Comments on: How do I create an OEM-style bootable recovery partition? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-i-create-an-oem-style-bootable-recovery-partition/ Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: swinehart6803 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-i-create-an-oem-style-bootable-recovery-partition/#comment-79705 swinehart6803 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:42:49 +0000 #comment-79705 GadgetMan,
In my process of trying all these methods out I found this one that is free (always good) and pretty easy to use.
http://www.todo-backup.com/

You backup the disk to a removable media, crate a boot disk with it and restore the drive back again.

I havent restored, only tried the backup to a removable drive, but it is pretty easy to use and has a GUI that most people can just point and click their way through.

It didn’t do the hidden partition that I wanted, but for the cost of a few dvds, I can live with the free and easy solution

]]> By: gadgetman http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-i-create-an-oem-style-bootable-recovery-partition/#comment-79704 gadgetman Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:19:56 +0000 #comment-79704 Im wondering if someone can help with a similar question?

I would like to take a backup of the computer in its working state after windows 7 has been installed and then have a backup on a dvd that a user can then boot from the bios and click just a few simple buttons that will install the backup from the dvd and put on the hard drive when the operating system decides to fail etc.

Ideally i would like something similar to OEM manufacturers used to do with providing a restore dvd that a user can simply pop in and it will restore the pc to its factory state.

Ive had a look at the Acronis true image and this doesnt seem to let me do this without using their software first.

Is this method somehow possible?

Any replies greatfully recieved :)

]]> By: darkstar911 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-i-create-an-oem-style-bootable-recovery-partition/#comment-74757 darkstar911 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:00 +0000 #comment-74757 Acronis will do that for you.

]]> By: swinehart6803 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-i-create-an-oem-style-bootable-recovery-partition/#comment-74725 swinehart6803 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:51:52 +0000 #comment-74725 Thanks, I am downloading it now and will give it a go.
I might need to make a “read me” file on the disk or print out some insturctions, but that may just do the trick.
I had heard of clonezilla way back, but it has really improved since then.

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