Re: HP Recovery partition

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The partition was created by HP - it contains an image of the computer when
sold. The size is set at the "size" of all programs/files/applications
originally installed.

It is not to be utilized for any other purpose except for emergency recovery
in case of a "crash" or other catastrophe.

You will notice that as the computer boots, there is a momentary message
reading something like "For System Restore hit F11...." - selecting this
option puts the computer back in original state, however any changes or
applications installed since purchase are lost - unless backed up.

HP provides an utility to copy the recovery partition to removeable media
(DVD/CD) and to reclaim the partition space and remove the MBR
modification.. Just deleting the partition does not remove the MBR (Master
Boot Record) modification that presents sthe Hit F10(11) message.

Most likely a Vista DVD was not received and recovery presents the only OS
restorataion.

BTW - This is all detailed in the "manual" provide by HP on a CD.



"John" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eoO6Z0R6IHA.1428@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello. A family member recently got a laptop, which she's more or less
been abusing (e.g. not shutting down properly). It's call HP Pavilion
dv6500 Notebook PC. Follwoing are the epcifications:

AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core PRocessor TK-55 1.88 Ghz
32 bit operating system
Windows Vista Home Premium
140 Gb hard drive

When I right-clicked My Computer or whatever to get the specifications, I
noticed an icon indicating (I presume) another hard drive that had the
description:

HP Rocevery 1.81 GB free of 8.42.

Then presuming that this was a recovery file full of junk that had
collected there on account of her improperly shutting down the computer
(e.g. when programs are still running), I right clicked it, when I got the
following disconcerting message:

Recovery Partition warning: Area HD files used for PC recovery. Don't
delete or alter files. Any change to partition could prevent any recovery
later.

Obviously, I didn't do anything when I got this message. However, it
doesn't make sense to me that this "partition" or whatever it is would be
almost full when she hasn't had the laptop for that long, and hasn't used
it extenisvely.

So, with that said, my question is whether the situation I'm describing to
you is normal. If it's not, what do I need to do in order to fix it?



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