Comments on: Restore Your Entire Computer from a Backup http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/restore-your-entire-computer-from-a-backup/ Windows Vista help and how-to guides that help you get the most out of your computer Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:38:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: steven M http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/restore-your-entire-computer-from-a-backup/#comment-1508 steven M Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:20:08 +0000 http://www.maximumpcguides.com/restore-your-entire-computer-from-a-backup/#comment-1508 Thanks for the above information. However, I bought a new HP Notebook 64-bit last year with Vista Ultimate. It came with a System Recovery DVD and an Application & Driver Recovery CD. All was working well and then two weeks ago, a complete crash occured. Luckily, I had everything backed up to an external hard drive. However, it seemed like the System Board needed replacement. I have a 4 yr warranty with the notebook. I sent the notebook and external hard drive to HP and asked them to repair the notebook and also to restore to the back up on the external hard drive. They repaired the computer to orignal factory settings but did not do the restore from the external hard drive. So, I followed Vista Help instructions: -restart -hit F8 key -Repair Computer -Advanced Options -Restore from a complete back up -It recognizes a complete back up on my external hard drive but then states needs the DVDs that came with the notebook and to use these to do the back up -So, I did, and all this does is set the notebook to the original factory settings and could not restore my back up from the hard drive My questions are: Is this because in your description I require the original Windows Vista Ultimate Discs? Is there anything else I can do to restore from my hardrive? Thanks for your asssitance! Steve Thanks for the above information. However, I bought a new HP Notebook 64-bit last year with Vista Ultimate. It came with a System Recovery DVD and an Application & Driver Recovery CD.

All was working well and then two weeks ago, a complete crash occured. Luckily, I had everything backed up to an external hard drive. However, it seemed like the System Board needed replacement. I have a 4 yr warranty with the notebook. I sent the notebook and external hard drive to HP and asked them to repair the notebook and also to restore to the back up on the external hard drive. They repaired the computer to orignal factory settings but did not do the restore from the external hard drive. So, I followed Vista Help instructions:

-restart
-hit F8 key
-Repair Computer
-Advanced Options
-Restore from a complete back up
-It recognizes a complete back up on my external hard drive but then states needs the DVDs that came with the notebook and to use these to do the back up
-So, I did, and all this does is set the notebook to the original factory settings and could not restore my back up from the hard drive

My questions are:

Is this because in your description I require the original Windows Vista Ultimate Discs?

Is there anything else I can do to restore from my hardrive?

Thanks for your asssitance!

Steve

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