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Recovery Discs
Name: Webacon Date: March 12, 2007 at 18:42:55 Pacific OS: Vista Basic CPU/Ram: 512 RAM, 3.3 GHz Product: H.P.
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I hope I'm writing to the right forum. I just got a new HP computer with Vista Basic included. I'm trying to create recovery discs through the Recovery Manager, but it just keeps telling me to insert a blank disc. The message I get is: Disc inserted is a rewritable disc. Insert blank. What am I doing wrong? Don't you need to write to a rewritable disc? The only option it gives me is to click Finish and the disc is ejected. I'm using Memorex DVD+RW rewritable. Thanks so much in advance.
Name: XpUser Date: March 12, 2007 at 18:56:04 Pacific
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Don't use rewritable discs (DVD-RW). Use DVD+R or DVD-R (called blank disc).
i_XpUser
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Response Number 2
Name: Webacon Date: March 13, 2007 at 06:12:01 Pacific
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Is my face red! LOL. Thanks so much for clearing that up.
Webacon
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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser Date: March 13, 2007 at 07:08:38 Pacific
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:-) NP. By the way the size of HP recovery is about 5.6GB. You will need two DVD-Rs. I just burned mine to one DVD-R DL (double layer) for HP s7700n.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 4
Name: nhackjr Date: March 13, 2007 at 10:54:38 Pacific
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Also, be careful of the brand of media that you use. Some of the more generic stuff may fail out when trying to create the recovery discs on HP systems.
Nevin
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Response Number 5
Name: Webacon Date: March 13, 2007 at 16:20:11 Pacific
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Wow! Thanks for the further info. You're right XPUser, I just made the recovery discs and it took two of them. And I'm sure glad I bought a brand name. Thanks for letting me know that Nevin. Super help. I couldn't have asked for more.
Webacon
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Response Number 6
Name: XpUser Date: March 13, 2007 at 18:50:14 Pacific
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Be aware that you will not be able to create another Recovery CD set. The creator is programmed to run only once and implode itself. Do not lose those DVDs - you never know when you will need them (you can always order it from HP at nominal cost).
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