Emerald Saint wrote:
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> The disk boots the PC then I get a message that says the recovery disk is
> not supported. The recovery partition does something - I can't say what -
> and then reboots - over and over. It's a long story. I decided not to
> fiddle with it any longer. There is one possible way that might work. If
> I had the boot code for the original MBR I might be able to get the
> recovery
> partition to work. If somebody would send me the MBR from a similar
> Pavilion system I might be able to get it going again. But instead I'll
> just get a real Vista DVD.
I think your best course of action is to contact HP tech support, but that's
just me. Instead of buying an OEM Vista (which should work with your HP,
yes) try this free download instead:
For people who only have a restore image - Windows Vista Recovery Disc
Download:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/window...disc-download/
I haven't tried it myself but others have reported it works well.
Malke
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