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    2nd Set of Recovery Disks - dv2

    Discussion in 'HP' started by snivvy, May 13, 2009.

  1. snivvy

    snivvy Newbie

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    I read in an earlier post that you may create a second set of recovery disks if you delete all instances of the file: hpcd.sys

    I did create a set of recovery disks, I did delete all instances of hpcd.sys. When I attempt to create a set of disks, it says "A set of recovery disks has been created for this PC. Only one set is allowed per PC."

    Any Suggestions?
     
    snivvy, May 13, 2009
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  2. johnnobts

    johnnobts Notebook Deity

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    create a backup of your hd using trueimage
     
    johnnobts, May 13, 2009
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    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    You can't copy a recovery disc. You can clone a HDD using Acronis just in case it crashes.
     
    kanehi, May 13, 2009
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    I tried to copy a recovery disc and it can't be done. Probably some sort of copy protection when it was burned. But the funny thing is if you do a complete recovery it will ask you again to burn a recovery disc. If you recover from the partition it will reinstall the original OS but doesn't delete the programs you've installed BUT those installed programs won't work anymore unless you reinstall them too.
     
    kanehi, May 14, 2009
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