Computer newbies forum: can i create a Recovery CD for HP

..and they're not that expensive, but if you can't access the computer, you can't create a new Recovery disc from it.. Generally though.. most HP computers give you the option to create a Recovery disc from their Recovery partition.. I create those discs immediately upon setup the first time the computer is started.

Hope this helps.

Grif

i don't have no credit card or checking account..i don't deal with those

to safe mode and login as administrator account
i didn't have to put any password in..just click on it
and i know how to recover my password

Restore your computer without disks

To repair or restore from the hard drive, restart the computer and press F11 when prompted.

To burn your own set of recovery disks, select Start > All Programs > System Recovery > PC Recovery Disk Creator

That's all there is to it.


Rick

This also works to make recovery disks for Compaq.

hitting F11 when you boot up?

Then try the recovery program.

Let's take this one step at a time. Do you have any files and/or pictures on it that need saved?


Rick

F11 and choose destructive repair, it will put the computer back to the way it was when you bought it.

Destructive repair reformats the drive and installs the system from the partition. I had to do this with my sons computer. Before I did, I booted the computer with a Knoppix CD and burned the files to my external DVD burner.


Rick