Recovery Media

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Recovery Media is a general term used to describe a series of CD's or DVD's that are produced by major computer manufacturers that allow for the speedy recovery of the computers operating system. These disks are primarily used as a last resort to repair a computer that has been severely corrupted and is no longer functioning at a useable level.

Computers that require the use of Recovery Media generally have suffered catastrophic software failure caused by the improper installation or removal of software or hardware. There are also countless viruses that can cause the same form of failures. in these cases it is recommended that all user data backed up to another source and the recovery media used.

Many computers today are being sold with the recovery media installed on a hidden or separate area of the hard drive to allow for easier access to the recovery process if needed. While this is a wonderful solution to the possibility of lost recovery media. It has it's dangers with a growing number of viruses that are capable of infecting and disrupting these separate areas and software, rendering them useless. This is why we recommend obtaining recovery media from the computers manufacture to aid in the recovery of your computer.

Recovery media can be obtained by contacting the manufacturer with the computer name and model and requesting them.