TechMan Help

The recovery (D:) drive on your computer is a partitioned hard drive done by your computer manufacturing to simple restore your computer to its factory settings as it came when your first received your computer.

You should not touch, or alter any files or folders in this partition as it may corrupt the files making it in possible to reset your computer. If you do corrupt the files, you may void your warranty.

I need more space, can I delete the files?

No! You may burn the files to a disk for backup just in case, but you should never delete or rename any of these files.

My computer doesn’t work. Now what?

It’s time for a factory reinstall. A factory reinstall is much easier and quicker then re-installing windows because you do not have to install the additional drivers a Windows Installer won’t do.

If you ring your computer’s manufacturer customer support line for help on what your computer is not working, the will probably tell you to do a factory install. If that does not fix the problem, you may want to consult a computer expert or send your computer to get repaired.

I don’t know how to do a factory install? Need Help!

Your computer manufacture will have details on how to do this. For a basic guideline, insert the recovery CD supplied by your computer manufacturer and follow the prompts. Alternatively, you might have to press F8 to enter the recovery process.

You then have to follow the prompts.

Some options may let you keep your files and folders, or you might have to completely wipe all your folders. But first, make sure you back up first.

In summery, the recover D: partition on your computer is their to assist you to repairing your computer if something bag goes wrong. It is also a good way to completely  remove viruses without using any antivirus software. But you will lose all your other files. So make sure you backup.