Zapped pre-desktop area. Do the recovery CD restore this?

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RaysMD · #1 Post by **RaysMD** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:22 pm

So, I zapped the pre-desktop area. Can I restore the entire hard drive with the pre-desktop area using the recovery CDs?

sktn77a · #2 Post by **sktn77a** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:08 pm

Yes. You should find an option to do this when you first boot from the recovery CD.

n3il · #3 Post by **n3il** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 3:45 am

ONLY if the HDD is empty (ie NO partitions).

MrStaticVoid · #4 Post by **MrStaticVoid** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:34 pm

I have not been able to do this. I have posted about it before, but that was a while ago.

Even when I have no partitions, the predesktop area is never restored. I have even tried a low level format. I have also toggled the Predesktop Area option in the BIOS. I have called up IBM and they confirmed that I do have the correct recovery CDs for my T41p. I talked to them for an hour and they couldn't figure it out. If anyone has ideas, please help.

tselling · #5 Post by **tselling** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 8:54 pm

Make sure that the Security Bios setting says Normal for the PreDesktop area.

Then I would see if this tool shows a predesktop area: http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-46025

If so, delete it.

Also, as others have stated: the hard disk must not have any partitions.

Zapped pre-desktop area. Do the recovery CD restore this?

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