn.

 

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2 hours ago, Bajantechnician said:

what you can use is dban to wipe it. You load it onto a cd, or usb, and run it as priority in bios.

Then you would need to download a copy of the windows iso onto a flash drive. Using the flash drive, you would reinstall windows onto your pc.

However, do that would in fact delete all pre-existing files on it.

Couldn't OP just do a repair install?

 

Or would that not make a difference for hoping to preserve files?

 

Is there any way to fix this without erasing whatever might be on the drive?

 

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11 hours ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Couldn't OP just do a repair install?

 

Or would that not make a difference for hoping to preserve files?

 

Is there any way to fix this without erasing whatever might be on the drive?

 

There is no way to preserve files

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13 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

There is no way to preserve files

I would disagree. If the hard disk was toast then maybe. The OP can try mounting the drive in a live CD version of Linux, like Ubuntu. Then try to copy data off. Or connect the drive to another computer and do the same. 

 

 

I just want to sit back and watch the world burn. 

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