[Vikingod]

Alright, I just wasted my night screwing around with my sister in laws notebook.

Its an HP Pavillion dv6000 running Vista Home Premium. I can't for the life of me get thing BS Recovery Partition crap to load. Everythign I've read says push f11 during post. Well I've done that, and every variation of that for the last hour. I see the partition, I see its got 6gigs of stuff on it, I just can't get the utility to load.

If anyone has any insight as to how to do this, I'm all ears. If someone can get me the recovery software to install on the OS (its been removed), I'd be greatful.

( I won't go off on a rant on to how rediculous this process is, and that not offering the recovery software from the website is an abomination, or that when you spend $2,000 on a computer, they should go the extra mile and give you a $1.00 DVD with the software on it....)

Anything anyone can do is great, thanks.

[Vikingod]

Anyone? I'd like to get this sorted out by the evening, she's hounding me to get it back.

[jasonbourne]

keep pressing alt +f11 during post and it should work i work at comet eletrics and i`ve done it loads of times before.

[Vikingod]

Alt + f11 you say?

The documentation and website say just f11. I believe I tried alt+f11, but I will give it another shot to be sure. Thank you very much for the response.

[jasonbourne]

yes u need to press alt +f11 at the same time and it should work

[jasonbourne]

hey dude let me know if u fixed it

[Vikingod]

Its not working, don't know what else to do. Does anyone know how to get the recovery utility that runs within the OS?

[Vikingod]

Well, after a long night, I think everything is running acceptably. I was able to force the system to boot from the partition and reinstall windows. Don't ask me how I did it, I was sort of running on beer and frustration, and didn't really take not of all the steps I took.

[jasonbourne]

good new man, im glad u got everything sorted out , those laptops can be a real pain sometimes

[sikecemyayeter]

Originally Posted by Vikingod

Well, after a long night, I think everything is running acceptably. I was able to force the system to boot from the partition and reinstall windows. Don't ask me how I did it, I was sort of running on beer and frustration, and didn't really take not of all the steps I took.

How did you do that??? I have the same problem and i can't solve it for about 1 week. Plss help me...

[mindas22]

I know how to activate if F11 does not help to start recovery.

If U can access to START > Control Panel > Administrative tools or shorter way:

START > run > compmgmt.msc and press enter

then Disk management

Find which is recovery partition

Make Mark partition as Active

Then restart pc.

Originally Posted by sikecemyayeter

How did you do that??? I have the same problem and i can't solve it for about 1 week. Plss help me...

[bazzoni]

That works perfectly!!! Thank you very much.
I tried to chat online with the hp help suport and they said that i have to buy a new recovery Disk ($ 40,00). LOL

with your help i was able to restore without buy anything

thanks again

Bazzoni

[Silverchild]

Originally Posted by mindas22

I know how to activate if F11 does not help to start recovery.

If U can access to START > Control Panel > Administrative tools or shorter way:

START > run > compmgmt.msc and press enter

then Disk management

Find which is recovery partition

Make Mark partition as Active

Then restart pc.

I registered on these boards just to say this : THANK YOU.

I couldnt get the damn f11 thing to work too! But this worked! Windows is reinstalling itself right now on my laptop.

Thanks a lot. really I was gonna buy a set of recovery CDs in 5 mins without this post.

[tzar64]

i also registered only for this : THANK YOU!!
this worked 100% on my nx9420 and i thought i would have to order recovery discs from HP! once again thanks!

[xhepera]

You won't need to buy recovery disks if you just burn the disks at the start like HP tells you to.

[gertjan85]

Hello, on my computer it's not working. I've got a HP DV9670 Notebook. Before what i did was install another OS. After the installation my computer does not seeying the recover image, only an empty map.

So i was searching on the internet, and i saw a few thing what i must do to have my recovery back.

Everything what i did above is not working. I've activate my recovery partition and restarted my note book, after restarting he goes to my windows and not start my recovery. Also if i press alt+f11 or only f11, he goes to my Windows.

Can u help me?? Nothing works.

[rpertence]

I also registered just to say THANK YOU too ... I was almost giving up ...

It works for model Compaq Presario F730US ...

Thank you again !!!

[Scimtech]

As this is becoming a tradition - I have also registered to add my thanks for this solution which has saved me the expense and hassle of obtaining recovery disks from HP for a Pavilion dv6615.

I had loaded XP to check whether some software that wouldn't run on Vista was still OK on XP, happily thinking I had a recovery partition accessable with F11 and discovered too late that you needed Vista for the recovery manager (PC was "new" but ex demo so I had not run it initially and wanted to do a clean install anyway).

HP Tech Support were only interested in selling disks - surely they should have been able to suggest this course of action!

I shall now burn some recovery disks without delay

Martin

[AboJim]

I need your help

I have tried to make a recovery disc for the hp factory settings windows vista.However, it does not continue burning and it is always interrupted.

My windows now has crashed , i tried to use f11 system recovery but it doesn't work.

I have the recovery partition on my harddisk.So, I installed an unactivated version of windows vista then I followed what is written here about making the recovery drive as an active drive.I then restarted the computer stops at a the black booting screen and no more loadings happens.

I inserted the unactivated windows vista dvd and repaired the problem.Then I tried the step of making the partition as active again.this time the computer bypasses that order and boot the computer from the windows C: partition.

So, What should I do right now or I just be obliged to buy the 40$ recovery discs?

pleez I need your help

[civicvp]

I also registered just to say THANK YOU....

[Psymosh]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! F11 or R wasnt working on boot before that trick!

[Mitzidupree]

As many before me have thanked you for the trick, and registered for this purpsoe, so have I as well!

I was having a conversation with an HP assisstant, per how to use my recovery, and he advised me to buy the recovery disks, while I was searching online for other alternatives.

I have an HP Pavillon DV9543CL, and it worked perfectly on it, using the "trick", while I was loosing hope. Not to mention that I have wasted almost 3 hours, creating a recovery disk from another HP, just wondering I would be able to boot from it, but nop!

Thanks again!

[berch1]

As many have done it I thought I would aswell..

Your a legend thanks ever so much dude I tried almost everything and almost gave up untill I found this it worked perfectly on my HP Presario C300..

Thanks again dude

[Windaloo]

Thank you so very much!

I was completely helpless before I read this thread.



Thanks, again!

[Aziz88]

Here I thought I'd be posting to say thanks, but I am having no luck, even setting that partition to active and trying all sorts of combinations of alt and f10 and f11.

I even went as far as to download EasyBCD to change my boot settings. All I get when I boot however is a quick screen where I see Grub and 2 boot menu items, put for the life of me I can't change the boot option. Up/down or ESC does nothing.

I don't want to go as far as installing a linux distro or grub to the mbr, lest i mess something up and my girlfriend hurts me for it (its her computer). If someone has any insight into this method, please let me know. Thanks.

[Evil Heart]

Hi, I have the same problem
I divided my hard disk into 3 partition and the hp recovery partition is the forth>>>
so i lost my original vista but i reinstalled windows vista to my computer and download the drivers from hp web site...
the thing that i cant find HP RECOVERY MANAGER in hp web site and i cant create any points recovery
I tried many times to press f11 at boot but it didn't work..
even i changed the HP RECOVERY partition letter to D: as I was told and it didn't work either..
I am satisfied with the new vista tha i have installed but i can't create point recovery points...
so.. if i set the recovery partion as active..do i lost all my new adds to the computer after the new instllation?
please help..

[sbark]

sweet jebus finally, more than 12 hours of torture and constant but futile conversations whit HP reps are finally over thankx to your divine advise..........no really......i cant find any other why to explain it, i just stumble upon your post right about when i was going to give up, if that is not a miracle i dont know what is.

[KStarfire]

I just joined these forums to thank you guys. I was ready to throw my laptop out the window before I read this. It's almost done fixing itself!

[whitemustang]

I just registered to say thank you. Alt + F11 trick worked for me. I am using HP pavillion dv2214 us laptop with windows vista installed on it.

I wonder why system prompts to press F11 when it was alt + F11 all the way. Hope some HP engineer is looking at this.

[GeniU$]

Just registered to say THANK YOU, mindas22!

It works fine!