Difference between revisions of "Compaq Recovery Disc Creation"

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Compaq only allows for the creation of a single set of recovery discs per system. The process for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 is nearly identical with only subtle differences.

Windows XP and Vista

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Please contribute an exact step by step process if you have performed this on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Although the process is nearly the same as Windows 7, exact process documentation would be useful.

Windows 7

Typically two blank DVD+R or DVD-R discs are required. The system should be equipped with a optical drive capable or writing to the media.

1. Click the Windows Logo button located on the bottom left side of the screen.
2. In the search box type "Recovery Disc Creation" and select it from the Programs list to run.
3. Recovery Manager opens in the Recovery Disc Creation dialog where instructions are available. Click "next."
4. Insert the first blank recordable disc.
5. After the software checks the disc, click "next" to begin the write process.
6. Swap discs when prompted. When the final disc is written successfully you can click "next" and "finish."

Notes and Tips:

• Compaq uses CyberLink disc writing software, the same company that makes PowerDVD and MediaShow.
• The eHow.com guide, as usual, is full of misinformation. Catherine Hewson, eHow Contributor, needs to do her homework. Also, she advises creating multiple sets of backup discs, which is a violation of Compaq EULA. The software will not permit more than one set of discs to be created.
• If you attempt to create a second set of recovery discs, a message will appear, "You already Created a Set So Its Not Possible for you now to create another." Some users attempt to copy the disc media with a disc to disc copy. Some users report that renaming the file 'hpcd.sys' on both the primary drive and recovery drive, then doing a reboot, will allow the software to create another recovery disc set. (see kioskea.net/forum)