Is it necessary to make recovery disks, even if there is a recovery partition pre installed

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• How to clone disk HARD of backup/restore for ideapad with pre-installed win8 and recovery button work?

  Hi all

  I recently bought a y510p ideapad. It came with pre-installed win8, and I have no recovery CD. I intend to play with linux on this laptop, but do not want to lose win8. So before I have potentially immediately reformat, I think to make a copy of clone of my HDD on an external USB drive. The general plan is like that,

  1. make a copy of mobile on external USB HARD drive

  2 mud with linux - and foolishly autour reformat the entire process

  3. have fed up with linux and want to return to windows

  4 copy of retrospective data from usb driver external HDD latop

  5 return to the comfort of win8

  With the help of this tool (clonezilla) will work in the above scenario?

  http://www.MakeUseOf.com/tag/free-advanced-hard-drive-cloning-solution-from-Clonezilla/

  If not, are there any other alternatives (free if all goes well) I could use?

  My intention with the backup, is that after that I have 'restore' things, "a key recovery" button should continue to work as before.

  -Abraham V.

  AbrahamV wrote:

  Hi all

  I recently bought a y510p ideapad. It came with pre-installed win8, and I have no recovery CD. I intend to play with linux on this laptop, but do not want to lose win8. So before I have potentially immediately reformat, I think to make a copy of clone of my HDD on an external USB drive. The general plan is like that,

  1. make a copy of mobile on external USB HARD drive

  2 mud with linux - and foolishly autour reformat the entire process

  3. have fed up with linux and want to return to windows

  4 copy of retrospective data from usb driver external HDD latop

  5 return to the comfort of win8

  With the help of this tool (clonezilla) will work in the above scenario?

  http://www.MakeUseOf.com/tag/free-advanced-hard-drive-cloning-solution-from-Clonezilla/

  If not, are there any other alternatives (free if all goes well) I could use?

  My intention with the backup, is that after that I have 'restore' things, "a key recovery" button should continue to work as before.

  -Abraham V.

  Make the plan will cause OKR is not functioning properly. To prove this to get a hard drive of exact size and make a clone of hard disk of the device. Remove the hard drive from the unit and place the disc clone hard inside. You can now play with the disk hard clone to your hearts desire but OKR first test if it still works. Even if OKR no longer work, you can proceed with the installation of linux. Once you're disgusted with Linux everything you have to do is replace the hard disk clone with the original hard drive and you're back to win with OKR 8 still works.

• x 360: delete the recovery partition after installing Linux

  Hello

  My x 360 laptop with 10 Windows works fine. I just installed Linux dual boot (w. Windows 10) on three new partitions. The scores are as below. E, F, G partitions are Linux.

  I have these questions please:

  1. is the recovery partition (D) no longer, now that I have partitioned the disk? (I did a recovery USB flash drive when I bought the computer)

  2. is it safe to remove the recovery partition (D)?

  3. There is also a small partition of 980 MB. What is c? Is it safe to remove?

  Thank you

  YCC

  

  Sorry, no.  You can not recover by using the HP Recovery partition after you change the partitioning scheme.

  As it is now, you might as well delete it.

  It will not hurt to remove it now because the HP Recovery works doesn'y work in any case.

  I know Macrium Reflect can backup and restore Windows and Linux distros because I have tried it, myself.

  Good luck
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• Now, formatted recovery partition cannot install Windows 8.

  Original title: installation.

  I mistakely to format all partitions, including the recovery on my hp laptop now im trying to install the new copy, but I can't help it please me do not know what to do

  Its best you contact HP recovery media that you can use to reinstall the pre-installed copy of Windows 8. He also recommended because of the following:

  With Windows 8, Microsoft changed stickers that have the product key that the user must type in during the installation of the operating system of new embedded BIOS product key. The idea is that by eliminating the tile, you eliminate one of the easiest ways for nefarious users get a legitimate product key. The sticker also eliminating product key removes any concern that the vignette could get damaged while at the same time eliminating the long and irritating the process of typing in various letters and numbers in the installation of the operating system.

  If the user has to reinstall the operating system on a computer with Windows 8, the installation process automatically captures key software product of the motherboard BIOS without input from the user. This means that these stickers familiar windows product key will no longer appear on Windows 8 computers.

  HP/Compaq

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/document?DocName=c00810334&LC=en&DLC=en&cc=us&OS=4063&product=4057208

  1-800-474-6836

• Install Windows Recovery 8 (pre install Win 7)

  Hello

  I have a new elitebook 840 G1. Preinstalled on the machine, I have Windows 7 Pro. I want to upgrade to Windows 8 for the recovery of the DVD provided with it. There is no optical drive not bundled with it, but I used a mobile hard drive with YUMI and an ISO of the dvd recovery.

  I can boot from it without problem but when loading the installation of recovery according to the window 8 logo I have following error:

  The automatic response file contains an invalid product key. Delete the invalid key, or provide a product key valid in the file of unattended installation to awnser to proceed with the Windows installation.

  Can someone give me some advice how I can solve this problem? I taught computing was the secure boot option. But I can't change the value in the bios, because it is marked in grey. I already changed any value to 'Change' but cannot go any further.

  Hi Lil Lisa,
  
  Thank you for your information, but I found the solution. I thought I need tot start form the cd and the format of the hard drive in order to install Windows 8.1. But the solution is much easier:

  • Set up Windows 7
  • Insert the DVD with Windows 8.1 or copy files to USB
  • Open the configuration found in the files and that's it
  • The laptop will restart and load the rest of the installation.

  Thank you!
  
  Concerning
  
  Jonas

• Back to the recovery partition after installing Windows 10

  Trying without much success to help a friend with a Lenovo ideacentre B310.

  He had apparently been does not work properly under its native operating system Windows 7 and the owner has tried the free update of Windows 10. The cmnputer has not since then start beyond the blue logo of the Windows 10 flag.

  I tried a reset by using the F11 key which got through the whole process of restoration and reinstallation of probably Windows 10 but then frozen 100%.

  I have since installed successfully from a WIN Pro 10 CD, but it's understandable without a free license has been applied as it was a clean install.

  What I want to know, it's the recovery on the still Partition PC contains the original OS? If this how I start and recover to factory condition of the PC having in mind that the PC is currently the trial version of WIN 10 with a limited number of days of use before a product key must be purchased.

  Data loss is not a problem, I just need to go back to factory State and then move on from that.

  Problem all sorted. I didn't realize that you could install the applicable version of REMPORTER 10 of the tool of creation of media these days and use the product key from the COA of WIN 7.

  I'm assuming that I come back to a working version of WIN 7 before I could then upgrade to a licensed version of WIN 10.

  Thanks for all the help.

• Satellite l.660-12 q - would the recovery disk rebuild the new HARD disk with a new recovery partition

  Talk about confusion. Does anyone know how to get a Toshiba C660 work after the HARD drive failed and the owner has stupidly NOT followed the instructions to make a recovery disk. Will be the recovery disk (if buy you one from Toshiba) rebuild the new HARD disk with a new recovery partition and install windows 7 (original OS) and accept the product key printed on the Windows license, attached to the base of the laptop. I have read a number of suggestions, but these have been considered incorrect by others.

  Surely, Toshiba must have a way to sort this problem.

  They read these messages?

  Hey Buddy

  I don't think it's really complicated, that I could find all the information about the recovery procedure in the user's manual

  The recovery disk must be created on the first day of purchase its recommended to create one in case something would be wrong with the HARD drive.

  The recovery disk contains an image. The image is a package containing Win system, drivers, tools and all the stuff pre-installed on the notebook.
  You bought the laptop and the system has already been activated so that you have need of t the key placed at the bottom of the unit.
  In addition, the use of the recovery disc formats the drive HARD integer (partitions too) and set the laptop in the same condition as at the first day of the purchase.

  There is also another option to recover the notebook called HARD drive recovery. This HARD drive recovery requires no recovery disk. The recovery disc HARD would be to use format ONLY partition C (System).

• remove all the HARD drive recovery partition incl. disk partitions

  IM in the process of upgrading to vista 32-bit Ultimate edition - a Lenovo T61 laptop OS original vista home, comes with HARD 160 GB but only show 110 GB disk.
  There is the hidden for drive recovery partition. now, I've wanted this disk recovery partition removed for more space for important files of video editing.

  How can I remove this parition hidden containing the recovery disk?

  I bought the support for laptop recovery CD - I have no need of the hidden partition.

  in the process, I deleted the existing partition (not the hiiden recovery partition) and installed vista ultimate 32 and it lights without problem. I then installed
  the INF chipset utilitty downloaded from the Lenovo Web site, and then installed some drivers downloaded - and all in perfect condition smooth running.

  now, I decided to remove that hidden partition containing the disk recovery - whatever happens after that, I have the recovery CD.

  How to remove this hidden partition? TIA

  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/29/delete-and-remove-to-unlock-EISA-hidden-recovery-or-diagnostic-partition-in-Vista/

  The link above is General info re remove hidden restore partitions.

  "In some OEM system, such as IBM/Lenovo, is impossible to remove from Windows."

  This link below might be more to the point for you:

  http://Forum.NotebookReview.com/showthread.php?p=2367169

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  "" "This applies only to Windows Vista.

  * Make sure that you have backed up your OEM code before deleting the Rugged hidden

  The hidden restore Partition Lenovo is a protected partition, then you will not be able to remove it through disk management as you would with any other normal partition. You can use Diskpart. You can still use these steps to remove the hidden restore partition if you have already done a clean install, but you will need a 3rd party software to combine with the main partition. It is better if you remove the first hidden restore Partition, then cross with a clean install using one of the many guides available on this forum.

  Step 1.
  Burn recovery media. Type "Recovery media" (without the quotes) in the search in the Start Menu. Open the application and follow the instructions.

  Step 2.
  Open the application by typing Diskpart either 'Diskpart' (without the quotes) in the search, or type "Diskpart.exe" in run by pressing Windows key + R.

  Step 3.
  Now with open Diskpart, you must enter the following command lines:

  I. type "list disk" without the quotes and press ENTER.

  II. Type in "select disk 0" and press ENTER.

  III. then type in "list partition" and press ENTER.

  IV. then type in 'select partition x' x = the recovery partition you want to delete (I think it's 1, I do not remember) replace x with the number of recovery partition and press to enter.

  V. finally type in "delete partition override" and press ENTER.

  That should do the trick. Good luck!

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  Delete Hidden Partition Lenovo's of recovery on Vista using Diskpart Guide.
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• HP Envy 15 JI22TX I7-4700NQ: Delete recovery Partition

  I have HP Envy I7 laptop computer (HP ENVY 15 I7 - 4700NQ 8 GB 1 TB Win 8.1), it has 1 to and recovery partition hard drive, all of a sudden it was shown that not allocated, then lost my all data and Partition Recovery also lost now I want to get the recovery Partition to install windows os and all my means of laptop drivers help me

  @GayanW: sounds like the hard drive died suddenly on you - which occurs.

  Once you can do is try to make a hard drive from the BIOS test.  The instructions are at the link: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00439024
  
  After back here with the results of the tests.

  IF this confirms that the hard drive is dead, then you must do the following:

  (1) replace the hard drive

  (2) order the HP recovery media

  (3) reinstall from the recovery media

• USB not recognized - even when there is no device at all (Windows 7, Pavilion dv7)

  For a few days now, I get the message

  "USB device not recognized: one of the USB devices attached to this computer is not working properly." The device has not been recognised "."

  He keeps popping up in my right corner below, every 5 seconds if I don't click it. When I click on the message, I get a list of devices (ports) are available. There is an "unknown device". Maybe it has something to do with the (biometric) finger scan? This has not worked very well lately...

  Even when there is no single USB device installed (normally, I have a mouse and a Targus laptop cooling mat installed as USB devices), it keeps popping up. I tried to remove the USB port from the list (or uninstall) in the remote control, but it seems that it keeps happening.

  I got it all of a sudden, I have nothing specific to has not logged any strange devices (except for a spotlight on exit external screen, but this has nothing to do with USB). I also hear the sound for the connection / disconnection USB devics randomly when I'm on my laptop.

  Someone has an idea?

  Thank you

  HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  LE902EA #UUG

  Windows 7 64 bit

  The solution can be found here

• USB not recognized - even when there is no USB devices at all the

  For a few days now, I get the message

  "USB device not recognized: one of the USB devices attached to this computer is not working properly." The device has not been recognised "."

  He keeps popping up in my right corner below, every 5 seconds if I don't click it. When I click on the message, I get a list of devices (ports) are available. There is an "unknown device". Maybe it has something to do with the (biometric) finger scan? This has not worked very well lately...

  Even when there is no single USB device installed (normally, I have a mouse and a Targus laptop cooling mat installed as USB devices), it keeps popping up. I tried to remove the USB port from the list (or uninstall) in the remote control, but it seems that it keeps happening.

  I got it all of a sudden, I have nothing specific to has not logged any strange devices (except for a spotlight on exit external screen, but this has nothing to do with USB). I also hear the sound for the connection / disconnection USB devics randomly when I'm on my laptop.

  Someone has an idea?

  Thank you

  HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  LE902EA #UUG

  Windows 7 64 bit

  I have disabled the root hubs, figured out that we caused now my mouse and other USB physical led to no longer working and that was allowed again.

  The one who gave the error message is now disabled and if the error message is no longer present.

  Result: (built in) cyberlink youcam and biometric no longer work. But at least the annoying message disappeared, so I guess I can live with that.

• How to make recovery disks?

  I have a HP Pavilion p7-1539 and you want to make recovery disks.  I need instructions step by step please.

  Since I had so much trouble with the latest model of Pavilion, I thought I got better go now before something happens to this computer.

  HP recovery for the p7-1449 disks will not work on the p7-1539. You will need to create a new set of computer for your new HP recovery disks. Please see that this support page HP titled 'Create recovery discs or save an Image to a USB (Windows 8) recovery' for instructions on how to create your personal recovery disks.

  Please send Bravo

• How can I make a set of my pre-installed Windows XP system recovery disks?

  How can I make a set of recovery discs from my Windows XP pre-installed system supplied with the machine? It works ok (so not the repair feature). It there is just so much junk from test facilities in the background that I want to do a complete wipe-out and re - install, but I don't have any original Windows XP disks.

  The process to create recovery disks is different according to the model of the computer.

  Check your manual for instructions or see website of support from the manufacturer for instructions.

• If I do a factory restore is he inviting me to make recovery disks

  I recently asked a question here than in other comments, someone made me wonder why I didn't create recovery discs if case the HD did not. I do not remember that something done to make them and I thought that's what the D: / (recovery drive) was for. I do not, and now I understand, what good the recovery partition remiss of the HD. But a user of this forum says I should have done recovery disk, as I said, if the HD has failed. I don't know why if it is so important is not spatterred on the whole screen, MAKING YOUR RECOVERY DISCS NOW. It does not seem to make a big deal of it. She also had a pc once who did not invite you to make records, although most do as a normal procedure, said. However these discs are not available online. Here's my question, and I don't think you need to know the DNA of my particular computer. It's a pretty generic question of HP. But I will mention that I have a new Desktop 23 HP Pavilion running Win8. The recovery partition is on D: /.

  If I restored the full operating system with the recovery partition, would I invited once more to make the records? Then I would have them. I do so little with disks. I guess it should make records of data CD that can write and rewrite?

  But the new big question, if I do a restore using F11 it would invite, make me the discs?

  Thanks, I appreciate the time you spent reading this.  Jack ":-D.

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  Hello

  Yes, if you use the f11 option to do a "Factory Reset", you will once more invited to create your recovery media - this can be created either several rewritable DVD (usually around 4 DVD + R discs) or on a USB Flash drive if you prefer not to use discs.

  More details about the two options of recovery media can be found in the HP document on the following link.

  Create recovery media - Windows 8.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Satellite L850 - how to replace a HARD disk recovery partition?

  Hello.

  Toshiba laptop Satellite L850. PSKDGA-02Y012. The original HARD drive has failed in his colleagues even mobile, so we replaced the two HARD drive after you have created a recovery USB. When used to restore the operating system to original status of OOB.
  That has worked and portable runs much, but now I want to BACK the recovery partition (now only on the USB I think) for the new HARD drive.

  Simple to shrink the disk HARD C: (partition 2) on the HARD disk, but then how to transfer twhats on the USB (USB recovery stick) back on the HARD drive?

  Thanks for any help.

  Karim...

  Hello karim

  When you buy the notebook you will get it with preinstalled operating system (recovery image). Original recovery image is saved on the HARD disk on the recovery partition.
  Each owner of the laptop has option to make the backup recovery image and create recovery media. It could be the DVD or USB support. You can do this by using preinstalled Toshiba recovery media creator tool.
  This tool will create bootable recovery media that can be used for the installation of original image recovery if there is problem with the installation of image disk HARD recovery or when the drive is defective and must be replaced.

  Where the HARD drive is faulty and should be replaced or the owner of the laptop to upgrade HARD drive, you can install original image created using recovery recovery media (USB). After installing recovery image, you will have the same situation as for the first boot after the purchase of the laptop. With other words notebook will have factory settings again.

  In this case original recovery image is already copied onto the new HARD drive and you will also be able to start the installation of HARD drive recovery. There is therefore no reason to copy a recovery on HARD drive media.
  Please note: installation of HARD drive recovery works with the factory only settings.

  If you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask.

  Good luck.