I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
re-install, but maybe not.
Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
out there do?
<wei@taiwan.com> wrote in message
news:e804v71di8tk2vj6auptkji8v1cik0hhfg@4ax.com...
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
>
> Xiexie
>
> Wei
Look in your programs menu. There should be an option to make recovery
disks.
In article <e804v71di8tk2vj6auptkji8v1cik0hhfg@4ax.com>, wei@taiwan.com wrote:
>I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
>the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
>disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
>bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
>does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
>or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
>re-install, but maybe not.
>
>Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
>to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
>out there do?
>
>Xiexie
>
>Wei
There should be an app under programs that allows you to created your own
recover set using DVD-R's.
On 02 Jul 2012, wei@taiwan.com wrote in alt.windows7.general:
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought
> over the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an
> installation disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on
> it, but it does bother me that there was not at least a recovery
> disk for it. Nor does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers
> in its own partition or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the
> needed drivers in a re-install, but maybe not.
You should ask the seller about this. I believe that Microsoft requires
OEMs to provide recovery disks or the ability to make your own. If you
truely don't have them, you have have been given a pirate copy of
Windows.
wei@taiwan.com wrote:
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
>
> Xiexie
>
> Wei
It should have the ex-factory set-up on a hidden recovery partition.
That's the standard these days for most OEMs. And they usually give you
an option to write the whole thing out to DVDs, after which the
partition is deleted (to avoid selling-on piracy).
This little video shows how to access the recovery mode; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOfM1dcfzko
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over the
> web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation disk
> for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does bother
> me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor does the
> hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition or
> otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice to
> quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others out
> there do?
>
> Xiexie
>
> Wei
um, read the manual re making the system recovery disks?
On 02/07/2012 21:15, wei@taiwan.com wrote:
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
Just get a free image backup program, buy an external USB 1Tb HD, and
make an image. Use the rest of the space on the HD for regular backups
- both image and data. You won't regret it. If you really want to be
safe, use a second hard disk, and alternate backups between the HDs.
Don't bother with anything else. Do you really want to "restore" your
laptop to it's purchase-day state when you've had it a couple of years?
That'll be a lot of good when you've lost all your data to a disk
failure or malware.
On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:15:35 -0400, wei@taiwan.com wrote:
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
Almost all OEM computers these days come with a recovery partition.
They also come with instructions on how to burn a DVD from that
partition, and that's what you should do ASAP.
<wei@taiwan.com> wrote in message news:e804v71di8tk2vj6auptkji8v1cik0hhfg@4ax.com...
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
>
> Xiexie
>
> Wei
I'd buy an external usb disk, make an image via Backup and Restore
and burn a repair cd while you're there to restore the image.
On 7/2/2012 1:15 PM, wei@taiwan.com wrote:
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
>
> Xiexie
>
> Wei
>
I also have the same laptop from Toshiba. I made the recovery disks and
it took 5 DVD's.
I believe that the Microsoft Win 7 DVD is not copy protected. If you
were to borrow one or even copy one you could use your Key Code on the
bottom of your laptop and be OK. I haven't personally tried that, but I
do know of a recent HP computer that the owner wanted a clean install
eliminating the junk HP files. The computer then operated as with a
very clean install.
On 3/07/2012 6:15 AM, wei@taiwan.com wrote:
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
>
> Xiexie
>
> Wei
>
You a troll as its all there on the HDD.
If your not sure look up the Toshiba site or phone the hot line.
On 02/07/2012 4:19 PM, George Anthony wrote:
>
>
> <wei@taiwan.com> wrote in message
> news:e804v71di8tk2vj6auptkji8v1cik0hhfg@4ax.com...
>> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
>> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
>> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
>> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
>> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
>> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
>> re-install, but maybe not.
>>
>> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
>> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
>> out there do?
>>
>> Xiexie
>>
>> Wei
>
> Look in your programs menu. There should be an option to make recovery
> disks.
This is a Window utility. Toshiba will likely have installed a repair
partition, most likely hidden. Also a repair/maintenance utility should
show on the taskbar. There will be some kind of user's manual on the HDD
also.
Data points: repair partitions and utilities are pretty well standard
for laptops, Acer and HP (for example) have included them for several
years now.
On 07/02/12 20:15, wei@taiwan.com wrote:
> I just started up a new Toshiba Satellite laptop that I bought over
> the web. I am not surprised that it did not come with an installation
> disk for the pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium on it, but it does
> bother me that there was not at least a recovery disk for it. Nor
> does the hard drive seem to contain any drivers in its own partition
> or otherwise. Now I guess W7 might have the needed drivers in a
> re-install, but maybe not.
>
> Anyway, If I have a failure, how am I to recover? Is my only choice
> to quickly make and save off a backup image? What would you others
> out there do?
>
> Xiexie
>
> Wei
If you read the manual then you would realize that you are supposed to
burn your own recovery disks, then safely store them up your ***.
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