Tried to usre recovery discs but there not loading up also tried pressing f11

Dear Lizanne,

To get to the recovery partition on your Compaq Armada M700, turn on the notebook and press F11 repeatedly until "Windows is loading files..." displays on the screen. Then, follow the on-screen instructions.

If your notebook originally came with Windows XP or an earlier version of Windows, try pressing F10 to enter recovery instead of F11.

Hope you may find these instructions useful!

Best regards,

Miguel L. Martins

This is from the HP site:

HP recovery discs can be used to return a computer's software configuration to its original condition. HP provides a recovery solution on the hard drive, but it is still a good idea to keep recovery discs stored in a safe place in the event of a hard drive failure. Use the sections in this document to obtain a recovery solution that works best for you.NOTE:HP computers designed for commercial use, such as Workstations or Pro series, use "Operating System" or "HP Restore Plus" DVDs. To order these types of discs, go to the HP Replacement Part Store . Recovering your computer without recovery discsYou may not need recovery discs to recover the software on your computer. HP provides a recovery solution on a separate area of the hard drive. If the hard drive is still functional, you can still perform an HP system recovery from the hard drive as long as the recovery information has not been destroyed or corrupted.To do a software recovery from the hard drive, turn on the computer and repeatedly press the F11 key until "Windows is loading files..." displays on the screen. If your computer originally came with Windows XP or earlier, press F10 to enter recovery instead of F11.

If you are simply trying to restore the computer to factory install, you may not need the recovery discs.
If you have suffered a hard drive failure, then there are a couple of options on their website, just ensure you have the exact model number of the computer.

Do you get a prompt to press CTRL F11 at startup?
What prompts do you get? You should be prompted to enter setup or hit F12 (I think) for boot options. If you are not prompted to enter system recovery, then you might be out of luck.
If the computer was refurbished, it is possible that the previous owner reformatted the drive and wiped out the recovery partition.

The question I would ask is why are you trying to do a system recovery?
Can't you just uninstall the stuff you don't want?

Can you see the boot up CMOS display with HP Logo? If so plug a USB external keyboard and press F11 while boot up process. Then it will prompt for Recovery loading.

do you have a recovery cd or a copy of windows xp, try pressing f12 to get to a boot menu or f8, to get to a safe boot option or a last previes known good option, or some thing like this. press these options on off on off just before it goes to load the windows. try that hope it helps

I believe your operating system is windows vista. If you are running windows vista, follow the steps below:

1. Click the start menu
2. Click All programs
3. Scroll down to Backup and Recovery
4. Carefully follow the instructions.

Or shut down your system, turn it on again. On the first black appearance screen, look downwards, you will see "press F11" or whatever, press it and allow it to load.

Usually HP's Recovery Disk is F11.

I wish you the best of luck.

Take care

Dear Sir,
If your recovery discs don't function then have you got a recovery partition...If you do have it then as soon as you restart the system press the F11 key on the keyboard...The first option click next then click no then next then yes for system recovery then next and follow the instructions...If F11 does not work then you will have to order a new set of recovery discs from the company and if the same problem occurs then send in your system for repairs

Hi John.

F11 process is not working and you get a NTLDR missing when you turnon the notebook.

Steps to be performed:
1. Perform hard drive self test from BIOS.
2. If it is passed then use retail version of operating system disk to install XP or try using new recovery disks which nay cost you $15.00.

In your notebook model this issue appears if there is any issue with the hard drive.

You have three options here; 1. Download a Linux Live CD (such as DamnSmallLinux) to access the files necessary to build the recovery CD's 2. Check whether there is a hidden recovery partition on your drive. To do this, press F11 when the computer is starting up (if F11 does not take you to the recovery screen, try ALT+F10 or ALT+F11). This will allow you to restore the machine in the same manner as your recovery CD's did (manufacturers often put the recovery partition on the drive in addition to CD, just incase the CD gets misplaced). 3. Contact Acer and have them send you a copy of the recovery CD (they will usually charge you for this).