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Will I be able to Restore from Recovery USB

I have a brand new HP Envy 15t-j000 which came from the factory with Windows 8 on a UEFI/GPT partitioned HD. when I got the machine, I blew away the partitions, created an a single MBR one, formatted it and did a clean install of Windows 8 Pro.

And then HP got me. They don't have the correct WiFi drivers on their site for my computer (doh!!!). So I can't see any WiFi routers. I have ordered a Recovery USB from them hoping that I can grab the correct driver from it (HP says I will be able to). However, should that fail, am I going to be able to recovery my system from the USB directly or am I going to have to convert everything back to UEFI/GPT style somehow?

As a side conversation, since the Windows 8 disks don't seem to want to clean install directly onto UEFI/GPT, why are the drives partitioned that way in the first place? I know the advantages of UEFI but unless I can clean install to it why have it?

Thanks
David

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cat4larry

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Yes, thanks, I'll try that. Didn't mean to insinuate that I couldn't get the driver elsewhere. Should have said that HP didn't provide me enough info to figure out the exact brand/model WLAN card I had directly from the computer specs listed on my box/order. And since in device manager items are showing up with exclamation mark next to them, I couldn't figure out how to do it from that.

However, I found a manual for my computer and I'm trying the brand/model it says in there. If that doesn't work, I'm going to use the link you sent me.

Thanks!!!

Alan Henderson

If you update to Windows 8.1 that might just recognise the wireless controller.

As well as majorly improving Windows. :0)

cat4larry

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Your post was the ticket. Gonna put that website into my bag o tricks. thanks again!

Alan Henderson

Good job JaniLS.

:0)