Help! Someone formatted the recovery partition!

Ok, so I bought this Satellite P305-S8814 off someone and I press F8 to see startup options and the option to Repair Your Computer option isn't there! Then I see it's set to dual boot two versions of Vista! The idiot obviously installed Vista over the restore partition! I want it like it just came from the factory so what do I do? I tried to find the original restore discs online but came up with nothing legit. Anyone know how to fix this?

Satellite P305-S8814
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Help me please I really messed up,I was messing around with my fathers MacBook Pro 5,4 Intel Core2Duo 2.5Ghz and I deleted the recovery partition aswel as anything else left on the drive,so now when it starts or turns on all I see is a folder with a Quest

Ive wipped everything off my Fathers MacBook Pro's drive, there's no recovery partition left nothing the model is a MacBook Pro 5,4 Intel Core2Duo 2.5Ghz
and I don't no were to start to install another operating system Im told this system can't be rebooted only can be booted from the recovery partition,Im really stuck here with this Mac and all it does is show me a Folder with a Question Mark on the screen any help would be appreciated Oh please anything.....I combed threw past post's but Im not to savy on getting around in these forums since this is the first Ive posted to even if there's a link to the way Im going to have to get this reinstalled that would be great I don't know heck Ill download a torrent file of what I need to get started on this any thing you good people tell me I should do,to get this up and running Ill do,please.
Thanks myklthebrain

Oh, the irony of referring to yourself as "myklthebrain". Make an appointment, at the nearest Apple store, with an Apple Genius, and hope that (s)he can sort it out.

HT4718 No 1. I can not activate Filevault : FileVault can't be turned on for the disk "Macintosh HD". Some disk formats don't support the recovery partition required by encryption. To use encryption, reinstall this version of Mac OS X on a reformatted

I have TWO PROBLEMS
No 1. I can not activate FileVault. It displyas as follows :
FileVault can’t be turned on for the disk “Macintosh HD”.
Some disk formats don’t support the recovery partition required by encryption. To use encryption, reinstall this version of Mac OS X on a reformatted disk.
No 2. I can not activate Find My Mac service. It displays as follows :
Find My Mac requires a recovery partition
Some configurations, such as software or hardware RAID, do not support a recovery partition and can't be used with find my mac

Restart holding down the option/alt key and see if you have a Recovery Volume.
Recovery Partition – Recreate Without Reinstalling
Recovery Partition – Recreate Without Reinstalling (Requires Installer)
Recovery Drive – Restore Missing
Recovery Disk Assistant

Help, my computer refuses to boot the recovery partition.

My computer refuses to boot the recovery partition. I hit f12 during startup and selected "HDD recovery", however instead of loading what is suppsoed to be the toshiba recovery wizard, the text "HDD recovery" quickly flashes on the bottom of the screen and then it simply loads windows 7 normally.
I can access the hidden recovery partition from windows 7 and I can see the .wim file in there, but I don't know how to restore a computer using a system image. I've tried that option and it tells me it is unable to find system images, is there a specific place I have to put this file? Do I have to burn it to dvd?
I ran linux off the optical disk drive to see if it would boot anything other than windows 7 and surely enough linux worked.
I've also tried copying the contents of a system repair disk onto a usb and replacing the boot.wim with the .wim on the toshiba recovery partition and renaming it to boot.wim, which let me into the toshiba recovery wizard, but I was unable to continue past the first menu.
It says on the bottom of my laptop the specific model is a Toshiba Sattelite P750 -04S, if I've read it correctly.
Edit: Is there anyway to "start fresh" without using the recovery partititon or buying a new copy of windows? What I am trying to do is to revert to factory "out of the box" settings.

Satellite P750-04S (PSAY3C-04S010)
We support US computer at this website. Everything for your Canadian model is here.
You can order recovery discs by calling 800-663-0378. The discs are free, but the shipping and handling charges are probably substantial.
For instructions, see the section Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media, which begins on p. 1-16 of the User's Manual (attached).
-Jerry
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PLZ helpppppppppppppppppppppppp want to roll back "active" of the recovery partition...

Hi,
I need serious help,,,,,,any help is appreciated :
--- I believed my second hard drive is burnt , but it was not ( not able to access it, it was because i had changed the workgroup in NTFS),
--- at this stage my windows 7 would boot normally , but like a new user, no access to previous files
--- so tried to do restore,    F11 showed there were no previous saving for restore
--- tried to do recovery , F11 showed that "restore" botton is gray/ inactive
--- someone on internet suggested to make the recovery partition , "active", so i did it through disk management
--- then when windows boot up, it went directly to previous recovery page with inactive botton,, i can not access my previous windows , i can not boot up to windows again
--- so now it boots up and goes to useless recovery page
--- through bios activated "HP Quick web" , and playing with photo viewer in quickweb i noticed all my files on the "maybe burnt drive" are all there!!!!    and i can view them,,,,,,,   ooops!!! my whole problem was changing windows group!!
---   so if i can just boot to previous windows , then i can change the group and access the files...but
--- now i cant go out of recovery page,,,,, now that it is "active partition" everytime i turn on computer is JUST goes to recovery page screen (which is inactive),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
--- how can i roll back, or inactive the recovery partition and use my drive "C" previous partition as the only active one
I dont have recovery CD (I will get it tomorrow, i ordered it by HP, 30 bucks! phewww),,,,,,,,,
i am panicked any help would be deeply appreciated.........................................................
HP Pavillion DV-7 4069
Windows 7 Home Premium

Hi,
If you don't already have one, use another PC to create a Windows 7 Recovery CD. Download the relevant ISO from the links below.
Windows 7 32bit
Windows 7 64bit
You should use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO to a CD. Once created, or if you already have this, insert the CD and restart to boot from it. Select the Repair option.
Select the 'Repair your Computer' option and follow Option 2 in the guide on the link below to run Start-up Repair – you may need to run this 2 or 3 times.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html
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Windows 8.1 clean install in GPT hard drive style without loosing the RECOVERY partition

Always i try format my windows partition, i get the following error:
Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style.
So i would like a clean install Windows 8.1 without chnage the hard drive style or loose my RECOVERY partition.
Obs.: I just can perform boot after disabling UEFI and Secure Boot.
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@lucasc ,
Hello and thank you for posting on the HP support forums. You will not be able to do this without damaging the recovery partition. If you want to do a fresh install on your system use the system recovery.
If not you will install the operating system of your choice. Before doing so make sure the notebook came with the operating system and you have supported drivers for the OS you want to install.
If not you may not be able to find supported drivers and end up with hardware issues. The drivers are built for the notebook based on the OS that it was released with and they are proprietary.
I hope this helps. Thank you again for posting and have a great day.
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Can I Create The Recovery Disk(s) From The Recovery Partition? Can I Copy The Partition?

I searched the forums to find an answer to this question, but was unable to find one. It seems to me that it might be useful info for others trying to create Recovery CD/DVDs from a failed hard drive that still has an accessible Recovery Partition so hopefully we can figure out a solution. :-)
I have a Pavilion dv9408ca (Vista Home) with a hard drive that won't boot. I removed the hard drive and was able to read it on another system. I was also able to to create a Virtual Machine and run it so I recovered all the important data. I installed it in an external drive case and tried to boot from it but I wasn't able to access the Recovery Partition (F11 option didn't show and didn't work), and Windows wouldn't load.
It's possible that the controller is the problem so I don't want to buy another hard drive yet. I would like to format the original hard drive and create a 'factory' system but I don't have Recovery CD/DVDs. I cannot create the Recovery CD/DVDs using the Virutal Machine (I presume it's because it's not running on an HP).
The dv9408ca can boot form the DVD drive (ran UBCD, etc. and they booted fine).
Can I copy the Recovery Partition and make a bootable set of CD/DVDs by using some other program or copying the files/folders? I have CD/DVD burning software (Nero) that can create bootable CD/DVDs. Or can I use the Virtual Machine to run a program that will do this without using the HP Recovery Manager software in Windows?
Or... Can I create a set of Recovery CDs from another Pavilion Notebook (different model but same Vista OS) and use those to format/recover the dv9408ca system?
Thank you for your help with this problem.

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Or... Can I create a set of Recovery CDs from another Pavilion Notebook (different model but same Vista OS) and use those to format/recover the dv9408ca system?
This is only option which might work for you provided the product number of other laptop matches with your existing system Else you can order a set of recovery disk for your Notebook(dv9408ca) from here for a nominal charge.
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Restoring Vista's MBR so F11 actually loads the recovery partition?

Hey guys, I have a Pavilion m8277c that came out of the factory with Vista 32-bit. I know from experience that by dual booting and installing another OS, either with another version of Windows (newer or older) or Linux, overwriting the MBR will cause F11 to not work in loading the recovery partition at startup (in fact, in the past I tried a Windows 7 beta and when I decided to wipe my hard drive clean some time after that, I had to use the recovery disks that I thankfully made before doing this experiment, as my recovery partition was nonfunctional). Right now I have a triple boot of Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Ubuntu Linux, with Linux's bootloader (GRUB) occupying the MBR, which could load any of the three OS's.
Now, I decided to get rid of Linux altogether and wipe my hard drive clean again (I keep all my files on an external hard drive and I don't have much software to reinstall, plus I like keeping my system as lightweight as possible). I know that I can't use the recovery partition again this time, but I was wondering, that since from now on, I'm only going to be booting a Windows OS that's older than the factory preinstalled one, I can use Vista's bootloader to select between Vista and XP. I know that since Vista was preinstalled and so the recovery disks install it first, XP has to be installed afterwards. XP's bootloader will occupy the MBR and will not recognize Vista and also will cut off the link to the recovery partition again. I've heard of this program called EasyBCD that has been updated to support XP and restore Vista's boot record (source) so I believe I could actually restore Vista's MBR without having to use the recovery disks to fix them.
I just want to know that if I were to restore Vista's bootloader by running EasyBCD, would that also fix the link to the recovery partition so that when I press F11 on bootup, the recovery partition would load? Or would I have to run my recovery disks to restore a custom MBR, or is it not possible at all to restore the recovery partition's functionality after a second OS has been installed after Vista? I could try it out since I believe my recovery disks are still functional, but I don't have much time right now for troubleshooting, so it would be better if someone else has already confirmed that it works and I could go ahead without issue.
Thanks!
(by the way, I know that Microsoft doesn't like it if we make more than one copy of a recovery disk, since they can install Windows on a blank HDD on any computer, but will copying a recovery DVD with a DVD burner allow the new set to work? I've had my old set for a while and I fear that they'll fail soon. Maybe there's a way to hack HP's recovery disk creation program so that we could make a second set?)

Making a copy of your Recovery Disks is a good idea.I have done it myself and can verify they work. I have also used EasyBCD on a dual boot machine and found it quite easy.However I don't know whether F11 for Recovery is restored.I tend to doubt it,since F11 is looking for partition 2 of 2 partitions to boot from and there are 3. It would be an interesting experiment-let me know if you try it.
Another option that usually works is using Disk Management to mark the recovery partition as active>>
1.Right-click on "Computer" icon and select manage.
2.This will launch the Microsoft Management Console.
3.On the left side of the MMC, click on "Disk Management" and it will show you all of the partitions.
4.Right-click on the "HP Recovery" partition and select "Mark as Active Partition."
5.When the warning prompt appears, select "Yes" - Reboot and it will automatically boot into the Recovery Manager (without pressing F11).
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Updating the recovery partition...

I have been running 8.1 on this little laptop - it came loaded with 8. Out of curiosity I upgraded it to Win 10 without event and everything appeared to be working fine. I decided to return it to Win 8.1. Instead of using the Windows "revert" feature I used F10 and even though the Wizard said it had found and was restoring Win 10 it returned it to 8. Probably exactly what its supposed to do. My question/issue is "How can I update the recovery partition so that it will restore my current OS?" Thanks in advance for your help. Howard==============================VAIO® E Series LaptopModel # SVE11135CXWSerial # 54528236 0004883Service TAG C60BTK8H

Hi Howard_Woodard,
Welcome to Sony Community!
Your question was "How can I update the recovery partition so that it will restore my current OS?"
Actually, there is no way to update the recovery partition, whenever you do the Full Format Recovery it will always go back to its original operating system.
On the Recovery Wizard, what you will see there is the currect OS installed on your computer (Windows 10), when the process begun you will be reverted back to the original OS.
I hope this helps you.
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Why does Mac force boot to the recovery partition even when an external recovery option is selected? This disables the option of reformatting the internal drive because it is in use running the recovery partition.I have yet to find a viable solution.

To make a very tedious story short, My Mac decided that it would crash and not reboot the OS. I decided to bite the bullet and just reformat, sacrificing my very important data. I have tried just about every trick in the book. There is one one major problem I am facing. When I try to reformat the internal HDD using Disk Utility. It fails to unmount. "Make sure that all applications and files are closed on this disk.", Suggesting that the computer is ignoring my command at startup to boot from my external recovery drive, and using the Recovery partition on the problem drive, making it impossible to reformat the drive. When the internal drive is removed and connected by another method it is not recognized.
I failed to read the fine print on the box that suggested I purchase another Mac to fix problems with my primary Mac because any utility with the potential to fix the problem can only be run on a functioning Mac.

Booting to any version of the Recovery system, the built in partition on the internal drive, a recovery partition on an external drive or from the Online internet system will not stop you from formatting the Macintosh HD partition on the internal drive. So your problem is not that you are booting from the internal Recovery HD partition. It is probably your internal hard drive has problems, failing.
You could try booting the system from the Online system. At startup hold down the Option/Alt + Command + r keys and keep them held down until you see a globe on the screen. That will boot the system from across the internet from the Apple servers completely removing the internal drive as a boot source. If you still can't erase and format or repartition and format the internal drive then your drive has problems and will need to be replaced.

The recovery partition could not be found

I didn't know that partition magic is uncompatible withwin 7, so when i ran the program it asked me to FIX something....'YES' was my answer, then the recovery partition dissapeared. now when i open disk managment and try to click on properties of the recovery partition it shows me that message
(the operation failed to complete because the disk management console view is not up-to-date)
help please iwant to restore my recovery partition

Hi,
You can order a replacement set of Recovery Discs using the link below - once you get these, backup all your personal files etc to an external device and use the discs to reinstall the operating system; this will also re-create the Recovery Partiton.
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.
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HT4854 What size does the recovery partition need to be for Lion or Mt Lion?

What size does the recovery partition need to be for Lion or Mt Lion?

Maybe I'm approaching the problem the wrong way. My problem is that I installed a new HDD in my laptop after cloning it to a backup drive, and I wanted to install the OS after formatting the drive using Disk Utilities from my desktop machine. Since I had Lion installed from the App Store as a paid download, I thought I'd start with a freshly downloaded install of Lion, but I can't access the internet directly with my laptop since it has no OS or apps. So I'm downloading Lion to my desktop machine hoping to install it on my laptop as a Target HD. Is that possible? Does the App Store download allow choosing which drive to install on?

Changed hard drive: need to reinstall the recovery partition

Hi everyone. Some days ago I took my MBP to an Apple Authorized Reseller to update the hard drive to a new one and now I have a new 1TB/7200RPM hard drive.
Everything is perfect, but I think that the recovery partition is missing. If I look in the iCloud panel, the "Find my Mac" service is disabled because "recovery partition is needed".
But, if I run "diskutil list" in the Terminal, here's the result:
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Luke                    998.6 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot                         1.4 GB     disk0s3
Is the disk0s3 the recovery partition? If it's the recovery partition, why "Find my Mac" can't see it? Do I need to update or reinstall the recovery partion?
Here's a nice article I've found, but I don't know if it's right for my case: http://www.brunerd.com/blog/2012/03/21/update-create-lion-recoveryhd-partition-q uickly-without-reinstalling/
Waiting your answer. Thank you very much.

If you're referring to your disk0s3, I don't know. I don't know what that is or how it got there on your drive. I'm not sure if it should be deleted before you recreate your Recovery HD. Do a backup and then try the script and see what happens.
Not knowing what the technician did to put your system on the new hard drive, makes it difficult to tell you to delete disk0s3 before you put your Recovery HD on. I believe a normal install of ML onto a Mac OS X Extended-Journaled formatted hard drive with the GUID parition table has an EFI, Macintosh HD and Recovery partitions like below.
$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            499.2 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

When in the bare metal restore process is the Recovery partition made?

When in the bare metal restore process is the Recovery partition made?
When you boot from the Windows OS disks to do a bare metal restore, you get to the point where it asks you where your backup is, you point to it, and it performs the restore. However, when you are finished, there is also a Recovery partition ahead of
the OS partition. When did the Recovery partition get made, before it asked where the backup is, or after? Respond only if you know.
Thanks!

Hi ,
Could you please let me know the size of the partition you mentioned? Is it 0KB(256KB) partition or 100MB(350MB) Reserved partition or 1.5 (or above) GB parititon? Please capture a screenshot of the disk management.
If it is the 256KB partition, please see:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2853247/en-us
If it is the 100MB (350MB) partition, please see:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg441289.aspx
If the size is larger than 1GB, it may be the recovery partition contains the recovery data or OEM partition.
Thanks.
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The recovery partition is not present on your system

I have a laptop model: SVS151C1GL, product name: SVS151290X, serial54521914 0000824, service tag: C60BJ8K0 with Windows 8 preinstaled. Recently I changed the hard drive for an SSD of 500 GB. For this I used the option “Clone HDD” the old disk using Acronis 2014 program. At this point everything works perfect, but when I try to do an update to Windows 8.1 that causes me the following error: “We Couldn’t update the System Reserved Partition”. When I try to do as instructed by Vaio Care, when I try to create a Recovery Media, the program said “The Create Recovery Media feature requires a recovery partition to function. However, the recovery partition is not present on your system”. Please tell me that I can do.

Hi HectorSVS15,
Welcome to Sony Community!
I am sorry to hear your issue. But why did you change the storage of your unit? Possibly the recovery partition was not copied when you cloned the HDD.
Where's the old HDD? Do you still have it? If yes then try to install that again on your unit, then follow the steps on how to create a set of recovery discs. Follow the proper procedure on how to upgrade the OS from Windows 8 to 8.1
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Vincent
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