Windows 8 corrupted after aborting ubuntu installation

TheGr8-8 · Jul 9, 2014

Hello.
So i wanted to install ubuntu alongside with windows 8.1 but i changed my mind after finding out that ubuntu didn't recognize that i have windows 8.1 installed, so i didn't actually install anything yet , i was doing all this in the demo version of ubuntu and running it on a boot usb stick , which i made by following the guide on the ubuntu website.
i restarted my pc and removed the usb stick, then wanted to start windows and delete ubuntu
but got the following text:Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media , something like that
i opened bios to make sure it booted from my hdd but i still got the same text.
i used the dvd where my windows 8 was on and tried to repair windows but it didnt to anything either.
reinstalling windows 8.1 is my last option because i have a 2tb hdd and i have like 500gb of data, games mostly but still a pain to download 500gb again because i have a slow net.
Anyway, is there a way to restore my stuff ?
thanks for listening my sad story.

ksham · Jul 9, 2014

How far into the install did you get? Can you post your partition layout? My guess is that you may have to re-install MBR.

TheGr8-8 · Jul 9, 2014

ksham :

i got so far that it asked me how i want to install, e.g format or partiton to make room for ubuntu, but not an option to run alongside windows, so i cancelled.
my layout is :
main ( 1,8 tb hdd)
boot (~500mb)
untitled(~500mb)

ksham · Jul 9, 2014

Can you run a Linux LiveCD, run gparted, and screenshot and post that image?

Alec Mowat · Jul 9, 2014

Probably just need to repair your boot sector
Boot from the Windows CD, go into Restore mode and open CMD

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392

TheGr8-8 · Jul 9, 2014

ksham :

http://imgur.com/7yUUNzl
i hope i got the right image

TheGr8-8 · Jul 9, 2014

Alec Mowat :

i did that, took half a second and it already said done, restarted and still tells me the same thing..

ksham · Jul 9, 2014

Does that look right to you? You actually used up your entire 1.82TB of space? We can just try installing the GRUB boot loader to see if it works, but my concern would be if /dev/sda3 is correct.

TheGr8-8 · Jul 10, 2014

ksham :

my guess is that maybe windows marked the whole hdd as its own? i dont really know any other logical reason why it shows that.

Alec Mowat · Jul 10, 2014

TheGr8-8 :

Go into your BIOS and make sure the boot disk is pointing to your windows installation drive, and not the Ubuntu drive.

Otherwise, disconnect the harddrive your Ubuntu is installed on and you should boot to Windows by default.

it's still there, it's just a boot issue. Don't panic.

Ubuntu isn't a demo BTW, it's free. Windows 8 and Ubuntu don't play together well. It's better to install Ubuntu first and allow GRUB to manage the boot properties. You need to configure a few things in the BIOS too, like disabling secure boot, to get Ubuntu to run in UEFI properly.

ksham · Jul 10, 2014

Alec Mowat :

It's ONE physical drive if I'm understanding this correctly. The BIOS won't do anything.

Alec Mowat :

Won't help.

Alec Mowat :

You don't know that.

Alec Mowat :

Wrong. That has nothing to do with it.

TheGr8-8 · Jul 10, 2014

I got frustrated while waiting for some answers so i just did a clean install, faster and easier then waiting here.

Alec Mowat · Jul 11, 2014

ksham :

Alec Mowat :

It's ONE physical drive if I'm understanding this correctly. The BIOS won't do anything.

Alec Mowat :

Won't help.

Alec Mowat :

You don't know that.

Alec Mowat :

Wrong. That has nothing to do with it.

I think your opinion is wrong too. But thanks for being completely unhelpful.

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