HELP: Dell MBR Factory Restore Image option lost
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From: Andrew Wan on 9 Jul 2008 04:55 I have a Dell Vostro 1400 laptop with Windows Vista. I learnt about the F8 "Advanced Recovery Options". Dell has a SPECIAL option called "Factory Default Restore Image"... whereas normal Windows Vista Advanced Recovery Options don't have this last SPECIAL option. Since I just bought this new laptop, I decided to TEST the recovery features NOW rather than LATER. So I used the "Factory Default Restore Image" via F8. It worked really well and is very similar to OEM "sealed" out-of-box experience with Windows XP back in the old days. Partitions are like: /dev/sda1 fat16 117.63MB (63/240974) /dev/sda2 ntfs 10GB (241664/21213183) RECOVERY /dev/sda3 ntfs your_size (?/?) OS /dev/sda4 extended your_size (?/?) /dev/sda5 fat32 2.5GB (307337216/312578047) MEDIADIRECT The only visible partition is C:\. I want to have C:\ OS & D:\ PERSONAL_DOCS partitions. Since we are only allowed 4 top-level primary partitions I had to resize /dev/sda3 OS partition down to 32GB from 110GB. Then I enlarged /dev/sda4 extended partition from 2.5GB to 100GB to fill the space created from C:\. I then created a logical partition within the extended partition... which is now D:\ of 100GB. I used PartedMagic GParted to resize partitions. Everything looks good. Now I want to test whether Dell's Factory Restore Image will nicely fill in NEW C:\ and keeping my NEW D:\ untouched. My F8 option has totally changed. Somehow Windows Vista found the MBR corrupted and replaced it with generic MBR. My F8 is now generic boot options... with no Advanced Recovery Options. Does anyone know how to get the Dell's special MBR again?
From: Tom Scales on 15 Jul 2008 13:45 I'm coming into this thread late (system problems), but I believe Dan's fixes are only for XP machines. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich/rerat [mailto:rrr_news(a)isp.com] > Posted At: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 6:50 AM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: HELP: Dell MBR Factory Restore Image option lost > Subject: Re: Dell MBR Factory Restore Image option lost > > Paul8, > By repartitioning your HDD, you have found out that you have broken the > link/process of using the Dell Restore application, F11 at boot-up. > There is > a manual method of using the restore partition, if it was not deleted > during > the repartitioning process, describe by Dan Goodell. I have manually > been > able to restore my Dell DIM E521 using this method. But was never able > to > get the F11 option to work again. I think it is because of my own skill > level concerning computers. See the following articles, the should help > you > allot and explain some things to you. > > Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition > http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm > http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/ > > I too use Acronis TI, but version 10. Once I did do the manual restore. > I > use that program to make a back up Image of the restore. So I can use > TI to > restore it back to "Factory Fresh". > > -- > > Rich/rerat (RRR News) <message rule> > <<Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate>> > > > "Paul8" <getpaul(a)get2net.dk.remove> wrote in message > news:g525jr$c2q$1(a)news.dansketelecom.com... > > > > I used PartedMagic GParted to resize partitions. > > > > Everything looks good. Now I want to test whether Dell's Factory > > Restore Image will nicely fill in NEW C:\ and keeping my NEW D:\ > > untouched. My F8 option has totally changed. Somehow Windows Vista > > found the MBR corrupted and replaced it with generic MBR. My F8 is > now > > generic boot options... with no Advanced Recovery Options. > > > > Does anyone know how to get the Dell's special MBR again? > > I think I have been just as clever. As soon as I did change the > partitioning, my Dell > factory restore Image disappeared. > I dont know how to regain that Dell default image. > Instead I have installed True image11, providing system image backup > and > restore. > Making your own image with your own software and configuration is much > more > interesting. > > >
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