Boot repair gone after OS reinstall

I suspected errors and performance problems on my eMachine t5234 might be
related to the factory bloatware, so I used the included VIsta Premium OEM
disk to do a clean reinstall, formatting the C drive while preserving the D
recovery. Loaded great with no bloat or programs at all, drivers installed
themselves and Updated, got Java and Adobe(s) from their website, instant
performance and connection improvement. I only needed Works off of factory
recovery so eMachines chat provided link to start menu hotlink into recovery
sector to retrieve Works. All good, so far.

And THEN.....I check Safe Mode for Repair my Computer and it isnt there!
eMachines tech says I disabled Recovery Partition with OS clean install from
OEM disk, yet I have access via Start Menu Recovery Center link to
Applications and Drivers (where i got my Works). I check my Repair options
on the OEM/OS disc: Startup repair, System Restore are there, but Complete
Restore option cannot locate CD even though it is running in the drive!
Guess I can use Install again.

Unfortunately eMachines is not able to tell me what has happened, only that
I should have used their bloated Recovery partition/disk, that my OS disc is
not replaceable if ever corrupted (have to buy a bloat disk for $20) and that
my Recovery partition is probably no longer of any use except to retrieve the
one program I want off of it via Start Menu hotlink. Does anyone out there
have any advice on what I should do. I still like the trimmed down OS
reinstall with no bloat, errors and faster. But I can't help but think I've
screwed up pretty bad here, somehow.

If satisfied with the clean install, and the restore option is no longer functional..it might be wise to invest in an image
program(Acronisc True Image or Ghost 12 and image the contents of the existing drive(source) to a different
destination[drive,partition, or external drive]. An image can't be created on the source drive.

If a restoration is necessary the image will restore the pc to the point in time in which it was created. Images are best stored on
a separate partition

Note: Before proceeding, check with your oem on what impact your earlier efforts have on warranty and support and if invalidated it
might be appropriate to work with them to restore the machine to its factory condition to protect the warranty.

--
...winston
ms-mvp windows live mail


"gregrocker" <gregrocker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E88D20D3-31BE-455E-AFED-391EA32F581F@microsoft.com...
> I suspected errors and performance problems on my eMachine t5234 might be
> related to the factory bloatware, so I used the included VIsta Premium OEM
> disk to do a clean reinstall, formatting the C drive while preserving the D
> recovery. Loaded great with no bloat or programs at all, drivers installed
> themselves and Updated, got Java and Adobe(s) from their website, instant
> performance and connection improvement. I only needed Works off of factory
> recovery so eMachines chat provided link to start menu hotlink into recovery
> sector to retrieve Works. All good, so far.
>
> And THEN.....I check Safe Mode for Repair my Computer and it isnt there!
> eMachines tech says I disabled Recovery Partition with OS clean install from
> OEM disk, yet I have access via Start Menu Recovery Center link to
> Applications and Drivers (where i got my Works). I check my Repair options
> on the OEM/OS disc: Startup repair, System Restore are there, but Complete
> Restore option cannot locate CD even though it is running in the drive!
> Guess I can use Install again.
>
> Unfortunately eMachines is not able to tell me what has happened, only that
> I should have used their bloated Recovery partition/disk, that my OS disc is
> not replaceable if ever corrupted (have to buy a bloat disk for $20) and that
> my Recovery partition is probably no longer of any use except to retrieve the
> one program I want off of it via Start Menu hotlink. Does anyone out there
> have any advice on what I should do. I still like the trimmed down OS
> reinstall with no bloat, errors and faster. But I can't help but think I've
> screwed up pretty bad here, somehow.
>