Re: Creating Recovery CD
- From: "t.cruise" <t__cruise@[NoSpam]hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 08:19:26 -1000
"Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In news:Oc4$L%233lFHA.2380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> BrianC <no@xxxxxx> typed:
>
> > No. DELL has been using recovery partitions for over a year.
>
>
> I'm not an expert on what Dell does or when they change their
> practices, but I can speak of my own experience. I bought a
> laptop from Dell less than a year ago (last October) and it came,
> not with a recovery partition, but with a complete OEM Windows XP
> installation CD.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Ditto. That is why the recent arrival with the recovery partition was a surprise.
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T.C.
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> > "t.cruise" <t__cruise@[NoSpam]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> That is one of the problems one encounters when a Windows XP
> >> CD, or
> >> Recovery CDs are not
> >> included with a system. Sometimes when a system is infected,
> >> or
> >> corrupt, the recovery
> >> partition cannot be accessed. Usually such systems with the
> >> setup
> >> files on another
> >> partition advise to make a Recovery CD for just such an event.
> >> But,
> >> many people are
> >> unaware that this feature is available for them. Maybe there
> >> should
> >> be a screen when one
> >> is setting up such a system, advising to make a Recovery CD
> >> ASAP. A
> >> client just got a new
> >> DELL. Until recently, DELL used to ship DELL OEM Windows XP
> >> CDs with
> >> their systems. But,
> >> she only got a blue card advising to Recover from the hidden
> >> partition where the setup
> >> files are located, or to visit a specific DELL web site for
> >> more
> >> information and other
> >> options. I expected to get there and find that for a small
> >> shipping
> >> fee that one could
> >> purchase a DELL OEM Windows XP CD, or Recovery CDs. But, that
> >> option was not available.
> >> After searching around the site, I found the information about
> >> creating a Recovery CD
> >> using the system itself. I created that Recovery CD, and it
> >> turned
> >> out to be exactly like
> >> the OEM Windows XP CD that DELL used to ship with their
> >> systems. Both I and the client
> >> feel a bit more secure now, knowing we can make repair
> >> installs, or
> >> do a clean install
> >> from that CD. As for your problem: If you cannot create a
> >> Recovery
> >> CD, get with tech
> >> support of the maker of the system. If they cannot correct
> >> their
> >> wizard problem, they
> >> will probably ship you a Recovery CD. If it is a BRAND NEW
> >> system, I
> >> would ask for a
> >> replacement, or a refund if they cannot correct the problem.
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> >> T.C.
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> >> "parhameric" <parhameric23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote in
> >> message news:JeGdnWPmcKQds3LfRVn_vA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> How do I make a system recovery cd when everytime I click on
> >>> the
> >>> recovery wizard an error comes up saying
> >>> "Recovery Wizard cannot find the recovery partition"....I
> >>> have
> >>> viruses all on my comp and need to reinstall XP....
> >>> Any help would be appreciated...Thanks
>
>
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