Is backup required before using Recovery Manager?

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If you have files,photos,music that you don't want to lose then yes you need to back them up to external source before running a recovery.
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Restoring a Data Backup Made With HP Recovery Manager - Recovery Manager has Since Been Removed

My system (Pavilion dm4 notebook, Win 7 Home Premium x64)) is working fine but I would like to restore a data backup made with HP Recovery Manager. HP Recovery Manager has since been removed from the system and I do not have a recovery disk. I tried installing sp45415 which supposedly runs a silent installer for Recovery Manager, but it silently fails on my system. The accompanying notes say it is applicable to Windows 7 computers and to Pavilion dm1 and dm3. There is no mention of the dm4. Is there some trick to getting sp45415 to run correctly? Is there somewhere I can download an installation package for HP Recovery Manager that works on the Pavilion dm4? Is there any other tool that can restore the backup made by HP Recovery Manager? Thanks!

If you uninstalled Recovery Manager it likely removed the recovery files in the recovery partition.When those files are removed-no download of Recovery Manager is going to install. You will need Recovery Media to boot from to restore the recovery partition and files. If you did not make Recovery Media you will have to order from HP. As for the files you are trying to restore- If this was a backup of personal files,photos,etc to external hard drive or dvds there should be one .exe file inside those files-probably Restore.exe or Recover.exe. Double clicking the .exe will extract the files to a folder on the hard drive of your laptop.

Unable to use Recovery Manager on HP Pavilion Elite HPE-112y PC Windows 7

HP Pavilion Elite HPE-112y PC.
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium - 64-bit.
I'm having problems with my Recovery Manager. A few days ago it was working fine. The other day when I tried to access either the "Software Program Reinstallation" or the "Hardware Driver Reinstallation" to check something out, both my DVD and BD drives opened and a message popped up saying:
This system does not have a recovery partition. The recovery process needs to use the set of recovery discs you created previously. Please insert disc #1 now.
I did not create any such recovery discs. I don't know how this happened. When I looked at the "I'd like to take precautions" section of the Recovery Manager, the "Recovery Disc Creation" and the "Remove Recovery Partition" are grayed out, but the "View Recovery Report" is still active and there is some kind of report in it. I don't know what the report means.
I did ask for advice somewhere else and was asked to post a screenshot of my Disk Management from the Computer Management. After seeing the screenshot, I was told that my recovery partition is there and in good health and there is a possibility that something is preventing the recovery process from seeing it.
I'm asking around for advice before I try anything. I want to be very cautious before I do anything drastic.
Is there a chance that I can find my Recovery Partition and restore it? Or will I have to do a full System Recovery to get it restored?
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I'm not trying to make any changes yet, but I thought I would take a look at the System Recovery in the Recovery Manager. When I click the System Recovery button this is what I see.
Restore your computer to its original factory condition.
Your computer does not have a Recovery partition.
If you want to continue the restoration process, make sure you have inserted disc #1 and then click "Yes" to continue, or click "No" to exit.
Is this going to be a problem if I need to restore my system?

Hi,
Even though the Recovery Manager software is unable to launch a system recovery, the f11 option may still work as it uses an entry in the BCD ( boot configuration data ) to launch via the f11 method at start-up. Saying that, I would definitely recommend getting a set of Recovery discs in case it does launch correctly, just to be on the safe side.
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Replaced hard drive and used Recovery Manager via USB but now I don't have a D:recovery partition.

I replaced my bad hard drive on my G62 Notebook and used HP Recovery Manager on a USB stick. Afterwords I restored from a back up but couldn't restore the D:recovery portion because the new hard drive doesn't have this partition. How can I create this now and restore the recovery partion now?

Hi,
When you reinstall the operating system using the USB recovery stick, it should create by default a recovery partation Drive D. Since you wont be able to create the partation manually. So if the HDD which you had replaced is not matching with the exact HDD which was shipped in the system, then it would have caused the issue. So try reinstalling the OS again.
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I would like to have a password required before using Firefox as there is available with Windows Internet Explorer and Chrome.

As it is known for every one the danger of the internet for kids with out parents watching them so I need a password.

How do you require a password for IE and Chrome? (I think there is an add-on available to add this feature to Chrome.)
If you have your children sign on to Windows using their own username and password, you can easily control which programs they run: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Prevent-children-from-using-specific-programs
I'm not aware of any startup password add-ons for Firefox, but there are filters available, such as [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxfilter/ FoxFilter] (I haven't tried it myself).

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Using recovery manager?

Hi,
I have a HP Pavilion DV4-3145TX. I have changed the partition scheme on the notebook to my needs. Now, if I recover my OS using the recovery disks I created, will it revert my system to the factory default partition scheme?

Hi,
In that case, there is a work around if you have ( or can borrow ) a retail Windows 7 installation disc that is exactly the same version as your OEM installation - ie if your notebook came with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit this is the exact retail version you would need.
Using the Retail the disc to perform the installation will give you the option of choosing the partition you wish to install the OS to. Enter the Windows activation key found on the underside of your notebook 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, or in your case, where you wish to retain custom partitions.
http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx
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How to reinstall old apps backed up using recovery mgr backup software

I crashed my machine after reloading some .NET framework files. Since windows no longer loaded, I used the HP Recovery disks and did a full backup to both DVD and USB of my hard drive. Then I went ahead and let the recovery disks reformat and reload the system to factory. I went to use recovery manager to re-install all those apps and files, but all it did was copy all the stuff to a folder on my C:\ drive. SO the dozen or so apps (quicken, genealogy, adobe paintshop & pdf, MS SQL) are not loaded. Yet it appears that my entire system is sitting in a file folder. Great if I only wanted data, but I really would like to use the apps without reloading it all from scratch. I did not find any executable files to start such a reload. I was happy with my machine before the crash, and if I could have done a simple recover to before I installed those files, I would have done so instead of the reformat. Alas, no matter how far back I went, windows was pretty much DOA.
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Is this a lost cause?
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The HP Recovery software only backs up a specific list of data file types and the folder they reside in. No programs were backed up and even if they were, they wouldn't operate correctly. You will need to reinstall all software that you previously installed.
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Recovery Manager is failing to read backup files from disc

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I used the HP Recovery Manager (F11) to backup my files instead of using the Windows backup. The HP Recovery Manager back uped my files on 2 dvd discs. I then restored my laptop to factory settings. When I go to restore my files, it will only go to 40% and then ask me to insert backup DISC 2. When I insert the disc, it fails to read it. The disc pops out and I keep getting a request to insert DISC 2. What is going on?
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I have a related but different issue with file back-up using HP recovery manager.
I have a Pavilion g7-1070us laptop that failed to start and simply displays a blue-screen with a blinking cursor (no error message). I could NOT get into safe-mode by hitting F8, but was able to activate the “HP recovery manager” by hitting F11. I was trying to back-up my files before triggering the system restore. It asked me what types of files to back-up, then scanned the computer for these files and was finalizing the files for back-up; then suddenly an error message showed up saying something like "No storage device detected. Make sure the removable disc drive is connected to computer". But I have both a DVD sitting in the optical drive and a USB drive attached!!!!!! Apparently the recovery manager doesn’t see them?
Can someone throw me a life-saver here? If I cannot recover my files, I cannot proceed with the system restore and I am forever stuck here!!!!!!
Please help!!!! Much appreciated!!

Recovery Manager provides backup with empty folders

My girlfriend's Compaq Presario was recently infected with some sort of virus which made accessing anything impossible, even in safe mode. System Restore was also a bust. Instead of seeking advice from anyone who knew more than me, I decided to perform a recovery with back up. When prompted to back up the files to a partition, no drives were listed except the DVD drive. So I plugged in my external and the back up process seemed to work just fine. I then unplugged it when it was finished and it began to install Windows. The fresh install worked just fine, so I plugged in my external and began to transfer the backup files. The recovery manager unpacked all the data with no issues save one: Every folder is empty! I have a feeling the data is there, since if it were empty folders to begin with, it wouldn't have taken so long to unpack. I have since attempted to access them using Power ISO with limited success. Please someone help!

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please send me the link for hp recovery manager software thanx
Sorry. I can't help you with that. The set that I have is for my dv7-4180es loaner laptop. Each set is specifically tailored to a particular laptop/mini/elitebook or desktop PC. My set won't work in your notebook.
You will have to use the recovery disk set you created or purchase a set from HP. You can also purchase a set from HP Partners.
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Windows 8 Recovery Manager using recovery discs

Having had a fair few problems with my Pavilion desktop since I bought it in February 2013, about 10 days ago, it completely crashed (not sure if this is the correct terminology!) and I used Recovery Manager to create three back-up (again, correct terminology?) discs. When I use these to recover the programs, it stops part-way through to say that I need to reinsert disc 2. I do this and then, the disc is rejected. I then end up clicking on 'cancel' which ends the recovery process. I would really appreciate some help with this problem! Many thanks Cate

I have found my solution, going through the install.wim file in the recovery partition, in the Preload folder, there are
folders numbered 1 to 4, folder number 4 has a folder called SWsetup, in this folder is a folder called RMFQ, this IS HP's Recovery Manager install media, i now have it installed and running the recovery!!

How to re-install backup discs after system recovery on pavilion 2201 wdows 7

I had to recover my windows 7 and created a set of 6 backup discs before. I have successfully recovered the system but cannot make any sense of the backup discs. I do no know how to re-install them. Anyone know?

Depends on what you used to make the Backup. There is Windows Backup in Control Panel or you could have used the very basic backup using HP Recovery Manager.
If you used the backup part of HP Recovery Manager that one is a very do-it-yourself type. You should have an .EXE file on the first disk-probably RecoveryMgr.exe . Click that .EXE file to start extracting the files to a folder on your hard drive. It will ask for each successive disk in the backup and extract the files. Once they are extracted to the folder on your laptop hard drive, it is your task to move them to appropriate location.Such as photos have to be moved to My Pictures, documents to my Documents, etc.
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Re-Installing Windows 7 Using Recovery Media (DVD's)

Notebook: HP-430 Notebook
OS: Windows 7 (64-bit)
HDD: 298 GB
When i newly bought my HP-430 notebook, I re-partitioned HDD using some other third party software.I created one additional partition (M:\). Here is the info, of how i had repartitioned....
C:\ - 100GB (changed from 284 GB to 100 GB).
D:\ - Did not make any changes.
M:\ - 184 GB (Created a drive by my self).
Then after some days for testing purpose i thought of using recovery manager. So i run the setup and chose the First option (System Restore) which said that it will only reformat the system drive (C:\), and will not perform any other HDD changes. But to my surprise it deleted/reformated the full HDD, and i lost all my documents, music, photos, and all my important files, which i had stored/backed up on M:\ (which i had created)....
Can some one tell me why the hack this happened.....????
Then now, next point. After recovery manager had restored the OS, i again repartitioned it, But this time with Windows Disk Management Tool. But Windows Disk Management didnt allow me to shrink(resize) the C:\(Systemdrive) less than 150 GB. So i resized C:\ to 150 GB from 284 GB, and created one more drive (M:\) of size 147 GB. And i deleted the Recovery Drive (D:\), but i have created the Recovery DVD's before deleting Recoevery Drive from my HDD.
Again now its time for me to reinstall Windows 7 using Recovery media, as i have messed up with some system files while installing a theme for Windows 7, and now my OS is completely unstable. So now i want to reinstall windows 7, but I cant understand which option to chose in recovery manager (when run from Recovery DVD's)
Options shown in recovery manager
1. Recover using Microsoft Recovery
2. System Recovery (The option which i had chosen for the first time and got all my stuff deleted)....it says it only reinstalls the OS and wont perform any other HDD changes.
3. Minimised Image Recovery
4.Factory Reset.
So now my question to you guys is that.......which option do i chose in recovery manager so that all my backed up content and my stuff on M:\ (which i created) wont be deleted..and the OS will be reinstalled.....
PLIZZZZZ HELPPPPPPPPPPPP.........................
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Hi,
I don't believe that any of the recovery options from the Disc will retain your custom partition - As far as I know, the only time you will get a prompt to keep a custom partition is when using the 'Minimized Image Recovery' option from the Recovery Partition D which you have removed.
You could try the following work-around.
Download the correct Windows 7 Disc Image from the link below - this must be exactly the same version as your OEM installation - ie if your notebook came with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit this is the version you would need to download.
Windows-7 sp1-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit
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.
Use the disc you create to perform the installation - when you get to the option to choose the type of installation, choose Custom and select the C partition.
When asked, enter the Windows activation key found on the underside of your notebook, then 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 you may need can be found starting Here.
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Hyper-V Live Migration Compatibility with Hyper-V Replica/Hyper-V Recovery Manager

Hi,
Is Hyper-V Live Migration compatible with Hyper-V Replica/Hyper-V Recovery
Manager?
I have 2 Hyper-V clusters in my datacenter - both using CSVs on Fibre Channel arrays. These clusters where created and are managed using the same "System Center 2012 R2 VMM" installation. My goal it to eventually move one of these clusters to a remote
DR site. Both sites are connected/will be connected to each other through dark fibre.
I manually configured Hyper-V Replica in the Fail Over Cluster Manager on both clusters and started replicating some VMs using Hyper-V
Replica.
Now every time I attempt to use SCVMM to do a Live Migration of a VM that is protected using Hyper-V Replica to
another host within the same cluster,
the Migration VM Wizard gives me the following "Rating Explanation" error:
"The virtual machine virtual machine name which
requires Hyper-V Recovery Manager protection is going to be moved using the type "Live". This could break the recovery protection status of the virtual machine.
When I ignore the error and do the Live Migration anyway, the Live migration completes successfully with the info above. There doesn't seem to be any impact on the VM or it's replication.
When a Host Shuts-down or is put into maintenance, the VM Migrates successfully, again, with no noticeable impact on users or replication.
When I stop replication of the VM, the error goes away.
Initially, I thought this error was because I attempted to manually configure
the replication between both clusters using Hyper-V Replica in Failover Cluster Manager (instead of using Hyper-V Recovery Manager).
However, even after configuring and using Hyper-V Recovery Manager, I still get the same error. This error does not seem to have any impact on the high-availability of
my VM or on Replication of this VM. Live migrations still occur successfully and replication seems to carry on without any issues.
However, it now has me concern that Live Migration may one day occur and break replication of my VMs between both clusters.
I have searched, and searched and searched, and I cannot find any mention in official or un-official Microsoft channels, on the compatibility of these two features.
I know vMware vSphere replication and vMotion are compatible with each otherhttp://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.replication_admin.doc%2FGUID-8006BF58-6FA8-4F02-AFB9-A6AC5CD73021.html.
Please confirm to me: Are Hyper-V Live Migration and Hyper-V Replica compatible
with each other?
If they are, any link to further documentation on configuring these services so that they work in a fully supported manner will be highly appreciated.
D

This can be considered as a minor GUI bug.
Let me explain. Live Migration and Hyper-V Replica is supported on both Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Hyper-V.
This is because we have the Hyper-V Replica Broker Role (in a cluster) that is able to detect, receive and keep track of the VMs and the synchronizations. The configuration related to VMs enabled with replications follows the VMs itself.
If you try to live migrate a VM within Failover Cluster Manager, you will not get any message at all. But VMM will (as you can see), give you an
error but it should rather be an informative message instead.
Intelligent placement (in VMM) is responsible for putting everything in your environment together to give you tips about where the VM best possible can run, and that is why we are seeing this message here.
I have personally reported this as a bug. I will check on this one and get back to this thread.
Update: just spoke to one of the PMs of HRM and they can confirm that live migration is supported - and should work in this context.
Please see this thread as well: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsazure/en-US/29163570-22a6-4da4-b309-21878aeb8ff8/hyperv-live-migration-compatibility-with-hyperv-replicahyperv-recovery-manager?forum=hypervrecovmgr
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Restore files with recovery manager

I have a presario CQ62 win 7 laptop. I had to do a system restore because pc would not boot. selected option to create a back up of files and settings onto extenal hard drive. after restoring the OS i attemped to use recovery manager to restore files and settings , goes about to 58 percent and then says recovery manager has stopped working and will close.
tried selecting only documents and still no good.

It's most likely some core files on your win7 is corrupted or damaged. However, you can try restoring the files only (exclude the settings) to another computer. If this fails, then the backup it self is damaged or corrupted.

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