Restore My Files : Information & Data Recovery

I bought a HP computer from Fry’s Electronics and I made a copy of the recovery disk but i had lost the disk. How can I get a recovery disk for my PC?
Thank You very much!

Yes you can if it’s not so old that it’s no longer supported. You’ll need to have the model number an then go to the hp order page here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/static_software_select?swlinkmsg=100&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=bph07143

You have to order them online and they send them to you in about a week through regular mail .They’ll cost you around $ 15.

I have a Toshiba a135 S4527 and I need a recovery disk for it. If you could tell me who I call or what website I order it from it would be really nice. Thank you.

If you are running windows vista there is an option to create a recovery disc. Thats what mine has. Otherwise if you have to order a recovery disc it will run you around 200. dollars

My laptop is running slow and I want to restore it to factory setting. Do I need to delete files before I run my recovery and applications and drivers disk and if I do, what files do I need to delete? Should I run a backup file every week and do I need a disk to burn them on or just run backup?

You don’t need to delete anything. Backing up is the critical part. You can use a back program, or just drag and drop files onto a USB stick, external drive, DVD-R, or other media.

In addition to personal data, you need to have your applications that didn’t come with the computer (e.g., MS Office) on disc (or other media) & ready to reinstall after the recovery.

I installed a windows 7 trial and now I don’t have vista. So should I just uprade to windows 7 or get a vista recovery disk and wait until my new laptop

Hello Zachary,

If you don’t have your original Vista CD you will need to purchase the full version of Windows 7 (not the upgrade) to install- if you did have Vista you would want to reinstall Vista before upgrading. Upgrading requires a previous Windows OS.

Tara
Windows Outreach Team

I want to make my computer go back to factory settings. I have an Asus laptop and the model is PRO31JR.

I have a recovery disk but it dosent do much. I put it in my computer but a bunch of files comes up and they dont do anything!

Thanks!

-Nathan

You need the Windows installation disk. Contact ASUS. (It’ll cost you less than if you buy a retail disk.)

I’ve had this HP computer for about a month, I ordered it online.
It kept giving me the option to create a recovery disk but I’ve just now gotten around to picking up some blank discs. Now that I’ve got them, I haven’t seen the same window giving me that option again and I can’t find it anywhere.
Any ideas?

all programs >recovery manager
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Recovery-Discs-for-Windows-Vista-in-HP-Recovery-Manager

I’m told you have to make your own recovery disk for windows 7, but with that disk can you restore the computer to "factory state".(How it was when it was new, meaning delete everything)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7
A recovery partition should be on the hard drive for use without disks. However it might be wise to create disks if for some reason you can’t access the recovery partition.
Type Recovery Disk Creation into your start menu search box.
The link describes what it does. It will erase everything and re install the operating system.
More info-http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Choosing-an-advanced-recovery-method

I got a big virus on my computer and I couldn’t do anything about it so I turned it off and when I turned it back on everything went fine until this blue screen popped up. it said to restart computer but it kept popping up. i couldn’t make recovery disks because control panel didn’t have the sony recovery disk icon so i couldn’t make recovery disks. is there anyway i can download them?

Download an .iso and burn it onto a DVD/CD, or mount it on daemon (Virtual CD/DVD).

I need a recovery disk for my vista. I have a blank CDR. I cant use that computer though, I need to use a different one as mine wont load windows till i make this disk. I dont care if it reformats and gets rid of everything on my computer.

Windows Vista is stable and safe to use in most situations. It is a powerful operating system that is easy to use and does a lot of its own housekeeping. But if you end up with a deadly virus or simply have some software and hardware conflicts, you’re going to want to run a recovery routine to save your system from having to be reformatted. Starting from scratch is a monumental pain, so the next best thing is to make a Windows Vista recovery disk.

1Start Windows Vista and log on to the administrator account. This will make it easier to get access to all of your most important files.

2Place a blank CD-R or DVD-R into the appropriate optical drive. There is no need to format this disk.

3Consider creating a folder on your desktop in which to place all of your most important files. This will make it easier to create a simple recovery disk later.

4Copy important files from their current locations to either the temporary folder you created, or simply right-click on them and select the "Send to" option followed by the drive letter of the optical drive. This will automatically spool the file to be prepped for writing to the disk.

5Burn all of the files you wish to keep for later recovery to the optical drive. This will not only allow you to install the files to the drive when you need to perform a system recovery, but it will also permit you to avoid formatting the hard drive.

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I own an HP dv9000 laptop. I have backed up all of my files and want to do a system restore to take it back to the original factory settings (like it was new). I am unable to burn a disk for recovery, but am told I can do it without the disk. If you have any information on how I can restore the laptop without the disk, please let me know! Thank you in advance

There may be a way to do this wothout even burning a disc. Try this…

Go to start, and then all programs. You will now be presented with everything you have on your computer… roughly… now go to "accessories." Under the tab called "System Tools," there should be something called System Restore. Use this. Click Next, and use it to set your computer to the earliest possible date. All Done! congrats.