Tablet pc TC1000 restore system recovery
I have a Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 with the XP pro tablet edition. the system got currpted and was trying to do a system restore from a system recovery cd but could not get it to strart from the CD. Note that this tablet has only usb cd-drive no internal one.
Currently I installed an evalution 30 copy of windows -disc for another computer- to upgrade the bois. And I want to do a system recovery from its orginal 3 CDs that I have. the restore cd is working fine as I have tested with another destop compaq and started fine. so it is not the CD for sure.
I also got into this link: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=376810&prodTypeId=321957&objectID=c00235045
but don't have docking station.
the error was: trying to load CD Drive but can't then detects USB storage device then line states Failed to load USB Storage Device
I have also tried to use another winxp CD and it can recoginze it ok.
So how can I make those recovery CDs get recoginzed or bootable, is there a way -i can move them to another CDs-
So any suggestions!
Currently I installed an evalution 30 copy of windows -disc for another computer- to upgrade the bois. And I want to do a system recovery from its orginal 3 CDs that I have. the restore cd is working fine as I have tested with another destop compaq and started fine. so it is not the CD for sure.
I also got into this link: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=376810&prodTypeId=321957&objectID=c00235045
but don't have docking station.
the error was: trying to load CD Drive but can't then detects USB storage device then line states Failed to load USB Storage Device
I have also tried to use another winxp CD and it can recoginze it ok.
So how can I make those recovery CDs get recoginzed or bootable, is there a way -i can move them to another CDs-
So any suggestions!
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rindi
Try getting hold of another CD drive and connect that to the tablet PC. CD drives often have rather tight tolerances, and if that is the case it often happens you can't properly read a cd that is readable in another drive.
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Is there a way to extract the windows key from those restore CDs?
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I too have this issue. The problem is that the restore CDs have an older version of MSDOS on them that only recognizes about 3 CD drives.
The BIOS recognizes the USB CD then it boots the restore CD and it no longer recognizes the drive.
I've tried transplanting the HDD into another machine and installing hat way to no avail.
I've tried installing regular old XP Pro on another machine then transplanting the drive... but it just gets stuck loading the GUI (or halts at MUP.DLL in safe mode)
The restore disks are images so I can't extract the system and manually plant it on the drive.
This is the horrible scenario I find myself in because the TC1000 came with a cheap and unreliable samsung HDD that failed just outside the 1 yr warranty.
I'm in the process of extracting the imaging softwae fromthe 1st disk and replacing it with an NTLDR based boot. I will post back if I have success.
The BIOS recognizes the USB CD then it boots the restore CD and it no longer recognizes the drive.
I've tried transplanting the HDD into another machine and installing hat way to no avail.
I've tried installing regular old XP Pro on another machine then transplanting the drive... but it just gets stuck loading the GUI (or halts at MUP.DLL in safe mode)
The restore disks are images so I can't extract the system and manually plant it on the drive.
This is the horrible scenario I find myself in because the TC1000 came with a cheap and unreliable samsung HDD that failed just outside the 1 yr warranty.
I'm in the process of extracting the imaging softwae fromthe 1st disk and replacing it with an NTLDR based boot. I will post back if I have success.
No such luck. The imaging software ONLY works with a 40GB drive (otherwise it makes the partition table unusable).
I've had to go with XP Pro for now because it can be installed from a USB drive.
Compaq really screwwed their customers on this one.
I've had to go with XP Pro for now because it can be installed from a USB drive.
Compaq really screwwed their customers on this one.