Asking About Recovery

AhBeng · 07-27-2007, 02:06 AM

Hey, Im thinkin of using the recovery that come with my pc ..
But im just worried that i need some things else ..
If i recovery .. do i need cd or something ?
Or i just can press F10 without using cd ?

carnageX · 07-27-2007, 02:09 AM

You don't need to use a CD. It just restores files off of the recovery partition that's already on the hard drive. Just MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A BACKUP OF ALL YOUR IMPORTANT DATA. I know you can do this during the recovery process on HP's, but it's best to backup stuff yourself, manually, just in case it happens to miss something by chance. The recovery option creates a clean install, remember.

AhBeng · 07-27-2007, 02:24 AM

I've back up all my important file and stuff to another external hdd ..
so it means im ready to recovery ?

1 more last question .. how long is the process goin to take ?

carnageX · 07-27-2007, 02:38 AM

As long as you have your important data backed up, you should be ready to go.

Well, I'm not really sure on that. Can't remember how long it took for me to do a clean install from recovery partition on a client's Vista machine I had to work on once. I'd say...at least an hour, possibly.

07-27-2007, 02:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
AhBeng Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 98	Asking About Recovery Hey, Im thinkin of using the recovery that come with my pc .. But im just worried that i need some things else .. If i recovery .. do i need cd or something ? Or i just can press F10 without using cd ? __________________

07-27-2007, 02:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
carnageX Lurker Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,503	Re: Asking About Recovery You don't need to use a CD. It just restores files off of the recovery partition that's already on the hard drive. Just MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A BACKUP OF ALL YOUR IMPORTANT DATA. I know you can do this during the recovery process on HP's, but it's best to backup stuff yourself, manually, just in case it happens to miss something by chance. The recovery option creates a clean install, remember. __________________ /Antec 900...................................Intel e6750 @ 3.53GHz\ /Xigmatek Rifle S1283..............GigaByte GA-P35-DS3R mobo\ /2x1GB G.Skill/2x1GB OCZ Gold DDR2-800 @ 5-5-5-15, 441MHz\ \EVGA 8800GT 512MB @ 730/1000................Corsair 520hx PSU/ \19" Hanns-G Widescreen LCD.............19" AOC Fullscreen CRT/ \SeaGate 500GB/320GB; Maxtor 160GB external; W.D. 160GB/ 3DMark06 Score: 13700 \| carnageX \| e6750 @ 3.53GHz \| 8800GT 512MB @ 760/1080 \| XP Home 32bit

07-27-2007, 02:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
AhBeng Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 98	Re: Asking About Recovery I've back up all my important file and stuff to another external hdd .. so it means im ready to recovery ? 1 more last question .. how long is the process goin to take ? __________________

07-27-2007, 02:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
carnageX Lurker Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,503	Re: Asking About Recovery As long as you have your important data backed up, you should be ready to go. Well, I'm not really sure on that. Can't remember how long it took for me to do a clean install from recovery partition on a client's Vista machine I had to work on once. I'd say...at least an hour, possibly. __________________ /Antec 900...................................Intel e6750 @ 3.53GHz\ /Xigmatek Rifle S1283..............GigaByte GA-P35-DS3R mobo\ /2x1GB G.Skill/2x1GB OCZ Gold DDR2-800 @ 5-5-5-15, 441MHz\ \EVGA 8800GT 512MB @ 730/1000................Corsair 520hx PSU/ \19" Hanns-G Widescreen LCD.............19" AOC Fullscreen CRT/ \SeaGate 500GB/320GB; Maxtor 160GB external; W.D. 160GB/ 3DMark06 Score: 13700 \| carnageX \| e6750 @ 3.53GHz \| 8800GT 512MB @ 760/1080 \| XP Home 32bit

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