unable to use recovery disc creator due to CD-rom spoiled

avelyn

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How can i backup the system recovery portion into an external hard disc or flash drive for toshiba satellite L310 window vista?
 
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You usually can't boot from an external CD-ROM.
Better to replace the internal CD-ROM.
Do you mean that the CD drive is faulty?
Is the installed software still OK?

You can use a program like Acronis or equivalent from Symantec/Norton to create a complete image of your hard drive to an external hard drive. This can be done from within Windows but is better done from a boot CD.

If the issue is just the physical CD-ROM drive, replace it.
 

avelyn

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Im trying to upgrade my laptop from window vista to window 7 but before upgrade i need to run the Recovery Disc Creator. But my CD-rom has spoiled and unable to use recovery disc creator to recover the recovery partition, so i was thinking is there any other way to recover other than using CD like external hard disc or flash drive

 


You wrote "CD-rom has spoiled". Are you talking about the CD-ROM drive or a CD-ROM disc?
Why do you need to "recover the recovery partition"? What is wrong with it?
Why do you need to "run the Recovery Disc Creator" before upgrading?
 

avelyn

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CD-ROM drive spoiled. i called up to the toshiba technician they told me that i need to run recovery disc creator before upgrading to window 7 because all the application and driver are unable to download from the web.
 

avelyn

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Ya i know.By the way if i buy external CD-ROM drive while i upgrading or reformat my comp can i use it? because some external CD-ROM drive required to install the driver into the computer before used.
 


You usually can't boot from an external CD-ROM.
Better to replace the internal CD-ROM.
 
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avelyn

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guess i will have to replace the new one then thx for the reply :)