[Coco] OT: Recovery Disc set for Dell Inspiron 15 3520...

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi,

While this link appears to be way off target, the script (Which I just used) may use a utility that will help you. I just took a quick look just before I ran it. 

How to: Create a bootable ISO file from your Windows 10 Download for reinstallation

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-win_upgrade/how-to-create-a-bootable-iso-file-from-your/07590098-90a9-4c7e-b6fe-5ce1632daf4b?tm=1438130195492

I ended up with a ".iso".

SHF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Hartman" <alhartman6 at optonline.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] OT: Recovery Disc set for Dell Inspiron 15 3520...


> I've been able to access the partition, but the recovery program won't run 
> to make the discs or a CD key.
> 
> The two files that make the discs are in a format called .WIM which are a 
> special Microsoft compressed format, and are not ISO files. There is not an 
> easy way to convert these to an ISO file to burn them. Every way I've tried 
> has failed. Dell has been rude and unhelpful. My only hope has been to find 
> someone else with the same model of laptop running the same version of 
> Windows to run the Recovery program to burn me a set of Discs.
> 
> There are companies that claim to sell the discs, but I don't trust they are 
> free of malware.
> 
> If something doesn't turn up in the next few days, I'll have to live with a 
> generic Windows install and not have all the apps that came with the laptop 
> when I bought it (DVD player, Roxio Burn software, etc...) I can replace 
> most of it shareware/freeware. But I paid for the registered stuff and I'd 
> like to have them back.
> 
> -[ Al ]-
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Bill Pierce via Coco
> 
> Al, most (if not all) computer distributers now use the separate hidden 
> partition (can't remember what it's called) on the HD as the recovery disk 
> (which in the case of drive failure is useless), which is created on the fly 
> as the system is installed. This reduced the cost of adding (and keeping up 
> with) recovery disks as well as upped their profit margin.
> If the drive will still spin and can be read (master boot sector trashed?), 
> then the recovery partition could be accessed. "EasyBCD" is a boot sector 
> recovery system and "PTEdit" will let you access the recovery disk (hidden 
> from windows and dos). I have had to do this a couple of times.
> Of course, if the drive is mechanically disabled, you are out of luck :-( 
> 
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