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***glc*** · 02-26-2006, 04:56 PM

Did you try pressing F10 repeatedly as the instructions indicate?

Recovering during startup
Use the following steps to perform a recovery from the hard drive:
Backup files from the My Documents folder and from other folders you may have created.
Disconnect all connected devices (such as the Personal Media Drive, USB drives, printer, and fax), remove media from drives, and remove any recently added internal hardware. Do not disconnect the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power cord.
Turn on the PC.
Just after the first screen appears (the logo screen), press the F10 key repeatedly until a recovery menu appears.

You have to read instructions carefully when you are working with proprietary machines. You can't just go in and reformat system drives without realizing the ramifications. In this case - no restore media provided, no restore media created by the user, no drivers available, no support for other operating systems, and no restore kits available any more, the recovery partition is your ONLY means of recovery.

02-26-2006, 04:56 PM	#17
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,685	Did you try pressing F10 repeatedly as the instructions indicate? Recovering during startup Use the following steps to perform a recovery from the hard drive: Backup files from the My Documents folder and from other folders you may have created. Disconnect all connected devices (such as the Personal Media Drive, USB drives, printer, and fax), remove media from drives, and remove any recently added internal hardware. Do not disconnect the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power cord. Turn on the PC. Just after the first screen appears (the logo screen), press the F10 key repeatedly until a recovery menu appears. You have to read instructions carefully when you are working with proprietary machines. You can't just go in and reformat system drives without realizing the ramifications. In this case - no restore media provided, no restore media created by the user, no drivers available, no support for other operating systems, and no restore kits available any more, the recovery partition is your ONLY means of recovery. Last edited by glc; 02-26-2006 at 05:01 PM.