If i were to reformat the NTFS (user) partition of my Pav 7965, would i still be able to press F10 at startup and recover the system from the image on the recovery partition?
When pressing F10 i assume the bios is executing HPs recovery program from the NTFS (user) partition... Or does the recovery program reside on the recovery partition?
I'd like to know because i need to partition the drive for Linux, and Win98 in addition to XP. I have Drive Image 5.0, so i can make an image of the recovery partition, since i'm not having any luck getting the CDs from hp...
Thanks,
-Bob
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the recovery program resides on the recovery partition, however the MBR needs to be left intact, since the F10 hook isnt coming from the BIOS, its coming from the MBR, this is where some bootloaders will kill off the recovery partition and make it inaccessible
if you call hp ,they all of sudden find a statement,saying the recovery can be purchased ,what a scam,i got mine for free a month ago,and hp has been saying those recovery disks diddn't exist ,you can only buy them once ,if something ever happens to them you can't order another set,so hp is going to make an exta $10.00 from every custumer,hp had a plan to make more money,my best answer is to stay away from hp products
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