hi, im in need of a recovery disk for my 513w hp computer. it has windows xp and the computer is a couple years old and hp cannot send me one. i cannot find anywhere at all on the internet to get one and i was hoping someone could be able to send me one. i dont know whether it is just one cd or several but my computer just does not work at all almost and i've been told that cd would fix it. i would appreciate anyone who could get me one. if anyone has one they can spare please tell me through the forum. thanks -Rob

i also know that there is an option by pressing f 10 at startup to do a recovery, but the reason my computer wont work is i think from a virus and it wont let me even do the recovery on the computer. thanks for any updates

HP Pavilions that ship with Windows XP do not always come with recovery CDs. Instead, they use a hidden space (partition) on the hard drive to store the recovery information. Using a hidden partition provides a convenient, more stable recovery process that eliminates the need for fragile CDs that can become lost.

If you would still like to obtain recovery CDs, HP provides the following options:


Contact HP Customer Care (http://productfinder.support.hp.com/tps/ContactHp) and order a set of Windows XP recovery discs.

Some HP computers have recovery CD creator software that can create one set of recovery discs. To see if your computer has HP Recovery CD Creator software, click Start, All Programs, Hewlett-Packard, and then HP Pavilion PC Tools. HP PC Recovery CD Creator is listed if the software is available. For more information, read the HP support document Creating Recovery CDs Using HP's Recovery CD Creator Software .



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Have a look around the site on the first link below, also ensure you have updated your PC with all the fixes and patches they recommend - this alone may prove enough to make your system well again.... assuming it boots up ok?

Go here for drivers and updates:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...&dlc=en&os=228

Go here for FREE How to Recover:
http://www.pctechbytes.com/hprecovery.htm

Go here for FREE Boot Disks:
http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml
Refer to note 1

Also HP Site shows multiple methods of recovery:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...dlc=en&lang=en

Finding a restore disk for your model will be tough. You might want to describe your exact problem to us and there is a good chance you could get your computer up and running without the restore disks. Explain how far the computer will boot and the exact error that occures at that point. You would be suprised how you can resurrect a computer when it looks hopeless.

HP Pavilions that ship with Windows XP do not always come with recovery CDs. Instead, they use a hidden space (partition) on the hard drive to store the recovery information. Using a hidden partition provides a convenient, more stable recovery process that eliminates the need for fragile CDs that can become lost.

Hey, save your money folks, I didn't know this, but there's a class action lawsuit against HP because of the way they build their Windows XP computers, how there's no recovery cds shipped with them. If this lawsuit goes through, HP has to send recovery cd's free of charge.

http://www.computersettlement.com/

Thanks for the info hoosiernavyfan & Welcome to D-A-L

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