Creating a recovery partition - Windows 7


  1. Erock
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    Windows 7 Home prem 64 bit
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    Creating a recovery partition - Windows 7


    Hello all,

    Recent disk crash on my Samsung has been the nightmare of all nightmares. The replacement drive has no recovery area setup, so cannot install the recovery software and thus recover from a backup made with it!

    Either I spend a fortune at a Samsung service centre, or try one shot at recreating it.

    So, my question is....

    How do I create a partition WITHOUT a drive letter, with the Volume labelled as "RECOVERY"?

    I suspect that this is not possible, but if it is, how then do I change the status to EISA configuration?

    Here is a screenshot of somebody else's setup....

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/...5258f6c2_o.jpg

    I should add that I have recovery software that install windows etc. so no worries if it screws up my base system(without any of my data).
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  3. Erock
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    Windows 7 Home prem 64 bit
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    Wow, stumbled on the drive letter solution. Set it without a drive letter, right click to rename.

    Now I just need to change the status to EISA configuration?
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  4. VistaKing
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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    Try this

    Click on type cmd in the search box then right-click and choose Run as administrator type in DiskPart and press ENTER type in list disk when you see DISKPART>_and select your disk: DISKPART> select disk 0
    List all partitions: DISKPART> list partition
    Now, select the partition (see step 1) DISKPART> select partition 1
    Type DISKPART> detail partition
    Set the type of the partition to 27. Type DISKPART> set id = 27 override
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  6. Erock
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    That set the volume to blank and file system to blank and I cannot do anything with it in Disk management. Set back to 1.
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  7. VistaKing
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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    Make a Logical partition inside the extended partition.
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  8. theog
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    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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    Use the Sansung Recovery DVD's, which will remake the Recovery Partition.

       Information
    We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
    & made the Startup Repair CD.
    startup repair disc-create


    Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?

    Creating a recovery partition - Windows 7-capture-sam.png

    NP-R519 - OVERVIEW | Support Samsung
    http://www.samsungpc.com/top_faq/13_...merecovery.htm
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  10. Erock
    Posts : 21
    Windows 7 Home prem 64 bit
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    theog said:
    Use the Sansung Recovery DVD's, which will remake the Recovery Partition.


       Information
    We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.

    & made the Startup Repair CD.
    startup repair disc-create


    Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?

    Creating a recovery partition - Windows 7-capture-sam.png

    NP-R519 - OVERVIEW | Support Samsung
    http://www.samsungpc.com/top_faq/13_...merecovery.htm
    Nope - wouldn't be doing this if I had.
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  11. alphanumeric
    Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
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    If all else fails you could try Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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