I just bought a Lenovo desktop with windows 8 pre-installed that came with no recovery disc.
Manufacturer does not have recovery software for windows 8 ready yet that preserves my files/programs/partition mods. Their tools only restore a factory configuration at this time. While I am considering modifying partitions to suit my needs on the 1TB hard drive and installing my own software, I presently have no understood method to create my own recovery tools that will allow me to overcome a fatal hard drive crash and not having to be set back to factory settings.
All web info I have seen is talking about "Recovering Methods" and how to make recovery discs etc., but they all leave out the critical piece that allows one to start with a bare new hard drive (as in the old drive went up in smoke).
Is there anybody out there who has created a fully functional hard drive from scratch by using "RECOVERY DISCS" made with tools in windows 8?
I am trying to avoid having to buy yet more costly software.
Thanks for any useful tips.
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