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    removing recovery feature from startup

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by tony56k, May 20, 2008.

  1. tony56k

    tony56k Newbie

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    ok,
    i have a twinhead laptop with vista buisness installed on it,

    now,when the laptop begins,after the memory test, it comes up with "f4 for restore"

    originally if you press f4 it will install a fresh copy of vista again,

    so i wanted to free up some space and remove the partition,

    so i deleted the partition but still on startup the f4 restore still comes up,but it wont work cause the partition is removed,

    how do i get rid of it?
    im presuming there is a command in the vista startup files,

    ive looked into it with no answer,closest i could find is im assuming i need to use the bcdedit.exe feature,

    the laptop still boots up in wondows fine,so i have no issues,

    just want to remove that message.
     
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    You would have to edit your BIOS and reflash it.
     
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    tony56k Newbie

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    its got nothing to do with the bios mate,

    if you put a fresh copy of windows,the message doesnt show up,

    we have 2 of these notebooks in workshop,hence why i worked out it wasnt a bios issue,

    just remember,after the bios load up,the message appears then vista starts loading up,

    theres obviously a command somewhere which i need to remove,

    just like the old windows how you had boot.ini and ntldr
     
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    finally worked it out:



    basically,i used easybcd,it wouldnt show the f4 command for some reason,hidden or what,i dont know,

    so what i did was i went to the section where it says diagnostics center,i then clicked on reset bcd storage and clicked on rescue my system,

    restarted my laptop,and its gone,perfect,