No recovery partition, have recovery disc, how to install


  1. hiohaa
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    windows 7 64bit home premium
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    No recovery partition, have recovery disc, how to install


    i have an asus 1025CE netbook.
    For whatever reason, i don't have the recovery partition on it.

    I do however have the recovery backup that i made when i first got it. It is stored on a USB external desktop hard drive 2.0. (toshiba 1TB).

    When i boot up from it, i get to the asus recovery screen, but when i select either 'install to partition' or 'install to entire HD', it pops up with a message 'please insert external hard drive for backup'....

    this makes no sense to me. anyway, i have tried different usb ports, tried attaching another external hard drive, and its made no difference, it still comes up with the same thing.

    because i don't have that recovery partition, i can't go the normal route and boot straight off that on the hard drive.
    Is there any way i can recreate that recovery partition, put the backup files that are currently on the USB external drive onto the partition and then try it? will that work?
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  3. Ztruker
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    Windows 10 Pro X64
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    You're best bet by far is to follow this tutorial by Gregrocker. Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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