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    recovery discs with HP Vista

    Discussion in 'HP' started by pohaver, Feb 24, 2009.

  1. pohaver

    pohaver Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is the difference between the recovery DVDs packaged with my new HP laptop and the recovery discs that they recommend making once with the Vista Recovery manager?
     
    pohaver, Feb 24, 2009
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  2. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    None, they are pretty much the same thing. Both will restore your computer to the state that it came in when you turned it on for the first time, useless junk software preloaded and all. :(
     
    booboo12, Feb 24, 2009
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  3. CyberVisions

    CyberVisions Martian Notebook Overlord

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    The Recovery Disk Set that you got with your system will restore your system to the base configuration of the system as shipped. Any disk set that you make with your Recovery Manager will restore to the configuration of the Recovery Partition. In most cases they're the same, but in some they're not.
     
    CyberVisions, Feb 24, 2009
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    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    What about wireless, does that have to be activated again after restoring to the factory state?
     
    i5evoSwift3814, Feb 25, 2009
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    ajitesh mehra Newbie

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    Sir My Laptop Series Is Dv 2601tu And I Lost Reovery Disk,plz Help Me
     
    ajitesh mehra, Mar 20, 2009
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    hongrboi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you have the "Upgrade Now" disc? That's the same thing too.
     
    hongrboi, Mar 20, 2009
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  7. gnimble

    gnimble Notebook Consultant

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    If you still have the recovery partition, you can create another set of recovery disk. Here are some information I copied from the "Clean Vista install WITH NO ACTIVATION" thread:

    Good luck!
    Gnimble
     
    gnimble, Mar 23, 2009
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