USB 2.0 or 3.0? Try everything 2.0.
I tried to make recovery discs but Win 8.1 won't allow that anymore. This is from a MS full install disk, not OEM partition or similar. I tried the flash drive method and it did do that. However, the customer had only a USB flash drive adapter that allows MSD to fit. It accepted that and created the recovery flash drive using that setup. However, upon rebooting it just doesn't go into recovery mode. It just sits there prior to boot menu setup after pressing [ESC] for the laptop. What is going on? I know the flash drive is holding the boot process after I press [ESC] to enter boot menu for the laptop, what gives. I really don't think a true flash drive will work as well, though i couldn't test that at the time.
Win8.1 32-bit installed and updated
HP probook 4510s
2gb ram
celeron cpu
I figured maybe a bios update, but since any bios update would require Win7 to proceed, I didn't push my luck in creating a brick or simply won't work regardless.
TIA -----Willy ![]()

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