Follow these steps to attempt to fix your Startup problems.
If Safe Mode does not work and you do not have a Microsoft Vista DVD, make a Bootable Repair Disk to do a Startup Repair:
Kerkythea Materials Pack. HP Recovery Center Be advised: that this will take the machine back to the point when you first took it of the box. The 'HP Recovery.
Download the ISO file at the supplied link, and make a Bootable Startup Repair Disk from it.
Go into your Bios/Setup, or Boot Menu, at startup, and change the Boot Order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the Boot Order, then reboot with the disk in the Drive.
At startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, to go into Bios/Setup, or F12 for the Boot Menu.
When you have changed that, insert that Bootable Disk you have made in the Drive, and reboot.
Above link shows what the process looks like, and a how-to, as it loads to the Repair Options.
Neosmart contains the contents of the Windows Vista DVD's 'recovery center,' as we've come to refer to it. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and just serves as a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, one could re-create this installation media with freely-downloadable media from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK kit, a multi-gigabyte download); but it's damn-decent of Microsoft to make this available to Windows' users who might not be capable of creating such a thing on their own.
Read all info at the website about creating and using it:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
ISO Burner:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html
It makes a very good Vista Startup Repair Disk.
You can do a Startup Repair, System Restore, etc from it.
It is NOT a reinstall disk.
And the 32bit is what comes normally on a computer, unless 64bits requested.
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Data Recovery:
1. Slave your Hard Drive in another computer, and read/save your Data from there.
2. Put your Hard drive in a USB Hard Drive Enclosure, plug into another computer, and read/save from there.
3. Or, use Knoppix Live CD to recover your Data:
Download/Save the above Knoppix Live CD ISO file.
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Download the Vista Burning software from the above link.
After installing above ISO burning software, right-click on Knoppix ISO file > Copy Image to CD.
Knoppix does not install on your PC; just uses your PC's resources, RAM, Graphics, etc.
Change the Boot Order in YOUR computer/laptop to make the CD/DVD Drive 1<sup>st</sup> in the Boot Order.
Plug in a Flash Drive/Memory Stick, BOOT with the Live CD, and you should be able to read your Hard Drive.
When the desktop loads, you will see at least two hard drive icons on the desktop (one for your hard drive and one for the USB drive).
Click on the hard drive icons to open them up and figure out which drive is which.
Right-click the USB drive icon and choose 'Actions > Change read/write mode' so you can write to the drive (it's read-only by default for security reasons).
Now find the files you want to back up and drag and drop them to the USB drive. When you are finished, shut down the system and remove the USB drive.
Cheers.
Mick Murphy - Microsoft Partner Your HP computer likely has an HP Recovery partition. Newer Hewlett Packard computers give you the ability to create a set of recovery CDs or the option to perform a restore from the HP recovery partition on your hard drive created at the factory. This hidden partition holds the files necessary for the recovery. This tutorial is about recovery directly from the partition. However, you should learn how to create the recovery CDs in case anything should happen to the recovery partition on the HP computer. Learn how to create the recovery CDs here.
Creating these disks is essential and should be done before you need to repair your Hewlett Packard computer.
Access The HP Recovery Partition
![Recovery Recovery](/uploads/1/2/5/7/125756805/519162138.jpg)
The first thing you should do is backup any important data, such as pictures, music files, favorites, and anything important that you’ve saved since purchasing the computer. All new data will be lost and the system will be returned to factory condition.
Next, you’ll want to unplug any external devices, such as USB printers, cameras or scanners. These devices could interfere with the recovery process.
There are a couple of ways to reach the recovery screen. The easiest will be to tap the F10 key repeatedly when booting the PC. This will take you to a screen to begin the process. Or, once in Windows, you can go to Start>All Programs>HP Tools>HP PC System Recovery.
HP Recovery Partition Conclusion
Follow the onscreen instructions. The process may take an hour or two depending on the size of the hard drive. Once complete, your HP computer should be reverted to the original factory condition. If you have questions on how to access the HP Recovery partition, join our free forums and ask. Or you can read our other HP computer tutorials for different suggestions on how to perform an HP recovery.