Windows Recovery Console not working

BabyGrizzy · 27-06-2008

My recovery disk set I created now says it is not made for my laptop model...it is the only set I have for my laptop, no, I'm not mistaken. When I tap F11 at start up (boot screen, where the HP logo appears), it should go into the recovery console, but it does nothing.

Start>All programs>System Recovery>PC Recovery: Using this will wipe my hard drive, which is what I want to do. HP instructed me to click on "PC Recovery" in the menu that comes up, which should then restart (it does) and boot to the recovery console...Nope.

I booted into Safe Mode, ran numerous virus scans, nothing. Any help!? I am dieing here...I need to have my computer running at its best before the weekend is out...which means I need to reformat, please help me.

~Gwiz

chevre · 27-06-2008

Lots of times these days you get a recovery partition as well. Are you sure you don't have one of those? Personally, I took my recovery partition and stored the image on a large external HDD, just in case my laptop HDD dies.

Abby_Cullen · 28-06-2008

How new is it? I just bought an HP Pavilion not too long ago and it has the recovery partition on the harddrive.

27-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
BabyGrizzy Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California, USA Age: 15 Posts: 560 Threads: 60 Gallery Uploads: 21 Wiki Edits: 5 Blog Entries: 1	Windows Recovery Console not working My recovery disk set I created now says it is not made for my laptop model...it is the only set I have for my laptop, no, I'm not mistaken. When I tap F11 at start up (boot screen, where the HP logo appears), it should go into the recovery console, but it does nothing. Start>All programs>System Recovery>PC Recovery: Using this will wipe my hard drive, which is what I want to do. HP instructed me to click on "PC Recovery" in the menu that comes up, which should then restart (it does) and boot to the recovery console...Nope. I booted into Safe Mode, ran numerous virus scans, nothing. Any help!? I am dieing here...I need to have my computer running at its best before the weekend is out...which means I need to reformat, please help me. ~Gwiz

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27-06-2008	#2 (permalink)
chevre Not your typical kid Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Age: 24 Posts: 941 Threads: 25 Wiki Edits: 37	Lots of times these days you get a recovery partition as well. Are you sure you don't have one of those? Personally, I took my recovery partition and stored the image on a large external HDD, just in case my laptop HDD dies.

28-06-2008	#3 (permalink)
Abby_Cullen Will you be my lion? Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Forks, Washington. Age: 18 Posts: 2,346 Threads: 93 Gallery Uploads: 37 Blog Entries: 11	How new is it? I just bought an HP Pavilion not too long ago and it has the recovery partition on the harddrive.