Windows 8 has erase d all my running programs

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21djm Posts 1 Registration date Wednesday 27 November 2013 Status Member Last seen 27 November 2013 - 27 Nov 2013 à 15:12
Ambucias Posts 47312 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 28 March 2026 - 27 Nov 2013 à 17:45
Hello,

I've been locked out of drive where Windows is stored how do I unlock it .ok was installing Windows 8 and lost my original Windows Vista program too and I don't have any recovery disk or back ups .this Windows 8 has erase d all my running program s and lost partitions .I need my laptop back to running please help ,
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Ambucias Posts 47312 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 28 March 2026 11,166
27 Nov 2013 à 17:45
Hi,

Installing Windows 8 or 8.1 over Vista will erase everything and it cannot be recovered. It's the very as if someone wanted to install Windows 7 over XP.

Microsoft issued a warning to that effect.

Sorry about that