Create More Than One Set Of Recovery CD On HP Laptop Computer

This is what I was looking for. Many of my friends asked this question to me but I was not able to answer them now I can refer them to your post.

Anyways thanks for this useful hack

thanks for this

I was looking for this as I lost one of recovery CD and HP doesn’t allow me to create another !

Thanks a ton

thanks

Thanks Alot Man this save me 20 dollars i wish there was donate button so i could give you at least 5 dollars

i deleted them but on using the recovery it gets to 50percent then stops, says cancel you can resume it when you start up the programme next time????? any idea why?

Thank’s, now If you could tell me of a way to do this from within linux, and burn the cd’s from there…

Fantastic, Bravo
I was about to order another set from HP for 0$ plus 5$ shipping.

I have one another question. Whereare they keeping Vista license key?

I undersand that this is my licensed copy but can I install this on my another pc? don’t want to install anyways ecause my HP Laptop came with XP original but just curious

Thanks, work fine

Thank you for this operation but it looks like jeopardizing the machine if process fails, here i want to share my experience about how to make multiple set of recovery discs.

if you have made on set successfully.
1) install NERO BURNING ROM SOFTWARE (this software is to burn the CDs DVD for data, Videos etc.)
2) using nero select copy disc and choose image writer instead of your installed CD/DVD writer.
3) once the operation completes you will find back-up file named *.nrg (this file contains all files as it is on source disc)
4) later you can burn the image using your CD/DVD burner.

this is my experienced procedure without tempering pre-installed operating system by HP.

one more thing people can also use deamon tools / alcohol 120% to create and burn the image.

if you succeed pray for me.

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Oh, no… I don’t think this works anymore… I just checked, and I’ve been searchin’ for these files, but I just can’t seem to find them… Windows must have caught on, and so must’ve HP… oh, well, I’ll just make the disks, and save the image… it sounds like an easier plan than tampering with code to me…

I have tried this (works) and just wanted to share some information.

This really works and I’ve just got my self an additional set of Recovery Disks (DVDs) burned. First I was unable to find the file HPCD.SYS in my recovery partition. Then I realized it was there but hidden.

However when I was searching for the folder C:\Windows\SMINST, it was revealed that there was no such a folder. Later I found that HP has moved this to C:\Program Files\SMINST. The file HPCD.SYS is also hidden there.

Renamed the files and got my extra copy created.

Thanks for your support.

As I type, I am creating my second set of recovery CDs on my new HP laptop (G60 series) thanks to the tool and help found in this troublefixers forum.
As mentioned by Dishan, the HPCD.SYS file on the main C: drive can be found in the Program Files folder.
I run out of DVDs during the creation of the first recovery set, so I had to stop the recovery manager process, and then one of my DVDs turned into a coaster, so I suspect that my first set will not work should I need it. I really needed a second set and I don’t understand why HP would not allow everyone to do so.

Just wanna say thanks you saved me tons of time googling, and a huge headache. It took longer to install freecommander than to delete the files! lol Thx again

a real cracker and an a** saver!
thanks a lot.

Muchas Gracias amigo, me sacaste del problema que tenia

Thank you very much, you got me the solution to my problem

Thanks again for the tip

on the new hp systems it is actually in three locations and is named hpdrcu.prc just a heads up

Thanks jimbob.
I have new HP Pavlion dv6-2005ax. hpcd.sys not working but hpdrcu.prc is worked well.
I want to creacte another recovery disc. because oderd recovery disc is not same as recovery disc created from my computer. hp oderd recovery disc take more time to recover the OS than my disc.

hp DV6 1330 I CAN’T fiend C:\Windows\SMINST

Thanks Dude!!!!

Thanks Dear

But my problem not solved.

but I tried it . The file hpdrcu.prc was found in my recovery partition only in one location. it was deleted. but on search no other such file found. and on computer restart same message the one set of recovery disc receated no further Allowed.

and No hpcd.sys file found.

I have purchased a HP G60 511CA model. and windows 7 64bit Home prememim Installaed Allready.

Can any body help me to create a set of recovery Disc.

Same exact problem as Ramzan here.

Found a soulution:
Search both the D:\ and C:\ drives for hpdrcu.prc. I found another copy in appdata on the C:\ drive. No third instance, however. But the good news is I now have a new set of recovery dvds!

Thank a lot Mr.Rohit Khurana.

thanks a lot man..it worked