Dave
5/14/2008
16:06:24
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Compaq Presario System Restore- HELP!! PLZ
I have a Compaq Presario Desktop Computer.
I wanted to do a system restore on it. I created the 6 system restore disks.
I put in disc one...rebooted the computer and followed the instructions for a full restore-- which should wipe the partition and hardrive clean
Now, it boots of the 1st cd--
Here's how far I get:
"No operating system installed or partition corrupted.
Press "R" to perform a full system Recovery."
So, i press 'R' and it starts to sound like its working... the fan speeds up- and at the bottom of the screen it says:
Preparing recovery partition---please wait--
Now-- here's the frustrating part-- it got about 40% through the screen... and the fan shuts off and it goes no further--
I reboot and try again-- with the same results--
Please help!! i don't think my recovery discs are bad b/c I've done this once before and it worked fine.
Thanks for the help-- dbelt78@Yahoo.com
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Eric
5/14/2008
22:09:52
| RE: Compaq Presario System Restore- HELP!! PLZ
Hi Dave,
What version of Windows are you trying to re-install?
Although I don't know much about the compaq restore process, I might be tempted just to reformat the traditional way. In other words, create yourself a boot disk (maybe by using one of the images available at bootdisk.com). Then boot up using that boot disk in your floppy drive and reformat the computer (using the format and fdisk commands). Then insert a Windows CD into your CD-ROM drive and run the setup.exe file on there.
Hopefully someone else has a better answer.
Eric
SiliconGuide.com |
al
6/22/2008
05:07:37
| RE: Compaq Presario System Restore- HELP!! PLZ
i have apresario compaq desktop pc
can i use my acer recovery cd for it? |
Eric
6/25/2008
20:25:26
| RE: Compaq Presario System Restore- HELP!! PLZ
Hi Al,
I'm not 100% sure, but I would bet you might run into some problems if you try to use your Acer recovery CD for your compaq desktop PC. I would try reformatting the Compaq Presario computer manually (i.e. boot up using a boot disc or a Windows bootable CD) and installing a fresh copy of Windows. This would require you to purchase a new copy of Windows XP or Windows Vista from the store and to install it. It may no longer be possible to purchase Windows XP since Microsoft is trying to move everyone over to Windows Vista.
Eric. |
