My computer came pre-loaded and the hard drive is partitioned for drives HP C: and Recovery D:
I sometimes get a message to create a Recovery disk. If click on the button it says to have something like 20 CDs ready.
Do I need to make these Recovery CDs, or do I create a new recovery disk on D:? How do I do that? Is there instructions somewhere?
Is the Recovery drive D: being used and for what? I don't understand why so many recovery requirement. Or is it referring to the same thing?
2007-09-22 13:48:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
My understanding of recovery disks is to have a Static recovery point. Which is usually created after a clean install.
I was under the impression that in Windows, recovery information was periodical updated and that if I needed to, I could recover to a variable point in time.
Is the recovery information on my Recovery D: a static recovery point or, is it periodically updated. Can I set it up to automatically update or do I need to manually update it?
Or is my understanding of recovery totally wrong.
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2007-09-22 22:35:34 · update #1
Your D: recovery partion on your HP/Compaq machine already has your recovery software installed.
You don't need to make 20 CDs unless you want extra protection in case your disk drive fails completely.
If your computer has a DVD burner then you can create one recovery DVD.
Regarding your update, you're talking about system restore points. Right click on "My Computer" and select "Properties". In the "System Properties" window select the "System Restore" tab.
System restore points and recovery disks/partitions are similar in that they help you get your system back in working order after it breaks.
System restore disks (CDs, DVD) let you re-install the OS if your disk drive breaks. Replace the hard drive and re-install the basic OS. Your data would need to be restored from your data backups. You would need to re-install your apps.
A system restore partition is most popular now to save your Vista install you got with your new system, allowing you to replace the OS with XP for the time-being while everyone waits for MS to fix drivers, etc. in Vista. Most notably Vista is missing drivers for many video cards, or the drivers dramatically underperform the XP drivers. Vista also has a celebrated bug where the network slows down dramatically when you're playing any audio.
A system restore point is most handy to help you undo some application installation or driver upgrade that has screwed up your system.
2007-09-22 14:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by tpriddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its always a good idea to have recovery disks, especially if your only harddrive is partitioned for two drives. If the harddrive fails, (which they do) its a good idea to have a recovery disk and back ups for data that has been manually entered. Rather than using 20 cd's why not use a single dvd? Do you have a dvd burner in the computer?
2007-09-22 16:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-07-28 07:33:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-07-28 06:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋