Guest Phillip944 Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered recovery CDs. I have a couple of concerns... 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the installation? 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? As always, thanks for all the help!!
Guest Daddy Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation 1) No. The recovery CD will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall everything that was on the disk when it was delivered to you. 2) No. The BIOS is about hardware. Good luck. Daddy "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB0AAE54-4B80-4543-A3BE-A32AB0619CE2@microsoft.com... > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > recovery > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the installation? > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? > > As always, thanks for all the help!!
Guest John Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB0AAE54-4B80-4543-A3BE-A32AB0619CE2@microsoft.com... > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > recovery > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the installation? Backup all of user created documents. Recovery will put your PC back to factory settings and you will lose all changes made to your PC. > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? No
Guest Phillip944 Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Thanks for the info. One odd thing though... I have done two recoveries from the partition files in the last two weeks with no affect. (That's why I ordered the CD's.) Do you think the partition files are corrupted? "Daddy" wrote: > 1) No. The recovery CD will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall > everything that was on the disk when it was delivered to you. > > 2) No. The BIOS is about hardware. > > Good luck. > > Daddy > > "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BB0AAE54-4B80-4543-A3BE-A32AB0619CE2@microsoft.com... > > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > > recovery > > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > > > > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the installation? > > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? > > > > As always, thanks for all the help!! > > >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Using the Recovery CD will leave you with the equivalent of a "new computer" so see... Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Phillip944 wrote: > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > recovery > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the installation? > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? > > As always, thanks for all the help!!
Guest DL Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation That might depend on what the origonal problem was that required you to use recovery? "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D158C0D1-8F83-4467-AEBB-5A6C3100E677@microsoft.com... > Thanks for the info. One odd thing though... I have done two recoveries > from > the partition files in the last two weeks with no affect. (That's why I > ordered the CD's.) Do you think the partition files are corrupted? > > "Daddy" wrote: > >> 1) No. The recovery CD will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall >> everything that was on the disk when it was delivered to you. >> >> 2) No. The BIOS is about hardware. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Daddy >> >> "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:BB0AAE54-4B80-4543-A3BE-A32AB0619CE2@microsoft.com... >> > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered >> > recovery >> > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... >> > >> > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the >> > installation? >> > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? >> > >> > As always, thanks for all the help!! >> >> >>
Guest Phillip944 Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation One last thing... if the original system files on my HP are protected by a so-called partition, how could they become corrupted? "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > Using the Recovery CD will leave you with the equivalent of a "new computer" > so see... > > Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet > http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html > > Protect Your PC! > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > > Phillip944 wrote: > > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > > recovery > > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > > > > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the installation? > > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? > > > > As always, thanks for all the help!! > >
Guest Phillip944 Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation I didn't have a problem until I installed Norton360 and the XP's SP3. After that, all hell broke loose!!!!!!!! "DL" wrote: > That might depend on what the origonal problem was that required you to use > recovery? > > "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D158C0D1-8F83-4467-AEBB-5A6C3100E677@microsoft.com... > > Thanks for the info. One odd thing though... I have done two recoveries > > from > > the partition files in the last two weeks with no affect. (That's why I > > ordered the CD's.) Do you think the partition files are corrupted? > > > > "Daddy" wrote: > > > >> 1) No. The recovery CD will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall > >> everything that was on the disk when it was delivered to you. > >> > >> 2) No. The BIOS is about hardware. > >> > >> Good luck. > >> > >> Daddy > >> > >> "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:BB0AAE54-4B80-4543-A3BE-A32AB0619CE2@microsoft.com... > >> > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > >> > recovery > >> > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > >> > > >> > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the > >> > installation? > >> > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? > >> > > >> > As always, thanks for all the help!! > >> > >> > >> > > >
Guest Lem Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Phillip944 wrote: > One last thing... if the original system files on my HP are protected by a > so-called partition, how could they become corrupted? The "recovery partition" used by many large computer mfrs (like HP) is simply a part of the computer's hard drive that normally is not visible via the normal Windows user interface. The only thing it is "protected" against is operator error through the normal Windows user interface. Otherwise, files in this partition may be corrupted by any of the other mechanisms through which hard drive data may be corrupted (e.g., power supply issues during a disk write; physical damage; manufacturing defects). -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation You don't and cannot boot to that partition (if it exists) other than to do a Recovery (re)install: What makes you think it's corrupted? Phillip944 wrote: > One last thing... if the original system files on my HP are protected by a > so-called partition, how could they become corrupted? > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >> Using the Recovery CD will leave you with the equivalent of a "new >> computer" so see... >> >> Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet >> http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html >> >> Protect Your PC! >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ >> >> Phillip944 wrote: >>> After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered >>> recovery >>> CDs. I have a couple of concerns... >>> >>> 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the >>> installation? >>> 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? >>> >>> As always, thanks for all the help!!
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Believe me, Norton 360's your BadGuy here, not SP3. Phillip944 wrote: > I didn't have a problem until I installed Norton360 and the XP's SP3. > After > that, all hell broke loose!!!!!!!! > > "DL" wrote: > >> That might depend on what the origonal problem was that required you to >> use >> recovery? >> >> "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:D158C0D1-8F83-4467-AEBB-5A6C3100E677@microsoft.com... >>> Thanks for the info. One odd thing though... I have done two recoveries >>> from >>> the partition files in the last two weeks with no affect. (That's why I >>> ordered the CD's.) Do you think the partition files are corrupted? >>> >>> "Daddy" wrote: >>> >>>> 1) No. The recovery CD will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall >>>> everything that was on the disk when it was delivered to you. >>>> >>>> 2) No. The BIOS is about hardware. >>>> >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> Daddy >>>> >>>> "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>> news:BB0AAE54-4B80-4543-A3BE-A32AB0619CE2@microsoft.com... >>>>> After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered >>>>> recovery >>>>> CDs. I have a couple of concerns... >>>>> >>>>> 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the >>>>> installation? >>>>> 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? >>>>> >>>>> As always, thanks for all the help!!
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D158C0D1-8F83-4467-AEBB-5A6C3100E677@microsoft.com... > Thanks for the info. One odd thing though... I have done two recoveries > from > the partition files in the last two weeks with no affect. (That's why I > ordered the CD's.) Do you think the partition files are corrupted? If after these reinstalls you did not have to also reinstall all your apps and all your data - because they were wiped from the disk - then the reason is that you didn't really restore the system to new. What you did do is basically a "repair install". Repair installs don't do much with the registry, which is why installed apps still work afterwards; and consequently this type of install will frequently not fix problems that are rooted in the registry. While XP can be very stable and run fine for years, if you've had things that damage the registry it can be faster and more reliable to just back up your data, wipe the drive, and start fresh. HTH -pk > > "Daddy" wrote: > >> 1) No. The recovery CD will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall >> everything that was on the disk when it was delivered to you. >> >> 2) No. The BIOS is about hardware. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Daddy >> >> "Phillip944" <Phillip944@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:BB0AAE54-4B80-4543-A3BE-A32AB0619CE2@microsoft.com... >> > After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered >> > recovery >> > CDs. I have a couple of concerns... >> > >> > 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the >> > installation? >> > 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? >> > >> > As always, thanks for all the help!! >> >> >>
Guest Phillip944 Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Most message boards I've read say the reason the recovery fails is because of corruption in the files. I don't know what I should be doing differently. I bootup, hit F10, click on System Recovery, the HP does the rest. If there's a different way... please tell me. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > You don't and cannot boot to that partition (if it exists) other than to do > a Recovery (re)install: What makes you think it's corrupted? > > Phillip944 wrote: > > One last thing... if the original system files on my HP are protected by a > > so-called partition, how could they become corrupted? > > > > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > >> Using the Recovery CD will leave you with the equivalent of a "new > >> computer" so see... > >> > >> Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet > >> http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html > >> > >> Protect Your PC! > >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx > >> -- > >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > >> > >> Phillip944 wrote: > >>> After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > >>> recovery > >>> CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > >>> > >>> 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the > >>> installation? > >>> 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? > >>> > >>> As always, thanks for all the help!! > >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Oh, now we know "the rest of the story." Use the Recovery CD that HP's sending you. Phillip944 wrote: > Most message boards I've read say the reason the recovery fails is because > of corruption in the files. I don't know what I should be doing > differently. I bootup, hit F10, click on System Recovery, the HP does the > rest. If there's a different way... please tell me. > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > >> You don't and cannot boot to that partition (if it exists) other than to >> do >> a Recovery (re)install: What makes you think it's corrupted? >> >> Phillip944 wrote: >>> One last thing... if the original system files on my HP are protected by >>> a >>> so-called partition, how could they become corrupted? >>> >>> >>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >>>> Using the Recovery CD will leave you with the equivalent of a "new >>>> computer" so see... >>>> >>>> Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet >>>> http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html >>>> >>>> Protect Your PC! >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx >>>> -- >>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 >>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net >>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ >>>> >>>> Phillip944 wrote: >>>>> After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered >>>>> recovery >>>>> CDs. I have a couple of concerns... >>>>> >>>>> 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the >>>>> installation? >>>>> 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? >>>>> >>>>> As always, thanks for all the help!!
Guest PA20Pilot Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Hi, ......hit F10, click on System Recovery, As PA Bear wrote, the story now makes sense. System recovery doesn't reinstall your recovery partition to repair your drive to as new condidtion, it just takes a quick look around and fixes some of the normal happenings that make Windows go to hell. The disks HP sends will actually format your drive and reinstall things like the day you first bought the computer. There ahould be a program that came on your computer that allows you to make recovery disks from the recovery partition. Since you're buying disks you shouldn't need to make a set too, but..... ---==X={}=X==--- Jim Self AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository. http://avanimation.avsupport.com Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans. http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm Experimental Aircraft Association #140897 EAA Technical Counselor #4562
Guest Phillip944 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Recovery CD Installation Well... I finally found & ran a "destructive recovery" last night using the system partitioned files. I was able to install updates & drivers. This morning, I tried to bootup. The system started with it's familiar beeping. There is never a specific code... just a continuous beeping. I was able to get to the desktop, only to have the computer reboot itself. After that, beeps. This may be an issue beyond my computer knowledge level. When I receive the recovery CD's, I'll try again. If they don't help, I'm done. Thank you very much for trying to help. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > Oh, now we know "the rest of the story." > > Use the Recovery CD that HP's sending you. > > > Phillip944 wrote: > > Most message boards I've read say the reason the recovery fails is because > > of corruption in the files. I don't know what I should be doing > > differently. I bootup, hit F10, click on System Recovery, the HP does the > > rest. If there's a different way... please tell me. > > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > > > >> You don't and cannot boot to that partition (if it exists) other than to > >> do > >> a Recovery (re)install: What makes you think it's corrupted? > >> > >> Phillip944 wrote: > >>> One last thing... if the original system files on my HP are protected by > >>> a > >>> so-called partition, how could they become corrupted? > >>> > >>> > >>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > >>>> Using the Recovery CD will leave you with the equivalent of a "new > >>>> computer" so see... > >>>> > >>>> Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet > >>>> http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html > >>>> > >>>> Protect Your PC! > >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/computer/default.mspx > >>>> -- > >>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > >>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > >>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > >>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > >>>> > >>>> Phillip944 wrote: > >>>>> After weeks of trying to resolve issues with my HP, I have ordered > >>>>> recovery > >>>>> CDs. I have a couple of concerns... > >>>>> > >>>>> 1) Is there anything I need to do to prep the HP before the > >>>>> installation? > >>>>> 2) Will the recovery affect the BIOS? > >>>>> > >>>>> As always, thanks for all the help!! > >
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