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Posted by - Bobb - on March 28, 2008, 10:13 pm
Please log in for more thread options Go to HP website - buy restore (blasts blank drive to factory settings)
and recovery DVD's ( restore OS to "last backup" using info from the D
partition) for about $12 each set - worth the money. Obviously they won;t
make these in a few years so buy 'em just after buying a PC. If you need
them 2-3-4 yrs from now (when original disk dies) , might not be
available.
> R. P. typed on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:59:41 -0700:
>> Last month I bought an HP laptop at OfficeDepot which , after
>> successfully removing a bunch of preinstalled junkware, has been
>> working fine. With that clean-up behind me, I decided to burn a set
>> of recovery discs. To my surprise, the operation was refused with the
>> error message that such disc set had already been created and only
>> one set was allowed. The funny thing is that this was the first time
>> I tried to create the recovery set.
>>
>> I then promptly mailed a complaint to HP's tech support which to my
>> surprise replied within only a couple hours, suggesting to update the
>> Restore Manager from their web site and then I should try to create
>> the disc set again. Well, I did just that but I still could not
>> create the disc set for the same reason. When told, HP Tech Support
>> promised to ship me the recovery disc set ASAP. Assuming I actually
>> will get it, I will end up again with a set that includes all the
>> preinstalled junkware that I would have to get rid off again if I
>> ever need to restore my system from those discs. So I hope I won't.
>>
>> Has any of you been through the same thing, not being able to create
>> the recovery disc set?
>>
>> Rudy
>
> Yes I don't think too much of recovery CD/DVD discs anyway. As all they
> do is to put the same junk as what you got when you first got the
> computer anyway. What I would do instead of worrying about the recovery
> disc is to backup your hard drive instead. And go that route. As that is
> so much better of an idea anyway. The recovery disc is a big plus though
> if you ever wanted to sell it someday.
>
> I have noticed that those recovery discs anyway don't always come with
> the right drivers or software that came with your laptop anyway. For
> example, my Gateway MX6124 ('06), I got a message that don't use my
> recovery DVD because it can harm my computer. And they would send out a
> replacement. Well that never happened and I did put in another hard
> drive in just as a test to see what that recovery disc would do anyway.
> Well it just locks up the computer during the install. So it is
> completely useless.
>
> --
> Bill
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