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    Recovering from (Recovery Partition) HELP!!!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dwjlee, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. dwjlee

    dwjlee Notebook Consultant

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    I have a dv2000 and I changed the OS from Vista to XP. Now the problem is that I lost my recovery discs. Fortunately, I left my recovery partition in tact.
    I am told that all I have to do is set the Recovery Partition (D :) to active and when I re-boot, it will take me to the HP Recovery screen. The problem is, you can only set a "Primary" partition Active. My D :(Recovery Partition) is set as "Logical" partition.

    My question is, how do you change a partition from logical to primary?

    PLS HELP!!!
     
    dwjlee, Jan 30, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You can't enter the recovery partition with F10 or whatnot?
     
    Lithus, Jan 30, 2008
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  3. dwjlee

    dwjlee Notebook Consultant

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    F11 won't work.
     
    dwjlee, Jan 30, 2008
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  4. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    You should be able to go to Advanced Boot Options, whatever key it is, and select to repair the computer with the Recovery Partition.
     
    pixelot, Jan 30, 2008
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  5. dwjlee

    dwjlee Notebook Consultant

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    How do you get to Advanced Boot Options. I tried F8 and there is no option for Advanced Boot.
     
    dwjlee, Jan 30, 2008
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  6. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Well, you could always try other ones until you get it! :D
    Or just call up HP and ask.
     
    pixelot, Jan 30, 2008
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