Windows 7: how do i create a 'recovery' partition?

i have a year old hp pavilion a6425n and it shipped with a 250 gb hdd witch i later upgraded to a 500 gb hdd and i lost my recovery option.. can i make a new recovery partition using my Windows 7 disk so if i press F11 during boot it takes me to setup?

Hello cammy,

Here is a tutorial that may apply to you from this very website, try it out: Recovery Partition - Create

Credits:
"Recovery Partition - Create" tutorial creator - severedsolo

thanks! and 1 more thing i have a HP mini 110-1125NR running win7HP and when i installed i lost the recovery manager to install from the syste,m recovery and i cant install it...

Hello again cammy.

You are saying that you lost the recovery manager to install the system recovery, and now that it is gone, cannot install another recovery manager? I don't believe there is a way to get it back, as I am sure that is one of those things that come pre-installed on a computer. If interested, you might look into purchasing software that does this sort of thing for you.


Some of these tutorials may come in handy for you, take a look:

1. System Restore Point - Create
2. System Repair Disc - Create
3. Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup

Credits:
All linked to tutorials (#'s 1-3) created by Brink

no it has a backup partitioon i cant do anything with.. i wanna take it back to starter becayuse its better on battery

and i performed the steps omn the origional post can i make it so it only loads it when pressing F11 at boot witch was the shortcut from bios to my old partition

You might find it easier to buy a set of HP recovery discs.

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs: Looking for Recovery Discs? - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

You don't say where you live so you'll need to change the region if you don't live in the USA.

Failing that, you say you have a Windows 7 DVD. You could just carry out a clean install with that, and then create a system image backup.

Hello cammy,

Did you say your Windows 7 starter came with any DVDs, and if so, what is it called exactly (what does it say on the CD)?
Unfortuanately, I am not aware of any method of making this possible.

I recommend following "Seavixen's" suggestions

i have it set up with easyBCD but it does it withn a bootloader that could get annoying