Can't recover from recovery partition with OneKey after disastrous Win 8.1 upgrade

I have a U410 that is only a couple months old. A few days ago I decided to take the plunge and accept the free upgrade to Windows 8.1.
Big mistake.
SInce the upgrade, I've had a slew of problems ranging from programs not running to hard disk integrity checks every time I restart the computer. I've already refreshed the computer (wiping all programs), with no luck. Now I'd like to restore from the recovery partition. However, when I press the onekey button I get the same behavior described here, and can't boot to system recovery mode.
Based on some of the posts in this thread, I gather that any change in the partition sizes pretty much breaks the onekey software, but that sometimes restoring the factory partition sizes can cause it to work again. I haven't knowingly made any changes to the partition sizes, yet looking at disk management I am seeing more partitions than I would have expected (not sure if they were there before the upgrade since I've never looked before). I would like to know if there's any way I can regain access to the recovery partition--and if not, what my best bet is for undoing the damage the 8.1 upgrade did to my OS.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Dang, that's dissapointing. I did see it mentioned elsewhere that recovery discs are only $16 though. I had thought they'd be $100+ or something, so that aint so bad. I'll get on that.
Thanks for your time

Similar Messages

Can't boot from recovery partition in Mountain Lion

I've installed Mountain Lion on two different boxes so far: a 20" iMac at home and a Mac Mini at work. Both had up to date Lion installations prior to the upgrade. After installing Mountain Lion I am not able to boot in to the recovery partition on either one. Whether I hold down Command-R to go directly to the recovery parittion, or simply hold down Option to get a choice of boot devices, I am taken directly to the login screen.
The recovery partition is there on both boxes, and I can mount it and examine it using 'diskutil' from the command line. I created a USB image of the recovery partition on the iMac, and the Startup Disk control panel allowed be to select it as a boot device, but the box (both boxes, actually; I also tried it on the Mini) booted directly to the login screen.
I honestly don't know whether I could boot to the recovery partition prior to upgrading to Mountatin Lion or not. When I first installed Lion on the iMac I did not get a recovery paritition, but Apple sent me a USB drive and after cleaning up the disk (getting rid of an unused Boot Camp partition) I was able to get a clean install with a functioning recovery paritition. However I never booted from it after confirming that it worked.
Anyone else see anything like this? Or have an idea how to fix it?
- Larry

Ok but you can get the Option key to work.
There is a utility to Rebuild the recovery HD partition.
Look here first.
Removing and rebuilding a malfunctioning Recovery HD partition « Der Flounder
Then in that article a link to download or find the Recovery HD utility on the Apple website.
But that was originally for Lion. So you may have to rebuild the Lion R-HD then Reinstall Mt Lion over the top of your current install of Mt Lion for it to make the Mt Lion R-HD.
Depending on the age of your Mac's you may also be able to use the Online (Internet) Recovery HD system. To get to that with a R-HD partition on the system, even if that R-HD partition sin't working, you hold down Command+Option+r keys when starting the system (And yes with the USB keyboard attached).

I can't recover from "recovery mode" what do I do?

One day I attempted to turn on my iPad and a black screen should up and the little iTubes symbol pops up with a picture of a cable pointed towards the symbol.
So I attempted to hook it up to my computer to connect to iTunes. I figured this was because I was supposed to update my iPad to the newest version but was procrastinating. So I figured this was why my iPad wasn't working.
I connect my iPad and iTunes won't even recognize that the iPad was connected.
My iTunes also wasn't working because it was 2-3 versions behind. So I went through this whole ordeal, I ended up having to completly delete and reinstall iTunes to get it to work. Finally I got version 11.2.2.3 install up and running.
I connect my iPad 2 again and an error pops up saying:
"iTunes has detected an iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTunes."
ok. So that's the problem, my iPad 2 is in "Recovery Mode"
So I go ahead and click the Restore button and it starts to download "iPad Software Update" which is a 1.06GB download.
It downloads and gets to varying download percentages. The farthest it's gotten is 65.7MB out of 1.06GB. And it downloads super super slow. Starts off at an Est Download Time of 1 hour all the way up to 10 hours. I have a fast computer and good connection, I don't know the exact time of a regular large download, but I know that I've downloaded movies well over 2GB in an hour or less.
Intermittantly the download will pause and it will give me the same error message as before: "iTunes has detected an iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTunes."
All I have to do is hit OK and resume download. But eventually, another error will pop up which will end the download:
"There was a problem downloading the software for the iPad "iPad". An unknown error occurred (9006)
Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later."
And that will be it. If I try to resume the download after that last error message, the download will start from the beginning.
So as of right now, I have a $800 paper weight. And Apple wants me to pay them just to talk to someone.
How the heck do I get my iPad 2 out of recovery mode!!!!
Here is some info on my iPad if it helps.
iPad 2 64GB WiFi 3G
Model A1397 EMC 2424

1.Turn off your device. If you can't turn it off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time and wait a few seconds for it to turn off.
2.Plug the device's USB cable into your computer only.
3.Hold down the device's Home button as you connect the USB cable to it.
4.When you see the Connect to iTunes screen, release the Home button. If you don't see this screen, try steps 1 through 3 one more time.
5.Use iTunes to restore your device.
Additional Information:
If you started your device in recovery mode by mistake, restart it to exit recovery mode. Or you can just wait—after 15 minutes the device will exit recovery mode by itself. If you want a faster way to solve iPad Stuck in Recovery Mode, try iPad data recovery software.

How can i install Windows XP on IBM T43 from recovery partition ?

I have a secret recovery partition with some GB in size on my IBM T43 laptop and i want to install Windows XP from it.
How can i do that? I will loose all my data from HDD or I can keep D: partition intact ?
What are the steps i should follow to install XP from secret hdd recovery partition ? Are the drivers also on this partition ?
Thanks a lot !
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hello,
Perhaps one of the discs is not labeled correctly. Try going through all of them to see if one of them works.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
S230u (3347-4HU) • X220 (4286-CTO) • W510 (4318-CTO) • W530 (2441-4R3) • X100e (3508-CTO) • X120e (0596-CTO) • T61p (6459-CTO) • T43p (2678-H7U) • T42 (2378-R4U) • T23 (2648-LU7)
Deutsche Community Comunidad en Español Русскоязычное Сообщество

Install from Recovery partition after upgrade from 10.9

Hi all, on my MacBook 13" nov. 2012 I upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite using the standard upgrade.
After a couple of days I decided to perform a clean install:
- formatted "Macintosh HD Partition"
- rebooted with cmd+R
- reinstalled from recovery partition.
Is this really a clean install or my recovery partition contains pieces of the old Mavericks?
Thanks in advance for answering
Paolo

paolo_italy wrote:
First I upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite (with no erase). Then I booted from recovery partition, erased Macintosh HD partition and installed Yosemite.
My question is: did I perform a really clean install or to be sure I had to erase the entire disk and recover from the Internet?
Paolo
You performed a clean install of OS X Yosemite.
You were in the Yosemite Recovery HD.
You erased the Macintosh HD which erases the previous OS install, user accounts and data files -- everything! Then you reinstalled JUST OS X Yosemite.

During recovery from recovery partition I get message "INF file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing

During recovery from recovery partition I get message:
INF file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing, status 14.
Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
Now I have a computer with a recovery partition and that's about it.
The C partition has been formatted by recovery and files have been copied but I can't get any further.
The computer is an nc6220 and the OS, if the recovery would work, is winXP pro.
Anyone have any ideas ?

I assume you ran recovery from the hard drive?
If so,
I would run a chkdsk on the recovery partition it may fix the sif file corruption.
You can do this from a XP boot cd using the command prompt, you just need to run it on the recovery partition instead of the C drive as explained in this article.
http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=5097
if you use the
map
command, it will list all the partitions and the drive letters
so the command might look something like this
chkdsk /r D:
D: represents the recovery partition, which may be different than D:

I can not delete my recovery partition using HP recovery on win 7

Hi there,
as the title already says it, i can't delete my recovery partition using the HP software. I mean, there is such option like deleting it, but it is grey and i can not access it, i click and nothing happens. I already made my recovery flash drive and would like to get rid of the unnecessary taken disk space. Any sollutions?
HP Pavilion dv 7, LZ389EA#AKD

Hi,
This assumes that Windows 7 was the original OS that your notebook came with.
If you created a set of Recovery Discs you can use these to reinstall the original OS - they will also re-create the Recovery Partition on the Hard Drive as well as reinstalling all your original software. Remember this is a destructive process, so back up any personal files etc that you wish to keep before reinstalling the Operating System.
If you don't have your original Recovery Discs, you can order a replacement set using the link below.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00810334&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en
If you have any problem with this link, order them directly from HP.
If you live in the US, contact HP Here.
If you are in another part of the world, start Here.
Regards,
DP-K
****Click the White thumb to say thanks****
****Please mark Accept As Solution if it solves your problem****
****I don't work for HP****
Microsoft MVP - Windows Experience

Unable to reinstall Mountain Lion from recovery partition

Hi there,
   I have formatted my main HDD partition and then boot from recovery partition. I have a MacBook Pro 2011 series. I have reinstalled my Mountain Lion following on screen instructions. But when It's says is OK and 100% installed and begin restart the system, it is unable to boot and automatically boot from recovery partition again.
   Can anybody help me? What I have to do?
   Thanks in advance.
   vzuritae.

Why did you start this process in the first place? Was there something wrong with the original install of Mt Lion? Like your system wouldn't startup anymore?
I suspect it is a hardware problem and may be the drive is failing.
Is your Mac a Early or Late 2011 model. Did it come with Lion Pre-installed?
If it came with Lion Preinstalled then you can use the Online Internet Recovery system to first reinstall Lion. At startup hold down the Command+Option/Alt+r keys until you see a spinning globe in the center of the screen. From that screen select Disk Utility and Re-Partition the drive as One partition. Then close DU and select Reinstall Mac OS X. If after the install of Lion is downloaded and finishes the install your system still refuses to boot up properly then you have a hardware problem and only Apple can fix a hardware problem.

I lost 5 files from recovery partition "dv6-3170ee"

Hello , I'm Yehya , And I Have HP Pavilion dv6-3170ee Entertainment Notebook PC
Core I7 , HDD 500 , Ram 4
And I Have a very big problem and i know also how can i fix it but i can't do it alone i need help
my problem is
when i try to recovery my notebook i get error message which say notebook can't recovery using the image recovery
so i tried again and again but the same thing
so i decided to search about that
after days of searching i knew what is the wrong
the problem is i lost 5 files from my recovery partition and i know their names
so what i need is , that any one who have the same notebook "dv6-3170ee" , he/she can go to his recovery partition and uploading these 5 files to me
i know i ask for a big thing
but everything here is stop and i can't do any thing just hoping someone help
and i didn't have much money to buy dvd operation system or recovery Discs
all of what i want . just 5 files
here is the names of files
1-   base21.o
2-   base21.1
3-   base33.wim
4-   base34.wim
5-   base175.wim
You will find All these files at ... Recovery Partition ( D: )/preload
Yes at the preload folder
or i think you can find them at the 3rd dvd if you have 5 recovery dvds
that's all , and i'm sorry for english mistakes , i'm not very good at english
i wait for help
and thank you
Yehya

Hi,
Here's an alternative option you may want to consider.
Before trying the following, make sure you can still read the 25 Character Product Activation key on your Windows COA label ( 5 blocks of 5 alpha/numeric sets ).
An example of a COA Label can be seen Here.
You can create an installation disc yourself using another PC - just download the correct Disc Image ( this must be the exact same version that originally came with your notebook ) from the link below and use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly to a blank DVD - a guide on using ImgBurn to write an ISO to a disc is Here. These Images are clean and from a well-respected source, however there are only limited versions available.
Windows-7 sp1-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit
Use the disc to perform the installation, enter the Windows activation key found on the COA Label when requested and when the installation has completed, use the 'Phone Method' detailed in the link below to activate the OS - this method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who just want a clean installation of Windows 7 without the additional software load normally bundled with OEM installations.
http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx
Any additional drivers and software you may need can be found Here.
Regards,
DP-K
****Click the White thumb to say thanks****
****Please mark Accept As Solution if it solves your problem****
****I don't work for HP****
Microsoft MVP - Windows Experience

How to recover the recovery partition after delete all hard disk partitions

hallo
how to recover the recovery partition after delete all hard disk partitions in toshiba satellite pro c850-1fn ?
note that : I did not work recovery disc or usb to my laptop.
I have need of your help.

Satellite Pro C850-1FN (PSCBXE-01700EEN)
Restore the hard disk to its original out-of-the-box contents using Toshiba recovery media. All of the original partitions will be restored, including the recovery partition.
If no recovery discs were created, you can obtain them from Toshiba.
Toshiba Europe Backup Media Online Shop
For instructions, see the section Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media on p. 4-18 of the User's Manual (attached).
-Jerry

How can I recover my old account with a new one?

Hi, my hotmail account it was hacked, I can't have acces to my adobe account anymore.
How can I get acces to my old account with a new Adobe ID?
I'm already subscribed to creative cloud and I can't have acces to my account and upgrade my products.
what can I do?
Thanks

Thanks Romshina
I read the link you send me and thanks, but the thing is that I still can't get into my Adobe Id, because when I try they ask me to reset my password in an email they will send me to my old account and there is the problem, because I don't have acces to that old acount, [email protected]
now this is my new email, because the las one it was hacked and I just can't get back to it.
So I would like to have access to my account and update this new email account, to have acces to my CC account.
Thanks
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:51:15 -0800
From: [email protected]
To: <Removed by Moderator>
Subject: Re: How can I recover my old account with a new one? How can I recover my old account with a new one?
    Re: How can I recover my old account with a new one?
    created by Romsinha in Adobe Creative Cloud - View the full discussion
Hi Guillermo Castellanos,
Please refer the knowledge base article: http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/account-password-sig n-faq.html.
Regards,
Romit Sinha
Please note that the Adobe Forums do not accept email attachments. If you want to embed a screen image in your message please visit the thread in the forum to embed the image at http://forums.adobe.com/message/5959347#5959347
Replies to this message go to everyone subscribed to this thread, not directly to the person who posted the message. To post a reply, either reply to this email or visit the message page: Re: How can I recover my old account with a new one?
To unsubscribe from this thread, please visit the message page at Re: How can I recover my old account with a new one?. In the Actions box on the right, click the Stop Email Notifications link.
           Start a new discussion in Adobe Creative Cloud at Adobe Community
For more information about maintaining your forum email notifications please go to http://forums.adobe.com/thread/416458?tstart=0.

How can I recover my Recovery hd

How can I recover my recovery HD on my mac pro

Better forums would be Lion Community, and MacBook Pro (this is not notebook users).
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.7_lion?view=discussi ons
Depends what year and whether yours came with Lion (2011 and later) or not.
Whether you know how to reinstall Liion. But what happens when you hold Option key or Command-r when you startup? you can't boot into Lion Recovery? And do you have TimeMachine? an external backup drive?
Lion Recovry & TimeMachine
http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/
http://www.apple.com/support/lion/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
General Time Machine Stuff:
Time Machine vs. Clones and Archives
How Time Machine Works its Magic
Time Machine’s Gory Details:
https://www.apple.com/support/timemachine/
How To Restore Your System
http://pondini.org/TM/14.htmlMac OS X v10.7 Lion
Frequently Asked Questions
Troubleshooting
Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule
Using Time Machine with an Airport Extreme Airdisk
General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide: Isolating issues in Mac OS X
Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems: Isolating an issue by using another user account
Identifying resource hogs and other tips: Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
Starting the computer in "safe mode": Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
To identify potential hardware problems: Apple Hardware Test
General Mac maintenance: Tips to keep your Mac in top form
Using Cloning as a Backup Strategy
Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4.1
OS X Lion Install to Different Drive

Reinstall Mac Os X 10.9 from Recovery Partition

Hi, I have some problems with my Os X, and I want to reinstall it from Recovery Partition. I'm wondering, will I lose all my files after reinstalling?

If you erase and install OS X, you will lose all your data.
If you reinstall OS X, theoretically speaking, you should not lose any data. But there is no guarantee.
You should have a backup before undertaking any such action.
Best.

X61: Can I delete the recovery partition?

Can I delete the recovery partition on my x61? Now that I have Windows 7 installed I have no need for it and would like to use the 5gb. I have found instructions to use diskpart to delete the partition. Do I need to do anything else to ensure my machine boots into the C: partition?

Yes you can. I did it with Acronis Disk Director yesterday. All worked fine. You can also use other programs like gparted. Greets Ensonn

How to recover deleted recovery partition for HP Pavilion TS Sleekbook 14-b145 tx window 8

Hi, Please kindly help me!!!! I have accidentally click on "remove recovery partition" from hp recovery manager and i did not save a copy to usb....Am i able to restore or recover the recovery partition???? My notebook is HP Pavilion TS Sleekbook 14-b145 tx window 8.. Since i accidentally delete the recovery partition.....i am not able to reset my pc i.e reset all drive and files from system recovery. Please help me to solve the problem....because i need to use the notebook asap. Thanks a lot for your help

Contact HP Support to order Recovery Media. If you live in the US/CA, contact HP info Here. If you live in another part of the world, start here>>Contact HP

Can't recover from recovery partition with OneKey after disastrous Win 8.1 upgrade

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for