My Windows is screwed

[yuzhengwen0217]

I tried installing freenas, 32bit win7. But then I didn't know it erased my Windows and I couldn't boot into Windows, Greene's is also not working img below

 

[yuzhengwen0217]

Just to say,I am not very good at this stuff and don't know much please help

 

[pirateghost]

There's nothing you can do since you ignored every warning presented to you.

-incompatible hardware
-ignored warnings that it would erase disk
-ignored ALL documentation

You are on your own for getting a working windows install

 

[yuzhengwen0217]

Plz...

Sent from my Xperia Z3

 

[pirateghost]

Plz...

Sent from my Xperia Z3

please what?

Your hard drive was wiped. Windows is gone. Find a Windows disk and reinstall it. This isn't our fault

 

[yuzhengwen0217]

Alright but any ideas how to make freenas work?I did install it properly.

Sent from my Xperia Z3

 

[pirateghost]

Alright but any ideas how to make freenas work?I did install it properly.

Sent from my Xperia Z3

Again, you appear to be using UNSUPPORTED hardware. Read the documentation and stickies we have here.

If you installed to a laptop, you are using hardware that is unsupported and FreeNAS will not work.

 

[jgreco]

It looks like it is working just fine. I don't think it's going to do anything useful for you, since it is a NAS appliance and it's on what appears to be a laptop.

You can try configuring the network interface through the console UI but it doesn't look like it sees a usable network interface, so I'd say you're totally hosed.

 

[yuzhengwen0217]

I tried but didn't work.so how so I restore Windows from disk?

Sent from my Xperia Z3

 

[jgreco]

You insert your Windows install or recovery DVD and follow the prompts.

 

[jgreco]

Moderator note: moved to offtopic

 

[yuzhengwen0217]

You insert your Windows install or recovery DVD and follow the prompts.

does a DVD like this work ?

Sent from my Xperia Z3

 

[jgreco]

You shouldn't be running XP anymore. It is no longer supported and I *think* they don't even let you update patches anymore, which means that soon after installing, your computer will not be entirely your own anymore.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2140212/windows-xp-survival-guide-how-to-upgrade-or-not.html

 

[DifferentStrokes]

Oh boy.....

 

[jgreco]

Yeah, I know, this thread can't go anywhere productive.

 

[adrianwi]

He could configure a network interface, log into the FreeNAS WebUI, create a VirtualBox jail and install his copy of Windows XP in there?

Sorry, couldn't resist :D

 

[jgreco]

He could configure a network interface, log into the FreeNAS WebUI, create a VirtualBox jail and install his copy of Windows XP in there?

 

[SweetAndLow]

He could configure a network interface, log into the FreeNAS WebUI, create a VirtualBox jail and install his copy of Windows XP in there?

Sorry, couldn't resist :D

Yes do this!

 

[solarisguy]

Actually, he cannot do anything of the above, since his Windows (that was on the laptop) is gone...

Possibly one can manage FreeNAS from Xperia Z3, but we would need to know more about the network topology...

 

[jgreco]

well, if he has recovery disks, he can theoretically reload the Windows operating system. However, since it is a laptop, it is extremely unlikely that he will be able to establish network connectivity to the FreeNAS on that machine.