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More info?)
Will give it a go. Thanks for your help.
"HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Does your 7390 have a CD or DVD burner? If so there likely was an option
to
> create an HP Recovery Tools CD. Did you do that before wiping the drive?
If
> not, I know of no way to do a restore, short of ordering the Restore CD
set
> from Compaq UK. The reason they are hidden is to prevent accidental
erasure.
> You might check the UK website. The US website has an HP Auto Toolkit
> softpaq for my S5200CL. There may be one for your S7390UK.
> HH
>
> "Alistair Cameron" <alistaircameron@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> > There is still a Volume named [presario_rp] which if you use windows
> > explorer looks empty, if you use something like Nero to explore the
volume
> > you can see all the files, I know they are there just hidden in some
way.
> I
> > know the f10 option did work the first time I tried it.
> >
> > Ta.
> > "HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:qXmGc.38$eF1.3@fe25.usenetserver.com...
> > > If you erased the recovery partition on the drive, normally labeled
> > > Compaq_RP, the only way is to buy the Restore CDs.
> > > HH
> > >
> > > "Alistair Cameron" <alistaircameron@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > > news:jvlGc.2769$Mq3.2469@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
> > > > Sorry, (new to this) Loaded XP Professional.
> > > > "Alistair Cameron" <alistaircameron@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:H5jGc.1500$0N3.667@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have just purchased a Compaq Presario, model S7390UK, over the
> first
> > > > > weekend I decided to try another operating system (formatting the
> > drive)
> > > > and
> > > > > now I have lost my F10 recovery option. I have been told it will
> cost
> > me
> > > > to
> > > > > buy cd's. Why can't I find any drivers on the net to recover my
> > system.
> > > I
> > > > > don't mind using another operating system but just need the
drivers.
> > > > >
> > > > > Many thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Alistair.
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