In my laptop there is no recovery manager and recovery partition

my laptop is pavilion dm4 my hard disk has been chainged dueto some problem so from that time onwards there is no recovary manager and recovery partion and so many softwares are not working and this is very problamatic so what can i doso please recover it, and by installing company dvd's means recovery discs i can be better so please give me information.

i have problem with recovery too. when i press f11 when bios start computer freeze. i have pavilion dv 7

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My hp probook 4530s - (core i3 2350m - Windows 7 64 bit) laptop lacks recovery manager and recovery patition. It has genuine windows 7 but it doesnt include recovery CDs as well.
1)So how can i recover the computer and set to factory settings with original OS and Hp software?
2)Can i do it by pressing F11 when booting.
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Then open command prompt as administrator and type: 'recimg /createimage <directory>',
In this case: 'recimg /createimage R:\' to save it on the new partition.
This step may consume a lot of time.
Now we need to register the newly created recovery image: 'recimg /setcurrent <directory>'
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Hi
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Normally there is no recovery partition. There is only a folder called HDDrecovery on the second partition where you can reinstall Windows from this folder. On Vista and Windows 7 there is a hidden partition but its the Windows recovery environment and has nothing to do with Toshiba.
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Recovery Partition won't engage at boot from F11 after stock Win7 install - Probook 4520s

Notebook: HP Probook 4520s (with Energy Star sticker)
OS: Windows 7 32-bit
Error: Nothing happens when pressing F11 at boot
Pre-issue changes: Installed Windows 7 from stock Windows 7 disc
I'm a PC Technician with quite a few years behind me, but this got me at a standstill even after a day of searching online for solutions.
A friend bought a ProBook 4520s where the previous owner, just before selling it, installed Windows 7 from a stock Windows 7 disc from Microsoft (I guess to sell it with a 'clean' OS), which of course ened up bare without drivers, etc.
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Solutions I've tried include:
Pressing ESC -> F11 at boot [simply boots as usual].
Setting the HP_RECOVERY partition to 'active' from Disc Management, then rebooting [simply boots as usual].
Installing "Enhanced HP Backup and Recovery Manager for Microsoft Vista" (sp38131.exe) [when run and PC Recovery is selected, it says there is no recovery partition and asks for discs].
Installing "Fix for HP Multi-Partition Recovery Manager" from (sp48415.exe) suggest in the 'green post' here [no change].
Installing "Recovery Manager Installer Patch for Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade" (sp45823.exe) [no change].
Installing "HP Recovery Manager for Microsoft Windows 7" (sp45602.exe) [no change].
I live far from having access to buying Recovery DVDs from HP, so need a solution to fix this, please. At most, I can download.
The OS in the Recovery, I expect is Windows 7, because there's a Windows 7 sticker on the notebook.
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Hi:
There isn't anything you can do to get the recovery partition to work once someone removed the HP install with the recovery manager program, which is not available for download.
You will need to order a set of recovery disks by calling 1-800-334-5144.
You will need to provide the model # and serial number for the PC to the customer services rep.
Cost is $10.
If you do not want to bear the expense, then you can make your own W7 installation disk.
If you can read the 25 character Microsoft windows 7 product key, you can download plain Windows 7 ISO files to burn to a DVD for the version of windows that came installed on your PC, and that is listed on the Microsoft COA sticker on your PC's case.
Burn the ISO using the Burn ISO option on your DVD burning program and burn at the slowest possible speed your program will allow. This will create a bootable DVD.
Use the 25 character product key on the PC to activate the installation.
The key will activate either a 32 or 64 bit installation.
Then go to the PC's support and driver page to install the drivers you need.
Link to the W7 ISO file downloads is below.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
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I am assuming I am missing some sort of commandline knowledge, so... given:
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And no, there's no money in the budget for extra tin just to sit there running the OVM Manager and nothing else.
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user12474530 wrote:
Still nobody seems to know of how to create a server pool on the CLI (outside of OVM Manager) though...There is no way to create a server pool on the CLI without Oracle VM Manager. You either need to use the Web UI of the Manager, or use the ovmcli command-line tool. Both of those require Oracle VM Manager to be running.
However, once the Pool is created, you do not need the Manager to be running to perform simple tasks like starting/stopping guests. That can be done with the xm command-line tool.
I agree with you about running VM Manager as a guest of the Oracle VM Server: I actually don't recommend this in production, unless you have at least two Server Pools. Then you can have the Manager of Pool A hosted by Pool B and vice-versa. Most often however, I recommend a completely independent Manager machine, either physical or hosted on a separate virtualization stack.

Recovery Partition mandatory for File Vault and unencrypted TM Backup?

I recently had to setup my Macbook Pro from scratch meaning erasing the whole disk and start from there.
The update to Lion took already place a while ago and I had File Vault active. After making a last backup using
TM I erased the disk and all partitions including Recovery partition and used the Leopard system DVD to boot
the machine.
From there I used the restore function to restore my TM backup to the MacBook. However, as the drive was
not partioned and not formated, I had to do this manually. Apparently, the recovery process via TM does not include
that. After system recovery, I booted from the Macbook and all apps and configuration seemed ok.
I was a little surprised to see that I was able to do this recovery without being asked for ID and password of the user's File Vault access
or the File Vault recovery key. All I needed was the TM ID and password (which is different from the owners ID and password)
I am not sure if this is supposed to work like this but I looks rather easy to gain access to application an data of another user if that
is all it takes?
Now booting Lion again, I checked File Vault and noticed it was disabled although it was enabled for quite a while and long time
before I took the latest backup. I could not turn it on, after providing a recovery key and asking me wether I wanted to write it down
or safe it with Apple which I declined I wanted to reboot the notebook to start encryption but stopped saying my partition or volume
would not support File Vault. This was GUID and MacOS Extended Journal partition and volume which to my knowledge would
certainly support File Vault. In fact this is basically what I had before when File Vault was turned on and running.
I called Apple support a few times. The second agent told me that it does not work because there is not recovery partition on my
system but there was when I took the latest backup and I do have other means to get the recovery screen. Anyway it seems that
File Vault required a local Recovery partition and I was wondering if anyone can tell me why this dependency exist. If I write down the
recovery key, why would I need it to be stored on my disk as well?
Also, if anyone has an idea if there is a way of creating a local recovery partition without having to go through the lenghty process of installing
Leopard then upgrade to Lion and install all the apps and configure the OS again, would be great? I assume when I am back on Lion and use the TM
backup for recovery, I probably end up with having the Recovery partition deleted and start from scratch again.
I am a little concerned about the fact that it seems so easy to gain access to a protected backup and that the TM restore process does not include
restoring partition and volumes as well. Who knows how many other dependencies exist and users have to reinstall their system again after recovery.
I was following the recovery instruction of Apple but perhaps someone knows a better way to do this?

Just an update, I went ahead and installed Lion again over the existing TM restored installation using the Lion Update file and at least File Vault is working. Interestingly, I still do not have a Recover partition so obviously something new for Apple Support to learn.

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.

In my laptop there is no recovery manager and recovery partition

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