My laptop just restarts ever 5 minutes and if i try creating the recovery disk it stops midway and says cancelling.

Stop trying to restart it! There is obviously a fault so check your manual. If not in there contact Manufacturer or service agent.

This is not an easy issue to solve using this method (posting text or email) but I will give it a try!

There are many things that can cause the problem you described. Your memory cards could be loose inside the pc. You can try removing & reseating them to see if this solves the problem. Your partician could be damaged. Your hard drive may need replacement. If your pc came with recovery software, you might try turning on the pc & putting the system recovery disk inside the drive & then restart the pc and try booting from that drive to start the recovery process. If your pc came with recovery software installed on a second drive located in your computer, then you need to follow the instructions on how to access system recovery which are listed in your manual and also flash briefly on the screen when the pc is loading windows (you should see something like press F2 to enter recovery briefly on the left side of the pc when it is first starting up. It only displays this command briefly. Try restarting a few times if you do not see it) . Once in recovery, follow the prompts to start the process to see if the pc can recover and start windows normally.

If you choose cancel disk check, and the screen your describing in your post is a blinking cursor where you can enter commands - try typing "help" and press enter to see if it will give you a list of choices to execute. If it is a command prompt and gives you this list, try scrolling with your arrow keys to find disk check or check disk. Windows has options to repair bad areas of particians, but I am unsure if they would go any farther then the test that is currently running and unable to get passed 62%.

If you have an operating system disk (Windows Xp, Win 7, Win Vista - full versions - not upgrade software) that matches what you are running on your computer you can try restoring or replacing the opearting system to see if that solves your problem. Try putting the disk inside the pc and restart to get it to boot from the disk drive. Then replace your operating system with a new version (warning - this will erase all files that were on the pc) to see if that solves the issue. you can also try installing recovery and/or repair files from the operating system disk. Just put the disk in and restart the pc and read the options that come up - then follow the prompts to repair the system.

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Please see procedure below on how to create recovery disk. Let me know if smae thing will happen.

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Click the "Start" icon on the Windows Vista home screen. Select "eMachines," then click "eMachines Recovery Management." The eMachines Recovery Management program opens.

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Click "Create Factory Default Disc." The program will tell you how many discs you will need. Make sure the correct optical drive is selected, then insert a blank disc into that drive. Click "Start" to begin the burning process.

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Remove the disc when it is finished burning and label it "Recovery CD 1." Insert the next the next blank disc if one is required. Click "OK" to begin burning the next disc. Repeat this step until all of the discs have been created and labeled. Close the eMachines Recovery Management program, insert the system CD that came with the laptop and restart the laptop.

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Press "F12" repeatedly when the eMachines logo is displayed on the screen to be redirected to the Boot menu. Select the optical drive, then press "Enter."

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Insert Recovery CD 1 when you are prompted to insert the recovery disc. The eMachines Recovery Management program will open.

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Click the "Restore" tab in the list on the left side of the eMachines Recovery Management program window, then select "Completely Restore System to Factory Defaults." The computer automatically restarts and the recovery process begins. Insert any additional recovery discs as requested. The computer will reboot automatically when the laptop has been recovered to its original factory default settings, and you will be taken to the Windows Setup screen.

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Set up Windows Vista with your own personal settings.

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You have formatted the hard drive (containing Boot Manager) using recovery disk 1.
That's why the error message.

Just insert disk 1 again.
Shut down the computer (press & hold the power button for a minute).
Restart.

Follow the instructions that come up.

If it doesn't help, reseat the hard drive. (open the back cover, take out hard drive, reconnect it)
Also you may go to BIOS (tap F1 while booting) and set the cd-drive as the first boot device.

Hope it helps.

You mean restoring the Laptop to factory settings?

You can do that by following tow ways. You can use Recovery Partiotion of your Notebook (if available) and you can use the Recovery Disk (if you have created). Providing you the steps for both....

Restoring to factory settings by Partition:
1.Connect PC to the AC power adapter.
2.Restart the notebook and Press F11 when HP logo appears.
3. Tap the F11 key as soon as the HP logo appears.
4. On the PC recovery window Select "Ok".
5. On the next screen read the system recovery information and Select "Advanced".
6. Select Destructive Recovery and follow on screen instructions.
7. Restart the notebook when prompted.
In case if the Recovery partition is not working, use the recovery disk. If you did not create the recovery disk, then order it online from following HP link....

Recovery disk order page for CQ60-220US (P/N: NB048UA#ABA)
https://warp2.external.hp.com/driver/dr_country_select.asp?Product=515690-002&lang=en&cc=us
If you are not able to open the link....
1. Open an Internet Explorer, type www.hp.com
2. In the search bar, type your Laptop's Product Number (P/N)
3. From the left side, click on 'Software & Driver download'
4. Select Microsoft Windows Vista from drop down
5. Click on + beside Recovery Media then click the link.

Instruction to install from Disk:
1. Insert the disc. Turn off the Notebook. Again turn on the Notebook with Disk inside.
2. Press "ESC" key on keyboard twice.
3. You should find one time boot device option.
4. Select CD/DVD as primary boot device and then hit enter key.
5. Now the installation should start.

Some times the CAPS Lock key may be on, so please make sure that the CAPS Lock key is off.

If the issue still exists, I request you to perform the full system recovery using the recovery disks. To perform this full system recovery, you can use the recovery disks that you have created using the recovery partition.
Use the recovery discs to restore the PC by following the steps below:
1. Insert the recovery disc in the optical disc drive and start the computer.
If the computer is running, insert the recovery disc and immediately click Start and select Restart to force the computer to start from the recovery disc.
2. When prompted, Press any key to boot from CD or DVD, press any key on the keyboard.
3. Allow the recovery disc to start and load the required files while the Microsoft loading screen is displayed. It may take several minutes to load the required files.
4. When the HP Recovery Manager window displays, click Advanced options , System recovery , and then click Next to open the Recovery Manager.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions and perform the required actions.
NOTE: Do not interrupt the recovery process even though the computer may restart and the Windows desktop may display at various times.
· When prompted, follow the on-screen instructions to Backup the user files.
After performing the backup, when prompted, re-insert the recovery disc, and then click Next to continue the recovery process.
· A status box is displayed to indicate the status of the recovery and the estimated time remaining.
· If you used multiple discs when you created the personalized recovery discs, follow the prompts to remove the first disc and insert any requested discs.
6. When prompted to Insert the Supplemental driver disc , take one of the following actions:
· If you purchased a replacement recovery disc from HP, and it included a Supplemental driver disc, insert the disc and click OK or Next . The recovery program checks the supplemental disc and installs the specific needed files.
After the Supplemental files are installed, a prompt is displayed to remove the Supplemental disc and insert the original recovery disc.
· If you purchased a replacement recovery disc from HP, and it did not include a Supplemental driver disc, click Skip or Cancel . The recovery program will ignore the request and install the next file on the recovery disc.
· If you created a personal recovery disc, press Next to continue.
7. Continue following the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.
NOTE: If you have not created a personal recovery disc, or the recovery disc fails or become corrupted, see HP Notebook PCs - Order Recovery Discs for Vista as your notebook is preinstalled with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1.
For detailed steps you can refer the provided web link:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c00809678&product=18703
NOTE: Clicking the above link may give an error indicating that it is invalid. If this occurs, copy the link and paste it on the address bar in your browser until the complete address is displayed in the Address box.
If you do not have the recovery disks you can order these recovery disks from the local HP phone support. Please use the provided phone number to contact the local HP phone support.
Phone number: 800-474-6836

Turn your computer on.

Insert the Disk and choose to enter BIOS, should be F2 but watch the screen to see the right function key.

Change the boot device order to: CD-ROM, HDD in that order.

Save changes and restart the computer.

The Recovery Disk would boot up and a wizard will guide you through the recovery process.

Follow the instructions to recover your computer.

You can restore your computer to the Factory State without the disk, provided you still have the recovery partition created by HP. Restart your machine, and tap F11 until you reach the Startup Repair. Cancel the AutoDetect and go to the list. You'll find an option that relates to restoring your PC to Factory state. Remember, you'll lose all data doing so. Let me know if you need more help

Sounds like a new machine. Take it back for replacement or servicing. You may very well have a hardware problem.

Hi

Please go into my conputer and check whether u have a recovery partition or not..... If you have... restart your system and tap on F11..... go to recovery partition... U'l get a pop up to create recovery cd's.... Plz create the cd's once u get the pop up