I bought compaq computer model# sr2050nx, when I creating system recovery discs, need two dvd discs to copy whole thing, when I copy the first disc is ok, and then copy the second disc, get error message, need the other disc, so I take out the second disc, and then put the other new empty disc to continues to copy, after copy complete, I want to try recovery disc is work or not, the first disc is empty no any data in the first disc, but second one have data, so if the computer have any problem, the system recovery disc is not work, I want to re-copy system recovery discs, but we have message say a set of recovery discs has been created for this pc only one set is allowed per pc. who can help me how to re-copy system recovery discs, we try to call hp for support and services, but they told us no any method to copy an other set.

Here’s my story:

I have contacted HP several times by phone and email and nobody did ever gave me a solution. Windows Vista Home Premium –preloaded with my pavillion sg3420la–updated itself and that update damaged and erased the recovery partition. The pavillion was recently bought, december 13, 2008, I’m in Venezuela. I never believed I was going to get such bad customer service from HP. HP told me since my pc is under warranty and its valid they would send me the recovery disks at no cost. UPS was supposed to send the disks. I’m waiting for the disks since january 11. UPS leaved a message on my answering machine with a female voice that can’t be understanded. She gave me a phone number and it’s unclear what is the phone number. I tried to listen to it over 20 times with no avail. UPS doesn’t answer the phones. There aren’t any email addresses in the website for my country. Nobody seems to be there. How come it’s possible that nobody is on UPS at 10 am or 3 pm? It seems UPS it’s making fun of people and it’s disrespectful. The tracking number z5552401 it’s incorrect and I allways get a "not available" message on the UPS website. I’m really dissapointed and upset. I’m no longer waiting for the disk. I will never make a purchase from HP again, unless they give me a free printer or any other gift.

So………did hp customer service or treated you like garbage and seemed to make fun of you? Or did they were unhelpful?

I don’t have any problems with my system, I just want to improve it’s performance. I lost my HP recovery discs and I’m not in North America where I purchased my laptop. It’s impossible to get any service here for my Pavillion because it is North American and the HP centers here won’t help. Thanks for any help.

i gotta 500 GB HDD, i had files about 300 GB. All these files got some how deleted and still my HDD shows 200 GB free space. I don’t know how to recover the lost files. I want to know which is the best recovery software in the market which is trustworthy
i am using windows Vista HP

Im buying a set of windows vista recovery CD’s on Craigslist for , now, will this install the whole OS on my computer? im currently running a HP Comaq dc5100 1GB ram 80GBHDD and have Windows XP on it.

I have a new HP Pavilion A6550in with windows Vista home basic preloaded. Within a few days I began to get start up repair every time I turned on the PC. It also got the blue screen. It says "your computer has been turned off to prevent damage to your computer" and loads all the physical memory on the hard disk.Then the hard disk got problems.Then the service person changed RAM, Hard disk, Motherboard and graphics card one after the other. I reloaded the OS form the recovery disk we created. Even then now I am getting the Blue screen. What could have been the problem and is there any solution?

I had to use HP recovery to rid my computer of a small virus. (It’s a long process but it works.) When it came back on things were wrong.

First: My speakers do not work. I’ve checked device manager and the connection but nothing.

Second, and this is the big one: I have to download Windows XP Service Pack 2, at least I think I do, to re-install my iTunes. But it won’t let me because I don’t seem to have enough space. When I try to click on Disk Cleanup, it won’t open. Sometimes it pops up when I try to download Windows XP SP2, but it won’t load. Someone help!
But you guys, The speakers didn’t come with the comp. Though they did work fine before I activated HP Recovery.

I have a HP Pavilion 514a desktop PC (Australian version) and ages ago when I got it, I attempted to create a set of backup CD’s. This failed at disk 8 / 9 and because HP only allow for you to have one shot at this, I could no longer attempt to create the rest. I want this image back on this PC, as I have been using just normal Windows XP for a while, but prefer HP’s image (the software and stuff). I have deleted the recovery Partition, so there’s no hope in recovering that at all, and I have attempted to use the CD’s, but as soon as it finishes disk #8, it asks me for disk #9, which I evidently don’t have. This is disheartening as I only need that last CD to complete the recovery process. So my question is, can anyone point me to a download link for the recovery CD set for this PC, or could anyone tell me a solution to bypass this final CD check (it would be incomplete, but it’d be better than nothing). Please, I was really looking forward to having this old image on (I THINK it was Windows XP Home, Service Pack 1a, but I’m not sure). Thanks for any help in advance, and sorry for such a long question. Have a nice day guys. =)

I got an HP Pavilion a while ago and it messed up this past week, I want all the files off it because I’ve already saved what I needed. However when I do the recovery ALL of my programs of games, etc are still installed with files and they aren’t in add/remove programs. I want my HP Pavilion to ONLY have the files it came with when I first got it. None of the extra programs I installed, etc. When I use the recovery, i gives me those files, but all my games and stuff and are still there. I want it completely reinstalled. Also, when it was reinstalled when I specifically requested NOT to have service pack 3, I got it anyway. So now my disk space in my C drive is over half full without all my documents, saved games, .iso’s, music, etc. Before when I had all of that with my program files it was just barely full, so I think something is a little wrong there? I just want my computer reinstalled without any of my old files I had. Completely new and fresh as if I just bought it.
Thanks!

My son accidentally ran a backup to the D drive. What are the implications if I delete or uninstall all the data from the HP_RECOVERY D Drive? It’s currently 100% full. Help please.
Thank you.

I have a dell desktop computer and an HP laptop. The dell came with a windows reinstall disk, the HP did not. The HP has required a virus and a great deal of spyware. I’d like to format the hard drive, but I want to make sure its ok to reinstall windows on it with that dell windows reinstall disk. I feel like it should, but dell seems to have a way of making things proprietary. Thanks

where can i download hp a420n windows xp home recovery cds for free?
Recovery partition is still there, however pressing F10 (as it asks me to) does absolutely nothing.

The C drive has since been formatted, but the recovery partition has never been touched.

2 days ago i messed up with partition magic. after restarting my HP dv4-1106 laptop i cant boot my OS (vista). i cant even restore using the HP recovery partition. what i did is FORMAT the whole hardisk including the RECOVERY PARTITION, meaning i have a laptop with 100% free disk space.

is there a way to put back the original HP RECOVERY PARTITION?
if i use the recovery disk (3DVDs) would it restore the HP RECOVERY PARTITION?
can the HP SERVICE CENTER restore the HP RECOVERY partition?

I have contacted HP several times by phone and email and nobody did ever gave me a solution. Windows Vista Home Premium –preloaded with my pavillion sg3420la–updated itself and that update damaged and erased the recovery partition. The pavillion was recently bought, december 13, 2008, I’m in Venezuela. I never believed I was going to get such bad customer service from HP. HP told me since my pc is under warranty and its valid they would send me the recovery disks at no cost. UPS was supposed to send the disks. I’m waiting for the disks since january 11. UPS leaved a message on my answering machine with a female voice that can’t be understanded. She gave me a phone number and it’s unclear what is the phone number. I tried to listen to it over 20 times with no avail. UPS doesn’t answer the phones. There aren’t any email addresses in the website for my country. Nobody seems to be there. How come it’s possible that nobody is on UPS at 10 am or 3 pm? It seems UPS it’s making fun of people and it’s disrespectful. The tracking number z5552401 it’s incorrect and I allways get a "not available" message on the UPS website. I’m really dissapointed and upset. I’m no longer waiting for the disk. I will never make a purchase from HP again, unless they give me a free printer or any other gift.

So………did hp customer service or treated you like garbage and seemed to make fun of you? Or did they were unhelpful?

please advice, i lost my data in laptop data lost while using HP recovery cd when it got error on loading.

does anyone have the file specifically for hp pavillion a814x?

my harddrive failed ( system32 missing ) and i never created those set of recovery cd’s.

I googled and found some system recovery patches, but it doens’t seem to be for my pc model

please help !!

I have a Windows hp laptop and I accidently permanently deleted a file from the Recycle Bin. Is there a way to recover the permanently deleted file? Thanks for your help in advance.
Is there any downloadable programs that support Microsoft?

I am using an hp pavilion dv2403 tx model notebook since January ;downgrade it to win xp frm preloaded vista.Now my created recovery disk is not working(hp dont provide).I see to their web site that hp do not provide disk free with notebook but provide it in case of error in owners created disk for additional charge.But they give it to only U.S ,Europe and some rich countries. In a poor country like Bangladseh have no available service.They have many customers there but why there is such a discrepancy?

I bought a laptop from Data Care center, Pune two years ago. Model hp-dv 6226.
It had windows Vista pre-installed.
For some reason I had to install win-XP SP2 in it. CD writer/DVD player, camera, battery is not functioning properly with XP.

Now I want to install Vista again. I only have 2 CDs of recovery disks out of three and I have missed the third disk.

What can be the best way to resolve this?

I have contacted HP online including the HQ’s in USA and by telephone IN UK (60p) a minute!! The information they keep giving me is totally useless! This being directing me to an online provider to purchase the recovery disk(s) I need for my model however as I keep telling them, my model is not listed? I have again emailed HP HQ’s, however they say all they can do is direct me to the very expensive UK helpline to which I just get the same response, HELP!! My HP laptop details are as follows:- p/n GF773EA…..s/n CND7170TP7 and service number G5055EA…
If anyone can please advise me where I can purchase the recovery disk(s) it would be very much appreciated!
no luck on ebay as such….if I purchase new operating system disks will this do the job? as I obviously want to keep what I have on the laptop?

I boot up and the hp screen comes up, and then it goes to a black screen with a blinking cursor. I put in the recovery disk made on this computer, and it says it is not for this pc.

I installed a new hard drive with the assumption that the system recovery disk would install the operating system (windows xp). It doesn’t work and HP doesn’t have them anymore (too out of date) what next? Anyone?

I have window vista. Recently I had a problem and started with the monitor, it went to sleep, and did not want to wake up. I talked to 3 HP technicians, they all said something different. And I believed they also messed up my computer somehow. My computer is on safe mode, and could not be back to the default setting. I was told to install the recovery disk. Will that help? If anyone know,s please help.

Im not to tech savy and I installed what I thought was a windows xp disk onto my hpdv6000 which had windows xp media edition on it. Now my computer is running sluggish, nothing looks right, and im unable to access my recovery partition. Is there a way for me to get one of these disks? I contacted HP but they told there was nothing they could do for me.

I just bought an HP Pavillion comes with a pre installed windows vista but never gave me any installers. I want to make my own recovery disk just in case I format/change my harddrive in the future.