[ale] [OT] Help with burning recovery disks from HP

[Robert Reese~]

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:41:39 -0500
> Robert Reese~ <ale at sixit.com> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> The most recent HP systems I have seen included the ability to
>>> burn to DVD, but only once, and only before you use the restore
>>> partition.
>>>
>>
>> Advanced users can find simple instructions online to re-enable
>> the burning of the recovery disks.  And, of course, once the
>> system is recovered via the disks the ability to make another set
>> presents itself.
>>
>>
> Maybe on some systems.  I know that the s7700n that I have did not
> permit that; the restored version of Windows didn't even have those
> utilities installed (that is to say, that the restore partition
> does _not_ give you a setup that is 100% the way it comes from the
> factory).

If it did it once, it can be made to do it again.


>> The recovery stuff is system dependent, which is why we need the
>> model number. But alas there is no ISO  image to burn.
>>
>>
> One would think that if they wanted people to use the restore
> media, they'd still be providing optical media to restore from.  It
> is clear that they didn't consider what happens if the hard drive
> shoots itself in the foot and the user doesn't want to---or doesn't
> have the time to---send the machine back to the vendor.

Nope.  Economics showed otherwise... people are desperate to get the recovery 
disks so they'll pay the $12.95 for the disks and the $xx.xx for the overnight 
rush processing and delivery.  Further, they save money by not hiring another 
company to make the recovery disks and by not paying people to put the disks in 
the right box.

R~