after a windows 8.1 update within hours I was in a "repairing" loop. f2''d it into BIOS, let it do its thing a and then it gave me a save/ restart option, restart then loop again.. I am now in BIOS and need to know how to recover, BUT I have a cracked 8.1 and no disk however I do have a usb cable and a friends laptop im using now...this acer 5420 came with vista or 7 and I did recently (prior to the 8.1 install)install a new hard drive. can I recover the os that came with my laptop when I baught it or can I recover the 8.1 with this cable? thank you and Im new to this computer stuff
