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    error on recovery disk creator-please help this newbie!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by EddieMaggie, Jul 6, 2009.

  1. EddieMaggie

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    On my HP Pavilion the Recovery disk creator kicks out disk 1 (it says it will make 3) with an error note. If I stick another disk in it starts all over.My DVD+R disk is a 4.7 GB. Could it be only one disk was needed? If not, how do I fix this?
     
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    What is the error message?

    cheers ...
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Have you created recovery disks before for this notebook?
     
    Shyster1, Jul 6, 2009
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  4. EddieMaggie

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    As I recall it said "An error has occurred in creating a recovery disk." There were no codes or numbers with it. This is the first time I've ever tried creating the disks. Even though it said there was an error, I went ahead and stuck another disk in and pressed next(hoping it would go on to disk 2). However it just repeated and make another disk like the first one. There are some things recorded on the disk, but I have no idea if more is needed. I would assume so since it said it would take 3 disks.
     
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    Best thing now is to contact HP and mention that the recovery disk creation did not work.

    HP has this weird motion about allowing only ONE copy of the recovery disks, and once it internally flags that it is being done, users are stuck.

    cheers ...
     
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    neo143 Notebook Consultant

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    the same happened to me.. so i decided i need no ing recovery disc....
     
    neo143, Jul 7, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Why is that "weird"? As far as I know, other OEMs who use that method also restrict it to one set of recovery disks. To do otherwise would risk becoming the source of unlicensed, pirated copies of Windows.
     
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  8. ScuderiaConchiglia

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    Assuming the recovery disks are "installation disks". That is not the case with Sony's recovery disks for example. Their recovery disks contain images of the "out of the box" state of the machine. So they have no need to restrict the number of copies.

    To be honest, I don't know of any companies that create recovery disks that are actually "installation" discs. What OEM's do you know of that do this? Not saying you are wrong, I just have never heard of this before. Seems like a stupid way to provide recovery disks, since it assumes nothing would ever go wrong during the creation of the first set or that the first set would never be lost or damaged. I like Sony's method a LOT better.

    Gary
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I don't know of any recovery utility that creates so-called "installation" disks, as in the analogue of what you get when you buy FPP from a retailer.
     
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  10. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Then I don't understand your concern with them becoming the source for unlicensed pirated copies of Windows in the quote below. Any other form of recovery disk (i.e. partition images) would be of no use to anyone except the owner of an identical machine. (Sony's recovery discs check the BIOS for identical models.)

    Not trying to be argumentative on this, I just don't understand what your concern was.

    Gary
     
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    Well, I am open to any other plausible reason for restricting a user to one set of recovery disks.
     
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  12. ScuderiaConchiglia

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    Greed, stupidity...

    Take your pick. I can't see ANY valid reason, neither can Sony as they have no such silly restriction.

    Gary
     
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    If it's particular to _HP, then it might indicate that there's a weakness in _HP's proprietary validation mechanisms, so that a recovery disk from one system might be able to be used to "recover" the OS to another _HP system even though that second system could not have been upgraded to the OS in question without payment for an additional license?
     
    Shyster1, Jul 7, 2009
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