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Laptop Recovery Disk How to access recovery files on hard drive

#1 Brigg

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Posted 25 November 2011 - 01:05 PM

I have just purchased a new HP laptop and the "Recovery disk" files are on the "D" drive partition of the hard drive. Without instructions I do not know how to access these files should I need to recover the operating system. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Capt. Brigg :unsure:

#2 coastie65

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Posted 25 November 2011 - 01:21 PM

Brigg, on 25 November 2011 - 01:05 PM, said:

Hi. First, make sure you have some blank DVD's. Click on START and then All Programs. Look for something Under HP as there should be a utility for burning the recovery disks.

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#3 crazy4laptops

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 02:20 PM

Brigg, on 25 November 2011 - 01:05 PM, said:

If you have Windows 7, it may be easier just to download the O/S from microsoft and just use the license key on the bottom of the laptop.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 02:26 PM

You also avoid the manufacturer's bloatware that way. That's what I did with my laptop.

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#5 gmnelson2009

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 02:50 PM

first check your user manual it will usually tell you how to burn a set of recovery disks (if you don't have the paper manuals try checking for a pdf copy on your pc probably in a folder in c:\manuals\ or something similar. on my Acer they are in c:\book\).

the next place to check is to start the mfg backup/restore module, besides to option to create or restore a user backup there will usually be an option to create a set of system install disks and possibly a set of the factory drivers/controllers and related apps.

a final way you might access the factory install image (at least to reinstall/repair the system) is to reboot into the BIOS (the key(s) to press are the first thing you see when POST completes) look for an entry called D2D (disk to disk recovery), ensure it is <ENABLED>, and it should give you a key combination (like alt-F10) that you press as soon as POST finishes. this is probably what you were told to press the first time you turned it on out of the box.