Solved confused by what type of disc to use

Hi there. I would like to make a Kaspersky Rescue Disc.
I am not sure what type of disc I should use for this task.
DVD R, CD-RW ETC...
Seem to always get messed up on this subject. Thanks.

I'd use an ordinary CD-R unless you have reason to believe that wouldn't have a high enough capacity (700 MB).

Hi thank you for responding ignatzatsonic. There doesn't seem to be a specification no matter where I search on the web. :huh:

Use a CD-R if you have one.

If it won't fit, you'll know soon enough.

A CD-RW may work, but they have the same capacity as a CD-R.

My guess would be that a DVD-R would work if you have a DVD burner. You'd just be wasting all the excess space on a DVD.

Experiment. If you make the disk, see if it will do what you need it to do. I assume you need it to be a bootable disk.

Yes ignatzatsonic. You are correct. My PC crashed and burned and I want to try this before I do a Windows reinstall. Can't hurt I don't think.

Why not make one of each to test to see which works best ? CD-R & DVD-R

OK. Thank you for your advice Doc Brown and ignatzatsonic.
I have all these kind of discs. I 'll try it tomorrow. Off to bed I am.
Cheers.

Hi Elljay,

Hope you are happy having recovered any data from your lappy , the Lucid Puppy way. ( You must have realised by now how important it is to back up any of your art projects and other data.)

The downloaded Kaspersky Rescue disk ISO will only be around 300MB and so you can safely use a CDR or CDRW. Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10

From what I understand you are planning to check your unbootable HP Lappy with it. So its going to be a onetime use. Prefer a CDRW since you can erase and reuse once your job is over.

As far as the download is concerned, prefer to download it from within Kaspersky programs - if any of your friends has it installed - since it may be uptodate with the latest virus definition database.

Next, Factory Reset or Clean install? Prefer to get up and running fast with a Factory Reset immediately. You can think of a clean install later if you are not happy.

Did your HP Laptop - the precise model number is not known. HP 2000 has many variants - come with Windows 7 preinstalled? If so do you have the Certificate of authenticity in good shape where you can read the Product Key that will be required for a clean install?? Do you have the HP drivers CD for that? If not can you get the drivers from the HP website? Check, check, check before you take a leap. ( I see people frantically searching for Windows 7 drivers on HP website). So take your time examining all possibilities and pitfalls.

Till such time a factory reset if you can do that is the first preference. Once you do that factory reset, image your system before venturing into a clean install.

Have you made the Recovery Disks for your lappy after purchasing it?

@ jumanji. Thank you so much for providing me with this information.
I have been afraid to move forward... Its been an exhausting 71/2 days since my computer crashed. Although I really try and teach myself the ropes, I am still a novice and don't understand all the terminology when it comes to computers. I am really greatful for your feedback.

I have seen where the RW [ReWriteable] disc doesn't work when creating a bootable disc, always best to use the R.

@jumanji. Thank you so much!!
To answer all your questions...
Yes I am very happy to have recovered my files the Lucid Puppy way. Your tutorial is excellent! .
I would highly recommend it to anyone this has happened to.
I know it is important to backup. I did have most of my stuff backed up, but not all my latest 'stuff'. I was being lazy and pushing my luck.
I won't be pushing my luck any more!!

Info about my 3 year old Lappy...
I was pretty much computer illiterate. I didn't even know how to turn one on.
My PC was a Birthday gift from my Mom just before she passed away.
She was computer literate and thought it was time I learned how to use one.
So, my PC may not be the best on the market, but it has sentimental value and I want to 'Rescue it'.
Humans are strange this way... anyways...

Yes, my computer came with Windows 7 preinstalled.
No, there were not any discs for drivers that came with the computer.
There weren't any discs at all.
I will check, check, check HP Website before I think about Windows 7 Reinstall. Thank you...I would not have thought of that.
Yes, the label, of Authenticity, on the bottom of my PC, with the Product Key is in good shape and readable. I do not shuffle my PC around much, just sits on my desk. I mainly use it to do art.
No, I did not make a Recovery Disc at the time because I didn't know better.
I do now.
No, I do not have any friends here that would have Kaspersky. I am new in town. My computer was my only friend. Lol.
I will probably just doing a Factory Reset.
I have read gregrocker's tutorial several times over and I am not grasping it all. (although it is an excellent tutorial) It is over my head at this moment. I will have to read it several more times before 'I get it' ...that's just me.
Thanks for listening. Cheers.

No, there were not any discs for drivers that came with the computer.
There weren't any discs at all.

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Most new computers do not come with discs but have a program on them to allow the owner to make a set. Most don't and if the HDD crashes could lose the Factory Restore partition which would leave them to contact the maker/vendor to try to get them.

I have made the Kaspersky disc on a CD-R. All went well.

I found and followed a tutorial on Youtube that is excellent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikBrs0IKxT0
I followed the instructions precisely.

Now I have a different problem...
A warning POP UP says>
YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN INCORRECTLY. THE FILE SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE MOUNTED.
THE PROCEDURE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO IT. TO AVOID FILE CORRUPTION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SHUT DOWN THE OPERATING SYSTEM CORRECTLY BEFORE USING KASPERSKY DISK.
OPTIONS...
CONTINUE SKIP RESTART COMPUTER
GOOD GRIEF CHARLIE BROWN... now what?

There are some posts on that error message when you google search that message in full, but I don't think it can be of much use.

You may be better off raising this issue as well as the best way to seek and destroy any malware from your unbootable laptop in the System Security sub-forum for the Security experts to deal with it.

OK jamanji.

I have posted in your other thread Elijay with some info on the disks you can use I have used both -R and - RW it has never been a problem for me.

I have also given you some alternative rescue disk options.

OK. Thank you for trying to help ICit2lol.

Elljay said:

OK. Thank you for trying to help ICit2lol.

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No probs Eli I just got a tad confused - not hard at my age as to what the others had been doing for you .

Still good luck with the endeavours