LS DVD disks will work, but make the DVD's and forget the LightScribe burning, because: 1) You have to make each etching onto the LS DVD separately, closing the software after each burn. Been there, seen the problem. 2) Each etching burn takes 20-25 minutes, and creates a VERY HOT platter.
3) Three monthes after I did this, I had to replace the DVD drive. Was it because of the etch burning times? The new DVD drive is also LS, but I do not use that mode, never again. I have burned over 300 DVD's on that new burner, and no problems.
Best Answer: Go to this link: Click 'Software & Driver Downloads' beside the image of the computer. Select your Operating System.
You have the options to choose between Windows 7 (32bit) OR Windows 7 (64bit) or Windows Vista (32bit) and Windows Vista (64bit). Make sure you know which Operating System you had installed and which computer architecture it is (whether it is 32bit or 64bit). Now scroll down to Utility - Tools. Download the HP USB Flash Recovery Utility. This package provides the HP USB Recovery Flash Disk Utility for the supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems.
This utility copies the original factory recovery image from the Recovery Partition to a USB flash disk that can be used to recover the notebook/laptop to its original state. Or you can order another copy of the recovery media CD by clicking under 'Order Recovery Media - CD/DVD/USB. However as the person above suggested, you should have this software which burns a recovery disk for you to a blank CD.
But as i have demonstrated you do have other options if you do not have that software installed for whatever reason. Tell us some more. Upload in Progress. Upload failed. Please upload a file larger than 100x100 pixels. We are experiencing some problems, please try again.
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Recently, my hp laptop running windows vista crashed. It was plugged into the wall and in sleep mode. I checked later and found that the screen said 'No Bootable device, insert boot drive and press any key.' I called HP tech support, but my warranty expired 6 days before this happened, and they wanted to charge $400 to fix a $500 computer. So I found another thread on this forum that seemed similar. The only problem is that I couldn't even get the computer to recognize that the hard drive was in the computer. Fortunately, I have an external hard drive case for a 2.5' SATA drive, and I took the internal hard drive out and put it in this case, which is USB powered.
I plugged it into the USB port of my laptop and tried to boot up, and got into recovery mode. This is where that other thread came in handy, to an extent. I did a chkdsk /F on the drive, and now it's claiming that it's type 'RAW' and that I can no longer run the chkdsk command.
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I need some help here, and I'd also like to know if the computer will read the disk from the internal connection. Thanks for any help.
I have my computer here today. I'm trying to do what you suggested, germ-x, and when I tap F8, I see an 'Advanced Boot Options' screen. The options for 'Ramdisk settings' are: Repair Your Computer (which is the screen I've been at for a week now) Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Safe Mode with Command Prompt Enable Boot Logging Enable low resolution video Last known Good Configuration (advanced) Directory Services Restore mode Debugging Mode Disable Automatic restart on system failure Disable Driver Signature Enforcement Start Windows Normally I don't think safe mode will work, so I'm going to attempt 'Directory Services Restore Mode' Let me know if I should try something different next time.
Update: I tried the 'Directory Services Restoer Mode' option, and the computer tried to load safe mode, but it just ended up as a black screen with safe mode in each corner and the operating system at the top. Nothing loaded for a long time, so I forced a shut off. Now when I load up, if I have the drive in an external case, I can load to the 'System Recovery Options' dialog box, but if I have the drive in the pc itself, it says no boot drive, unless I interrupt it with F8.
If there's any hope, I'd appreciate the help. Sounds like your caught in the middle. You could try making a backup image of your laptop. Then try the system recovery with the hdd in your external case.
The reason for an backup image is I don't know if your system restore will give you an option of what hdd to restore and might try to restore your working your laptop, you don't want that. You can also try downloading this and burning to a bootable CD.
Once you have the Cd burned put your hdd back into your Vista laptop and boot with this Cd. See if it still shows your recovery partition. Post back on what it shows. This might help To answer your last question install your hdd back into your Vista laptop & wipe your hdd using this. You will have to download then burn to Cd. This will make a bootable Cd.
Change your BIOS making your optical device the first boot order. When complete you should ba able to insert your Vista installation disk and do a clean install.
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Check your recovery DVD you received from HP and make sure it is a bootable installation disk and not just a repair / recovery disk. Germ, thanks for all your help. I was finally able to reinstall vista last night, and the PC recognizes the hard drive as an internal hard drive now. Here's what I did: While it was externally connected, I followed prompts to the command prompt. Then I typed in DISKPART and detail disk.
That told me which volume was RAW, and which was the recovery volume. I typed select volume 2 (the raw volume), and then typed format FS=NTFS After some time, the volume was formatted to NTFS. I closed the command prompt and shut down the computer. Then I removed the drive from the external case, installed it into the internal port of the laptop, and powered on with the HP Recovery DVD that I purchased last week. That got me to the HP Windows Vista Recovery Manager or something, and I was able to re-install Windows Vista.
Except for not having my data, I am thoroughly satisfied in spending $20 on repairing my computer myself and not $400 that HP wanted to charge me because my pc was 6 days out of warranty when this started. Again, thanks for your help germ-x.
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How to create a 2nd set of HP recovery DVD's This works for ONLY those legit HP owners who own an HP laptop and burned one set of recovery DVD's. After the first set has been ccreated you are not allowed by the HP utility to create another set. So if you were like me and left your handing carrying case with your recovery discs on the airplane according to HP you one choice. Order their recovery disc set from their website. THis is BS.you bought the rights to a legitmate set of installation discs.
So if you have NOT deleted therecovery partion here is how you are able to create one more set of the discs without spending any money. This information si strictly for legitimate HP owners who have purchased a laptop with an OEM version of VISTA/XP and have lost or ruined their original recovery discs. Set the folder options to allow viewing of hidden files and folders and show known file extensions. Search for the following file: hpcd.sys There will be 2 copies,1 in C: WINDOWS SMINST and 1 in E: Delete both copies of the hpcd.sys files. Run the HP recovery disk creation utility.
Mike By the way credit goes to the website at for providing useful details on how to do this! Thank you to all who contributed to this thread and helped me figure out how to run a 2nd DVD Recovery Copy. I'm guessing both solutions work (deleting hpcd.sys or hpdrcu.prc) depending on the version of Win7 and the model of HP.
On my (AMD 64) Pavilion with Win7 Home Premium, I found only the hpdrcu.prc files. However, as Win7 lacks a proper search (Find) feature, some may find it hard to find both files; e.g. 1) If you have partitioned your drive, you may have removed the drive (letter) for the Recovery Partition. As a result, my search with the Everything tool didn't find the file-name on the un-lettered partition. You need to use diskmgmt.msc to Add a Letter for this partition. Albers kamiu svetimas pdf viewer.
2) If you are ultra cautious and chose to rename the.prc files (instead of deleting them), Win7 does not give you confirmation of successfully renaming them. For peace of mind you can use the DOS Command - CMD in Run - and navigate to the two drives and folders. Using the Attrib. command, you'll see both your files renamed, if that was your intention. Hope this helps a little more.
It looked like Microsoft was finally going to do the right thing. Beta versions of Vista SP1 came with a modern equivalent of the old Windows Boot Floppy-a Start Menu option called 'Create a Recovery Disc' that burned a Windows PE-based emergency CD. Alas, Microsoft removed that feature before SP1 shipped, but not before NeoSmart turned the disc into an.iso file and made it available on their site.
Running on the Vista version of Windows PE, the Recovery Disc is basically a Vista installation disc minus the install files. It even has an 'Install now' button that asks for a Product Key before failing. You're better off clicking the Repair your computer button. Among its Vista-only options are a tool for diagnosing and fixing startup problems, a version of System Restore that uses restore points on the hard drive, the restore portions of Vista's backup program, and a memory diagnostic tool.
Note: This link takes you to an external Web site, where you can download the latest version of the software.Lincoln Spector.