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    Can't get into Windows Recovery?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by CC268, Jun 17, 2012.

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    CC268 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am trying to get into Windows Recovery in order to use Bootrec.exe...I am using a portable optical drive with the Windows installation disc installed and every time I reboot and choose to boot from the CD/DVD player it just goes to install and brings me to the disk/partition section of the Windows installation. I have done this before, so I am not sure why this isn't working....?
     
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    After spending two hours on it last night and an hour today I decided to try a different USB port and it worked
     
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