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    How to recreate OS_TOOLS partition in hp 8510p?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by JMCF, Jun 6, 2008.

  1. JMCF

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    Hello everyone!

    I am new to this forum and I don't know if I am posting correct response here - my apologize first!!! I am using hp8510p vista bussiness (64x) but I delete the "OS_TOOLS partition" without backing the content up, so now I can't access to the WinRE and memory diagnostic tool etc after recovery from the disc created. The OSS_TOOLS partition is lost and cannot be recovered from the recovery disc I created. I can manually create the WinRE but I don't know the content of OS_TOOLS partition. Does anyone know how to recreate this partition or show me the content of content of this "OS_TOOLS partition" so that I may have a chance to restore it? Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks buddies~~~
     
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    If you used the Recovery Disks, they have all the data that the recovery partition contained. It will restore your computer to factory conditions, which includes all of the tools and data that were located on the recovery partition.

    Even if they aren't on there, you can go to HP.com and download the tools and drivers that you want. I mean why would you want to waste that perfectly good space on your Hard Drive with data that sits there and does nothing for you?
     
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    You are right but the OS_TOOLS partition never come back even I use the recovery disc. It just show only 2 partition (C: and HP_RECOVERY) with 1.5 GB space of the harddisk unallocated (formly the OS_TOOLS partition). Any idea how can I recreate this partition? or does anybody can send me a backup of this partition so I can give a try?
     
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    You can't recreate the partition from what I know.
     
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