hp recovery manager

[kiddieboy12]

wait so 20gb is for vista. so u have xp before. and dont u have a recovery partion?

 

[kiddieboy12]

is this ur pc..

HP Pavilion DV6000 Notebook Review | PCMech

and also did u install aditional hard ware. list any upgrade u did ot it hard ware wise.

 

[chikara]

sighz pls read on the previous posts i really cbf explainning again... my comp is a compaq presario c700... and my comp was orginally installed wit vista basic... only software i've plugged into my comp recently is xp reformatt disc which failed...

 

[kiddieboy12]

ok. then answer . do u have a recovery disk pation?

and r u using another pc to answer these question. ?

 

[chikara]

yes i am usin another pc to answer these and yes i do have a recovery disk patition. if u used just a few mins of ur life to "browse" or even skim through the other 6 pages of this topic im sure most of ur answers wud be there, instead of just asking me and makin me repeat myself T_T imo

 

[kiddieboy12]

i am doing that. but unfortuanatly i dont really understand everything u say.

this is kinda hopeless. but im no quitter

so u have tried

recovery disk----no go
recovery disk from torrent---no go
f11 in system reovery----no go
try to install xp on another partion---no go

it seems to be atta my control.

also u have no warrenty

let me ask. create a new thread. and put the link here. it is very confsing.
list ur detail. specs

then put ut partion list
like this (exp)

partion 1 300gb (what it is. exp is vista os)
partion 2 50gb (what it is)
partion 3 20gb (what it is)

then put the new thread link to here. so we an link it. it is getting very confusing.
also dont just use one forum. go to more than one forum. look on google

 

[chikara]

ye i fink i'll just wait for siw2 to come bak, seein as how he was one whos bein guiding me all this time. i have posted on other forums as well but this one has been most effective hence y i stick wit this now. so ye thx for helpin but ye i fink siw2 noes my case pretty well and he noes wat hes doin so i fink if he cant help me not really anyone can lol

 

[kiddieboy12]

kk. if siw 2 cant help call brink. he's admin

 

[chikara]

ye siw2 im just ganna repost it here so that its easier to see instead of flippin bak and forth pages...

alright this is wat it says
volume ### Ltr Label fs type size status info
volume 0 F removeable 0b No Media
volume 1 E 2007.11.03_ UDF DVD-ROM 121 MB Healthy
volume 2 C NTFS PARTITION 32 GB Healthy
volume 3 D PRESARIO_RP NTFS PARTITION 9 GB Healthy


thats wat it says. now after readin this... does this mean i only have like wat 40gb worth of hardisc or sum ****... Cuz orginally before this whole thing happened and i cudnt boot comp, i had 120gb worth of space zzz

 

[SIW2]

Hi,

Don't worry , your drive hasn't shrunk - that happened because you tried to install XP.

It isn't reading the full capacity. At least it can see the volumes , so there probably isn't any serious HD damage.

1. Is there anything on there you need to keep?


2. Do you have a product key that came with the machine - usually on a sticker on the case ( just in case you need it )

SIW2

 

[chikara]

oh good thats good to hear ur the bomb lol
ye i dunt need nefing on der really and im at skool atm so dunno if my laptop has the product key der i'll let u noe afta.but if i get rid of everything will my dvd drive and things still work if we modify etc if i can still operate everything fine after if sumfing is altered im fine with it

 

[chikara]

so wats my nxt step, wen i get home.
i dunt wanna get home and u go offline again :S

 

[SIW2]

Hi Chikara,

We are going to try to get your HD into a condition that your HP recovery discs will work on.

You need to be sure you are selecting the correct drive and partition.

I assume you only have one hd and what was your Vista partition is partition 1. If not, use the number that relates to your Vista partition ( make sure, because it was listed as volume 2 on the previous page ).

Unplug any other drives you have attached before you start.

To make certain , I have given the complete list of commands.

Boot the Vista recovery cd you made to get to the command prompt and try this : ( press Enter after each command )


X:\sources>DISKPART

Microsoft DiskPart version 6.0.6001
Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: PC-PC

DISKPART> LIST DISK

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ---------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 149 GB 0 B


DISKPART> SELECT DISK 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.


DISKPART> LIST PARTITION

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 30 GB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Primary 25 GB 30 GB
Partition 3 Primary 23 GB 55 GB
Partition 0 Extended 71 GB 78 GB
Partition 4 Logical 40 GB 78 GB
Partition 5 Logical 31 GB 119 GB


DISKPART> SELECT PARTITION 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.


DISKPART> DELETE PARTITION

DiskPart successfully deleted the selected partition.


DISKPART> SELECT DISK 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.


DISKPART> CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.


DISKPART> SELECT PARTITION 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.


DISKPART>ACTIVE

Diskpart marked the current partition as active.


DISKPART> ASSIGN LETTER=C

DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.


DISKPART> FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK

100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.


DISKPART> EXIT

Leaving DiskPart...


X:\sources>bootrec.exe /fixmbr


Then close command prompt, remove Vista recovery cd and then try using your HP recovery discs.

Hope it helps

SIW2

 

[chikara]

oo ok i'll try dis, just got home and i just checked, i do indeed have a product key for my vista

 

[SIW2]

Hi Chikara,

If you are able to use the HP restore discs after the DiskPart commands, then you won't need to use that product key.

If you still can't use the HP discs, then we have another solution.

SIW2

 

[kiddieboy12]

hey siw 2 what vista guru?

 

[chikara]

aiight mate i've done those steps im just ganna talk to u along the way to keep u informed lol. if this works man, ur and absolute legend
edit: comp has rebooted and is loadin the hp recovery discs

 

[kiddieboy12]

mates..are u from britan?

 

[chikara]

mm bad news atm >< the one on recovery disc has faild me, im ganna try the one on hardisk bear wit me

 

[chikara]

mm it failed, wat now ><