Fujitsu LH531

[ukiake]

Hello everyone i need help.

My laptop is Fujitsu Lifebook LH531.

Does anyone have the recovery disk? Mine dont have and internal recovery disk dont have. Hope some 1 can lend me their recovery disk. Thanks you

 

[Intrinion]

Evening
What's the OS that you are currently on?
It should have a hidden recovery partition.

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[ukiake]

Evening
What's the OS that you are currently on?
It should have a hidden recovery partition.

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windows 7 64 bit OS. for the hidden recovery partition. i accidently remove it when i 1st time reformat..

 

[Intrinion]

windows 7 64 bit OS. for the hidden recovery partition. i accidently remove it when i 1st time reformat..

Hmm that's a first! :O

Curious, Would you be intending to update to Windows 10?
This way, you will be able to create a USB installation media and have it on hand at all times.

Once updated and activated on Win 10, simply follow the steps listed here and you are good to go!

 

[Intrinion]

If you intend to stay on 7, here's what you can do.

Step 1:
Download Win 7 ISO and burn it on to a disk

Step 2:
Then get get your existing Windows 7 Product Key by following the first method - script method - listed under "Finding the Windows Key Without Any Software (Advanced Users Only)" from this site - http://www.howtogeek.com/206329/how-to-find-your-lost-windows-or-office-product-keys/

Step 3:
Reinstall your OS

 

[ukiake]

Hmm that's a first! :O

Curious, Would you be intending to update to Windows 10?
This way, you will be able to create a USB installation media and have it on hand at all times.

Once updated and activated on Win 10, simply follow the steps listed here and you are good to go!

hehe. i noob noob ma than make mistake.. Hmm windows 10. i haven read about it.. and also not sure can free upgrade to windows 10. Use to window 7 liao.

 

[ukiake]

If you intend to stay on 7, here's what you can do.

Step 1:
Download Win 7 ISO and burn it on to a disk

Step 2:
Then get get your existing Windows 7 Product Key by following the first method - script method - listed under "Finding the Windows Key Without Any Software (Advanced Users Only)" from this site - http://www.howtogeek.com/206329/how-to-find-your-lost-windows-or-office-product-keys/

Step 3:
Reinstall your OS

for this one the windows 7 product key can use the key at the bottom of the laptop?

what about those drives software?

 

[Intrinion]

hehe. i noob noob ma than make mistake.. Hmm windows 10. i haven read about it.. and also not sure can free upgrade to windows 10. Use to window 7 liao.

Haha it's okay!

10 is a free upgrade to anyone with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
29th July would be the last day that it is offered as a free upgrade - hmm - so still got some time to read up about it before deciding!

 

[MsiH97G43]

Sorry pardon me..if you have already upgraded once...if u did a clean format and install win7, will it allow you to upgrade again?

 

[ukiake]

Haha it's okay!

10 is a free upgrade to anyone with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
29th July would be the last day that it is offered as a free upgrade - hmm - so still got some time to read up about it before deciding!

for u.. whats the different in win 7 and 10?
pros and cons?

 

[Intrinion]

Sorry pardon me..if you have already upgraded once...if u did a clean format and install win7, will it allow you to upgrade again?

Yeah, should not be an issue upgrading
Do check your Windows update to see if it's there already.
(will have to install all required service pack updates etc first. )

for u.. whats the different in win 7 and 10?
pros and cons?

Pros -
1. Sleeker interface
2. General performance improvements start up / shut down times are faster on 10.
3. Basically not many people liked 8 &8.1 due to it's steep learning curve and touch biased interface - however deep down in it's coding, windows 8 has a much better kernel than 7 (this translates to an overall performance improvement). 10 is a polished interface of 8 and 8.1 with a start bar!

Cons -
1. there are quite a few Privacy related settings that needs to be disabled
2. I did encounter problems trying to get the graphics driver of a 10 year old AMD Turion 64 x 2 & ATI X1270 notebook to work - Nvidia and Intel laptops are much better supported.

 

[ukiake]

ty for letting me know about pros and cons. if i upgrade to wins 10.. will it be reformated?

 

[Intrinion]

ty for letting me know about pros and cons. if i upgrade to wins 10.. will it be reformated?

Don't mention it

Your existing files and apps will be kept at the initial upgrade.

Once upgraded, you can choose to do a reset and remove everything (fresh install) - would advice to do this as it's afterall a major OS upgrade and it allows for easier troubleshooting of unexplained sluggishness and lags that some people encounter after upgrading their OS.

 

[ukiake]

Don't mention it

Your existing files and apps will be kept at the initial upgrade.

Once upgraded, you can choose to do a reset and remove everything (fresh install) - would advice to do this as it's afterall a major OS upgrade and it allows for easier troubleshooting of unexplained sluggishness and lags that some people encounter after upgrading their OS.

so is.. upgrade wins 10 and can auto reformat.?

while i dont have any recovery cd/pre-install recoery inside my HD

 

[Intrinion]

so is.. upgrade wins 10 and can auto reformat.?

while i dont have any recovery cd/pre-install recoery inside my HD

Yes. Would be exactly the following steps
http://deluxeforums.hardwarezone.com.sg/101669481-post9.html

 

[ukiake]

Yes. Would be exactly the following steps
http://deluxeforums.hardwarezone.com.sg/101669481-post9.html

looks so much easier to reformat laptop without the recovery disk.
for this is only windows 10. does it also update the drivers? or do i need to download the files from the main fujitsu website?

How to get free win 10?

 

[Intrinion]

looks so much easier to reformat laptop without the recovery disk.
for this is only windows 10. does it also update the drivers? or do i need to download the files from the main fujitsu website?

If you are upgrading, most drivers should still work and
Windows update would cover most drivers.

If you do a clean install after however, you would have to rely on both the Fujitsu website, Windows update and maybe Nvidia (if you have a Nvidia GPU) for the latest drivers

 

[ukiake]

If you are upgrading, most drivers should still work and
Windows update would cover most drivers.

If you do a clean install after however, you would have to rely on both the Fujitsu website, Windows update and maybe Nvidia (if you have a Nvidia GPU) for the latest drivers

oo ok. may i know how do i update win 10? need download or website can le?

 

[Intrinion]

oo ok. may i know how do i update win 10? need download or website can le?

1. Check Windows update on your PC.
2. See if there's a Windows icon on your task bar.

Edit: should be there

 

[ukiake]

1. Check Windows update on your PC.
2. See if there's a Windows icon on your task bar.

Edit: should be there

ooo cool.. ok i go check on my windows update. tyty