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    You can make recovery discs just once?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Dadat, Dec 6, 2009.

  1. Dadat

    Dadat Notebook Enthusiast

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    Pretty straight forward question.

    What happens if those discs gets damaged?
     
    Dadat, Dec 6, 2009
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  2. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    HP only lets you make them once, don't know about other manufactures.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Dec 6, 2009
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  3. Dadat

    Dadat Notebook Enthusiast

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    What happens if you try to make one again?
     
    Dadat, Dec 6, 2009
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It wont let you. If you want to make multiple copies then extract the image from the DVD and re-burn it on to another disc.
     
    miner, Dec 6, 2009
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  5. Dadat

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    Alright thanks for the info.
     
    Dadat, Dec 6, 2009
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    Yeah, I know, it's stupid. I don't understand why. The OS is tied to your machine so not like you can go sell it or anything.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 6, 2009
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    I think Vaios will let you reburn them - at least it allowed me several attempts when it failed... (twice on DVD DL...)
     
    DetlevCM, Dec 6, 2009
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    On some HP machines it was possible to reset the marker that discs were already burned. Some occasions just deleting some files was needed, on newer machines a special software obtained from HP Support was used to allow re-creating the discs.

    Easiest way to do multiple discs is to create image files, then burn them couple times and also store them on external disc as a third backup. However my friend's Acer Timeline did not allow image creation, only burning. So that approach does not work always.
     
    KLF, Dec 6, 2009
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  9. HTWingNut

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    Well, just burn the DVD and create your own image off that DVD to store.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 6, 2009
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  10. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Cause that is the easy way.
     
    surfasb, Dec 7, 2009
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    >.> depending on the OS being used yah it actually could be.
     
    Rorschach, Dec 7, 2009
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    Sony let you make as many Recovery Discs as you want but the Recovery Disc is model specific. It won't let you install in a different model.

    In case with Sony, if it gets damaged you can:
    1. Make another one if the recovery partition is still intact.
    2. Use a spare copy if you make more than one copy.
    3. Buy from Sony if it is still available.
     
    hendra, Dec 7, 2009
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