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System restore from a USB stick does not work
I have a Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC and by an unfortunate accident I wiped out a part of my HDD - intended to format an external HDD, noticed my error and stopped the format process, but by that time bootsector, a part of the OS and what is even worse, the recovery partition was gone.
I thought I had a"worst scenario case" security copy of the recovery on my Sandisc cruzer 16GB USB stick(I made it right after I got the PC - actually HP urges you to make either recovery DVDs or a bootable USB stick right away - I did the latter) but the stick does not work - it will not boot. I managed to find the reason - the stick was supposed to be completely formatted before copying the recovery OS copy onto it, but it did not format completely, because apart from being a USB stick, it is also a sort of DVD(Called U3) and that part refuses to get formatted.
Now, I have the necessary system recovery files on the stick, but is there any way to make it bootable? IŽd hate to have to buy expensive recovery discs if I can avoid it. Due to copyright reasons (only ONE OS recovery prer PC) I cannot transfer the recovery files to another medium.
HereŽs list of files on the USB:
boot Folder
Documents Folder
hp Folder
preload Folder
U3 systems Folder
boot.mgr File
CSP.DAT DAT-file
hpdrcu.prc PRC-file
language config.
Launch U3 Program
Preload size Text file
RP CONFIG "
Set Duimp "
Set info "
Any ideas?
Last edited by Dali362; 25 Mar 2013 at 14:54. Reason: Bad spacing