Question Old HP LapTop | Lost Recovery Partiton Because Of Reformat LapTop

Mar 27, 2023
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My laptop is old and totally healthy.
I backed up all it's softwares and drivers when i bought it and prev year hp removed all of them from hp web site.
Model is : HP Pavilio dv6 - 6190 SE - Core i7 - 8 GB ram
When i bought this laptop there were two partitions on it except windows drive and another logical drive.
Logical drive was empty and those two other pertitions were :
HP_TOOLS
recovery

I copied recovery partition files to my usb stick drive.
This hp has no UEFI and secure boot.
But i do n't know why ssd hard drive type was dynamic.
I reformatted hard to basic with primary c drive and two logical partitions.
After reinstall windows 7 it seems speed is lower than before.
I have every thing about this laptop such as drivers and recovery files.
Now how can i revert back to Factory Default?
First of all i reformated partiton again in dynamic type.
But in dynamic mode i could n't install windows and usb boot of windows could n't recognize hard drive.
First Question : Why type of partiton was dynamic?
Second Question : How can i install windows on dynamic disk?
All refrences on the web tells convert it to basic.
There is an app in my backed up softwares with the name HP Recovery Manager.
It is related to those recovery partition files that i backed up.
But when i want to install it on windows 7 with static hard drive i get this error :
Softpaq does not apply to the system, no Hp Recovery Manager Installed
Third Question :
How can i recreate recovery partiton again and put thise files on it again and how can i recover this laptop from boot menu.
I know HP_Tools format partition is FAT32.
Maybe before install HP Recovery Manager software i should create a partition with type of FAT32 and with the name of "recovery"
Please help me on those three questions
 
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Restoring the origonal recovery partition.

This laptop has a switchable graphics but that feature does not work on win 10 or 11.

By the way, i reinstalled win 7 10 11 on it with no problems.

Please stick on my questions with specific numbers and these questions are for educatinal purpose.

Problem is about recovery partition.
How can i recreate it and make recovery option workable during boot again.
There was an app on softwares and drivers area and i explained it's error during installation.
 

COLGeek

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Since you seem to have copied the recovery partition, these instructions may help you:

https://www.easeus.com/partition-recovery-software/recover-hp-recovery-partition.html

If you need to replace the original recovery files, then I think you are out of luck, at least in terms of getting from HP. Other sources may be available, but those can be VERY risky and not recommended.

I would think it easier to just install Win 7, without the recovery partition, and then just find the needed drivers for all of your devices. All of the other original applications are beyond obsolete at this point, as is Win 7 for that matter.
 
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That easeus link is not useful because i deleted & recreated all partitions before.
So no third party app can recover that recovery partotion.
I copied that partition's files on a usb stick drive before.
So i think after solving hp recovery manager software error i can put those files on that partition & boot menu can access that partition for recovery.
I think recovery manager software creates a Fat32 partition during install.
But during install i have this error :

Softpaq does not apply to the system, no Hp Recovery Manager Installed

I could n't find a solution for fix this error.
 

COLGeek

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As stated earlier, there is really nothing to be gained by restoring the original recovery drive. It is beyond obsolete.

Just reinstall Windows and locate the drivers you need. Do not use an app like Driver Booster to get drivers. Those tools break more than they fix.
 
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Quic Reply :
You should be useful more after 5k posts here.:)
You answered questions by question.
And finally introduced garbage method for drivers.
I already have entire drivers and make them compatible with win 11.
But i am looking for a solution about that error.
HP has more than 40 softwares and drivers and now all of them are working on win 11.
But i want to know about that recovery partition and want to reback it again.
 

COLGeek

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Moderator
Quic Reply :
You should be useful more after 5k posts here.:)
You answered questions by question.
And finally introduced garbage method for drivers.
I already have entire drivers and make them compatible with win 11.
But i am looking for a solution about that error.
HP has more than 40 softwares and drivers and now all of them are working on win 11.
But i want to know about that recovery partition and want to reback it again.
My humblest apologies for offering practical advice. :rolleyes:

Short of have a full image backup of the original drive (which apparently you don't have) or the HP recovery disks (also apparently missing, nor available from HP), I know of no way to restore what is now lost. You removed the bits to create the usable recovery partition when you re-partitioned the HDD.

Try eBay (or similar) to locate the needed HP recovery disks to solve this problem. Be wary of what might be lurking in the shadows of the interwebs as the sites that may host them are often full of malware as well.

Good luck.
 
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I am so curious about inside of that thing.
What will happen when i grab it and put it on a glass?
I uploaded all drivers in a cloud server with a program for recovery.
Is it interesting more than before?
How can we burn it?
What is inside?