Reclaiming Hard Drive Space From The Recovery Partition; Using The Hp Backup And Restore Process; Creating System Recovery Dvds Or Cds - HP xw4600 Service And Technical Reference Manual

NOTE: Some applications might not be restored using this method.

Reclaiming hard drive space from the recovery partition

The recovery partition can be removed to reclaim the hard drive space.
CAUTION:
- The F11 Emergency Recovery function becomes unavailable.
- The ability to recover the system from data on the recovery partition is lost.
- Any recovery images contained in the recovery partition are deleted.
- The ability to create a recovery media set is lost.
To free up hard drive space, you can remove only the recovery partition, or you can completely uninstall
the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application.
CAUTION:
and data backup and recovery can no longer be performed.
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Removing only the recovery partition—The recovery partition can be removed by selecting
Remove HP Recovery Partition from from the HP Backup and Recovery program folder. When
the HP Recovery Partition is removed, the recovery partition is deleted, the user partition is
extended to reclaim the unused hard drive space, and the F11 boot prompt is removed. The HP
Backup and Recovery Manager application remains, and can be used for data backup and restore.
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Uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application—The HP Backup and
Recovery Manager application can be uninstalled using the Programs and Features utility under
Windows Control Panel>Programs and Features. When the application is uninstalled, the
recovery partition is deleted, the user partition is extended to reclaim the unused space, and the
F11 boot prompt is removed. After the application is uninstalled, emergency recovery as well as
data backup and recovery can no longer be performed.
CAUTION:
application reduces or eliminates the ability to recover the system.

Using the HP Backup and Restore process

The Windows operating system and device drivers (for devices included with the system) are reinstalled
using the HP Backup and Restore (HPBR) process. This process can be executed from a DVD, CD, or
from the recovery partition on your system hard drive.
To launch the HPBR, slect Start>All Programs>HP Backup & Recovery>HP Backup and Recovery
Manager.
CAUTION:
Windows partition is deleted when you perform a system restore using the HPBR process. However,
the recovery partition on the system drive and other partitions will not be affected.

Creating system recovery DVDs or CDs

You can create a set of system recovery DVDs or CDs if you have a writable optical drive. After launching
the HP Backup and Restore Manager, you can create International Standards Organization (ISO)
images of the factory image, or write them directly to CD or DVD. You can also create a supplemental
HP Backup and Recovery Manager CD. (There may be additional CDs you can create depending on
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If the recovery partition is removed:
If you uninstall the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application, Emergency Recovery
Deleting the recovery partition or uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager
Before you attempt any operating system restore, backup your data . All data on the
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