Can't boot in Windows 8.1

Are you sure when you installed you used the option "Install alongside Windows 8?"

Sounds like you may have installed on the whole drive. If this is the case, unfortunately windows would need to be reinstalled. Assuming you have a recovery partition (still) or a disk, you may need to start over.

I am currently dual booting Ubuntu on my Hp laptop. Before I installed, in Windows 8.1 I went to disk management and shrunk the drive to create a new partition. I did not format it, I left it as unallocated.

Then I started install process and once I got to partition section, I selected alongside 8 and Ubuntu installed into the partition I had setup for it.

I do however hope you did not in fact inadvertently erase your Windows.

Thank you Geoffrey for responding,

I did install a partition in Windows 8.1, and installed unbuntu in the unused partition.

1. Is there a way I can check to see if windows is still loaded, while looking in ubuntu? I installed gparted, and thought it was still there.

2. Could there also be a booting error.

I've looked at Youtube, Ubuntu help, and other documents for a couple days, and I not completely convinced I erased the disc.

Again, thanks for taking the time.

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey McClinsey <email address hidden>
To: roger.s.alvarez <email address hidden>
Sent: Sun, Nov 16, 2014 3:46 pm
Subject: Re: [Question #257727]: Can't boot in Windows 8.1

Your question #257727 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/257727

Geoffrey McClinsey posted a new comment:
Are you sure when you installed you used the option "Install alongside
Windows 8?"

Sounds like you may have installed on the whole drive. If this is the
case, unfortunately windows would need to be reinstalled. Assuming you
have a recovery partition (still) or a disk, you may need to start over.

I am currently dual booting Ubuntu on my Hp laptop. Before I installed,
in Windows 8.1 I went to disk management and shrunk the drive to create
a new partition. I did not format it, I left it as unallocated.

Then I started install process and once I got to partition section, I
selected alongside 8 and Ubuntu installed into the partition I had setup
for it.

I do however hope you did not in fact inadvertently erase your Windows.

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 Thanks for quick responds Geoffrey,

I did install a partition in Windows 8.1, and installed unbuntu in the
unused partition.

1. Is there a way I can check to see if windows is still loaded, while
looking in ubuntu? I installed gparted, and thought it was still there.

2. Could there also be a booting error.

I've looked at Youtube, Ubuntu help, and other documents for a couple
days, and I not completely convinced I erased the disc.

Again, thanks for taking the time.

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey McClinsey <email address hidden>
To: roger.s.alvarez <email address hidden>
Sent: Sun, Nov 16, 2014 3:46 pm
Subject: Re: [Question #257727]: Can't boot in Windows 8.1

Your question #257727 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/257727

Geoffrey McClinsey posted a new comment:
Are you sure when you installed you used the option "Install alongside
Windows 8?"

Sounds like you may have installed on the whole drive. If this is the
case, unfortunately windows would need to be reinstalled. Assuming you
have a recovery partition (still) or a disk, you may need to start over.

I am currently dual booting Ubuntu on my Hp laptop. Before I installed,
in Windows 8.1 I went to disk management and shrunk the drive to create
a new partition. I did not format it, I left it as unallocated.

Then I started install process and once I got to partition section, I
selected alongside 8 and Ubuntu installed into the partition I had setup
for it.

I do however hope you did not in fact inadvertently erase your Windows.

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What is the output of the terminal commands

uname -a
lsb_release -a
sudo fdisk -l
sudo blkid

 Results as follows:

uname -a: Linux roger-HP-2000-Notebook-PC 3.13.0-39-generic #66-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 28 13:30:27 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

-----Original Message-----
From: Manfred Hampl <email address hidden>
To: roger.s.alvarez <email address hidden>
Sent: Mon, Nov 17, 2014 4:07 am
Subject: Re: [Question #257727]: Can't boot in Windows 8.1

Your question #257727 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/257727

    Status: Open => Needs information

Manfred Hampl requested more information:
What is the output of the terminal commands

uname -a
lsb_release -a
sudo fdisk -l
sudo blkid

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Please provide also the output of

sudo fdisk -l
sudo blkid
mount

Thanks Manfred,

Looks like the information is indeed erased... I'll have to reinstall windows 8...

Cheers,