Creating recovery disc more than once

Hello All,

My recovery DVD disc got corrupted. I tried to recover the disc using Unstoppable copier but couldn't recover completely. Now I need to create this disc again. I searched the forum and I found solution here

I tried moving HPCD.sys but it would still give me the error that the disc has already been created.

Does anyone know if the program has been changed and you have to fiddle around with something else?

Thanks in advance.

 

The HPCD.sys file is in 2 places on your pc. As well as on your C Drive, it's also stored within the recovery partition. You'll have to have all system files shown to locate it. Here's a thread with the exact locations http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=332419&highlight=hpcd.sys

 

Thanks mate,

I deleted both of them and now it says that CD creator program can not start and I should ask new recovery disc from HP support.

Any solution?

Thanks in advance.

 

You can contact HP support and get them to send you a set of recovery discs, complain that the program crashed while creating the discs, and it wont let you continue.

 

Either that or format from the recovery partition on your hard disk, and apply the same procedure again

 

Well either case, they are asking me to pay worth USD50 to get new set of discs and I am in no mood to pay that much.

 

You can always get any copy of vista and apply your existing key.. there are sticky threads that show how. Your better off doing a clean install this way. You also have a few days left to download windows seven from MS which will upgrade your existing system.. That unfortunately would expire in August this year. But If I were you I would just find a copy of vista and do a clean install. MS does not use disc protection on their OS CD's either. Its more about activation protection etc.

One use to be able to purchase a vista anytime upgrade CD for around 5 bucks. I got one from compusa back in 07. Not sure those are still available anymore. HP stopped shipping those on home systems in early 07. I cannot for the life of me understand why oem manufacturers can't spend a dime to include a disc. Probably because each system has its own unique set of spyware/bloatware configurations.

 

Hi guys I would like to do a fresh install of vista64 on a HP2617ca but need to know how to reinstall my keys and product code or something in that manner...

can some1 showme the link for that please any help would be appreciated

Thanks

 

I totally agree with you. As a matter of fact, a friend of mine has 2 retail vista licenses lying and he is ready to give me one for free but my system is 3 years old now. Its not upto the mark of running vista. I am not interested in updating it either. Hence sticking to XP.
In fact, activation and regular updates is the only issue that I bought HP machine otherwise its not so difficult to find OS CDs on the web but hey this is what you get for being honest and paying for the legal OS.

I wish I could become a bit uncivilised here. I so hate their strategy and on the top of that they are not ashamed of asking money for something that I have already paid for...

 

Link, read the 'FAQ' near the bottom of the first post.

 

Thanks another ? also I have a few DVD of vista64 do i need to check them if they have Tablet folders before anything...?