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Compaq Recovery Disc Creation

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== Windows Vista ==Use DVD+R discs if your disc drive supports the DVD+R type. Some versions of Recovery Disc Creator may not work with certain disc types, such as CD-RW, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW). # Click Start, and then All Programs.# Click PC Help & Tools and then Recovery Disc Creation to start the program.# In the Recovery Manager Welcome window click the Next button on each screen to start the disc creation process.# Observe the number of blank discs required to make a complete recovery set.  Ensure you have them ready on hand.# Enable the Next button by inserting the first blank disc and closing the disc tray. Click Next to continue.# In the Disc verification window click next.# Change discs when prompted to do so.Notes:If the Recovery Disc Creation program is started again after a complete set of recovery discs has been made, another screen displays stating only one recovery set is allowed. The only choice is to click OK and exit the program. If the recovery disc set is incomplete or damaged and this message opens, use another method to obtain new discs. You only get one shot to make these discs, a ridiculous limitation imposed by the manufacturer and sleazy Micro$oft Corp.When a disc is ejected and a disc verification error message displays, the disc burn on that disc is bad. Do NOT exit from the system recovery disc process. Instead, insert another disc to complete the disc creation process. If the error occurs again, use a different brand of writeable disc.# Swap discs when prompted.  When the final disc is written successfully you can click "next" and "finish."== other =={{:Template:Sparse Entry}}Please contribute an exact step by step process if you have performed this on Windows XP or Windows 8.  Although the process is nearly the same as Windows 7, exact process documentation would be useful.=== Windows 7, HP Pavilion ===Your computer might have one or two options for creating recovery media. Use the option that works best for you.To determine which options are available to create recovery media, click Start (), click All Programs, and then click Recovery Manager.*If Recovery Disc Creation displays in the list, you can use discs only.*If Recovery Media Creation displays in the list, you can use either discs or a USB flash drive.The disc creation software tool only allows you to create a disc set one time. 
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