The arrangement is that the manufacturer doesn't have to include a set of recovery discs because you can burn a set yourself from the recovery partition. However, in this situation the design has a failed...the system failed to burn the recovery disks successfully and now fails to boot to the recovery options. I'd make the argument to the manufacturer and request they send you a free copy of the recovery system CDs/DVDs, waiving the customary fee due to defect. At this point it may be the only option.
Good luck.
John
I have a laptop preinstalled with Vista Home Premium.....Im passing it over to my husband and want to do a clean install.
For some reason it isnt working going through Recovery Manager. I go to Recovery Manager - Advanced Options - System Recovery. The computer then reboots and restarts and thats it....it doesnt go any further. I'd use the discs but when I created the no 1 disc didnt work and it says you can only make 1 copy. Help Thank you

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