Hp restore issues

[Guest]

Has anybody actually used the restore discs and it worked??
I ran into some issues,
1. Using the restore cd's I booted to them and formatted the hd, removing
also the restore partition, at first it wouldn't create the restore
partition, using Partition Magic, I was able to create and format the restore
partition, and using the restore cd's, it did create the proper restore
partition.
2. it then (after loading all the restore cd's said it was unable to create
the users partition, so using PM I created and formatted it, it appeared to
install windows XP home, however it wouldn't boot to windows, it keeps
booting to the restore partition.

I've tried various combinations of marking the restore part as
inactive/invisible and the users part as active, but it never boots to it, I
just get the black screen with a blinking cursor, then the power supply died
now I have to wait till the new one comes in. and try a routine that HP gave
me, I just wnated to touch bases with anybody who has seen this before and
knew a way that worked for certain.

 

[Og]

sgopus wrote"
"Has anybody actually used the restore discs and it worked??"

Yes. Several times, for several different clients, for several different
reasons.
Steve

 

[Guest]

and they worked as expected???

if so, then why the heck am I having so many problems?
I expected the restore process to be automatic, so far it's not.

 

[Bill Sharpe]

and they worked as expected???

if so, then why the heck am I having so many problems?
I expected the restore process to be automatic, so far it's not.

My restore worked all too well from the HP restore partition D: I
really wanted to do a repair, but went through the wrong procedure and
set my Pavilion back to its original installed condition. I had data
backups but not program backups, so I had to reinstall all the programs
I had added since I got the machine. A couple hours of grief, including
all the Windows updates that had disappeared, but system has been
working fine since.

I had already made a boot disk and backups of the restore partition but
never had the opportunity to use them.

Good luck with the new power supply and HP routine.

Bill

 

[Og]

sgopus wrote:

"then why the heck am I having so many problems?"
Don't know. Perhaps because you introduced Partition Magic into the mix?

"I expected the restore process to be automatic,"
In every instance that I have used the HP restore disks, I booted from Disk
#1 and followed the prompts as necessary.
Steve

 

[philo]

Has anybody actually used the restore discs and it worked??
I ran into some issues,
1. Using the restore cd's I booted to them and formatted the hd, removing
also the restore partition, at first it wouldn't create the restore
partition, using Partition Magic, I was able to create and format the restore
partition, and using the restore cd's, it did create the proper restore
partition.
2. it then (after loading all the restore cd's said it was unable to create
the users partition, so using PM I created and formatted it, it appeared to
install windows XP home, however it wouldn't boot to windows, it keeps
booting to the restore partition.

<snip>

I recently performed a restore using the cd's to a new HD...worked fine.

I think I'd just let it boot to the restore partition and let it do the
restore

 

[Guest]

Figures, my situations always seem to be unique.