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‎03-13-2011 10:34 AM

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Hi,

When trying to restore the factory image (F11 during boot), the laptop seems like it is trying to boot the missing Windows installation (Windows boot manager error page).

The partitions "SYSTEM", "HP_RECOVERY" and "HP_TOOLS" have not been touched. The ~15 GB recovery files are still there!

The Windows partition (2nd primary) has been deleted and recreated as an NTFS partition. Since then the recovery process will not start.

 

How can I restore the system from my intact HP_RECOVERY partition without using recovery DVDs? (I can't access them right now.)

Does the Windows partition need some specific disk label? What is the magic that breaks the recovery when a NTFS partition is simply deleted and recreated?

Peter

HP ProBook 6550b (WD701EA#ABD)
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