Windows 8 Recovery Problem

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Hello everyone;

I just bought Asus UX31A-R4005H (with Windows 8). Unfortunately Asus doesn't provide any application to restore Windows 8 back to factory conditions. So i need some advices about recovery whole hard drive partitions back to factory settings.

Firstly i need to create a set of OEM factory recovery discs/usb flash.

1. I'm planning to create a system recovery drive (usb flash) with Windows 8 but i wonder if this usb flash will recover whole hdd back to factory conditions? If yes is it enough to use Windows 8 "create a recovery drive" option?

2. How could i create an original OEM factory recovery usb flash with 3rd party application?

Thank you..
 

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Welcome to EightForums.

Sorry to say, but ASUS are not doing Recovery disc's

G75 Windows 8, AI Recovery Utlity, Intel 520 ssd

thinkspring said:
I just spoke with a polite & well-informed person at Asus tech support regarding how to create a disk image for my new g75 (which I purchased yesterday) that has Windows 8 on it.

The answer was what I feared- currently there are no Asus-provided recovery tools to create a disk image for the G75VW with Windows 8. This was very surprising to me but right now this is the official word from Asus.
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Will you need to use the Windows system image.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8956-system-image-create-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2855-system-repair-disc-create-windows-8-a.html


http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...overy-restore-image-computer-windows-8-a.html

This is a tutorial by Lenovo using the Windows 8 USB Drive Recovery app.

Methodology to create Recovery Media and reload a Lenovo system with Microsoft Windows 8 preload


Lenovo said:
NOTE: From this point forward in the recovery process, the choices for actual operating system recovery depend on the existing state of the computer hard drive.

Below are the instructions if there is an existing Microsoft Windows 8 install on the hard drive.
1.Select the target operating system of Microsoft Windows 8 to reload over existing Lenovo preload.
2.Select "Yes" to repartition the drives or "No" to keep existing partitions. For a clean install, the drives should be repartitioned.
3.Select "Fully Clean the drive".
4.Click Reset to begin the process.
5.The reset/recovery process takes approximately 90 minutes.
6.Once the reset/recovery is complete, the system will reboot into Microsoft Windows 8.

Below are the instructions if the hard drive is blank.
1.Select "Yes" to repartition the HDD or "No" to keep the existing partitions.
2.Click either choice, but these instructions follow the repartition scenario.
3.Select "Fully Clean the drive" as this will take several minutes to complete.
4.Click Reset to begin the process.
5.The reset/recovery process takes approximately 90 minutes.
6.Once the reset/recovery is complete, the system will reboot into Microsoft Windows 8.
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I would look for a 3rd party Partitioning,Backup & Cloning software, which fully supports Windows 8, uEFI, GPT & Secure Boot.
Which is signed by Microsoft.


The only 3rd party software that I know of, that fully supports Windows 8 is PARAGON 12.

Paragon 12 has support for Windows 8 uEFI, GPT & Secure Boot.

PARAGON Software Group - partition manager, drive backup, hard disk partitioning
 

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Thank you for you answer, it's very helpful.

I want to learn which method would you advice me to create recovery drive? Windows 8 default method or 3rd party app?

# I found a tutorial on Youtube from Acer is about restore Windows with usb flash drive. I wonder if this method will take back whole hard drive to factory conditions? (For example if i delete all partitions, or i buy a new hard drive then if i use this method, will it take back the new hard drive to factory settings? Like original OEM Recovery disks? Link: Windows 8 - Restore Windows With a USB Recovery Drive - YouTube)

thank you
 
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    Windows 8
Windows system backup is fine and pretty hard to get wrong. Do what it tells and suggests and you're set.

What's the point of using a 3rd party program when the built in feature does the job perfectly?

I recommend using an external hard drive as the backup destination, the file is about 50GB. And burn the recovery disk that it suggests that you do at the end so that you can restore the system image during boot.
 

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    Windows 8 Pro Pack x64
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    JohnOfE Special
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    Too many systems and combinations!
I bought a Samsung recently and a sw update pop up would always come up. Today it said I blue screened (which hasn't happened) and said to click here to resolve the issue. When I did, it reset everything and I lost everything off my laptop and had to start over. Why did this happen? Is it a Samsung thing? Should I ignore it if this happens again?
 

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kelsleem said:
I bought a Samsung recently and a sw update pop up would always come up. Today it said I blue screened (which hasn't happened) and said to click here to resolve the issue. When I did, it reset everything and I lost everything off my laptop and had to start over. Why did this happen? Is it a Samsung thing? Should I ignore it if this happens again?
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Welcome to EightForums.

Reset will return your Samsung PC, back to the first day you had your new PC.


information   Information

We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
& made the Startup Repair CD.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2855-system-repair-disc-create-windows-8-a.html
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You can use the Samsung version of
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html
warning   Warning
Deleting the Recovery Partition is NOT RECOMMENDED




Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?

You can also use the Windows system image.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8956-system-image-create-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2855-system-repair-disc-create-windows-8-a.html
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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