[NBLUG/talk] Recovery Partition ( Empty Partition

[h.schnirman at pacbell.net]

This isn't necessarily about linux, but Linux is being used as the 
repair tool. I've got an HP Pavilion Laptop that had it's OS corrupted
to the point that it doesn't boot. The recovery partition type says Empty.

So the Question is, Is it really empty or that HP has some proprietary
file system that I can't see. The partition is about 214mb. About the size
to be expected of the recovery partition. Otherwise I'll have to tell my 
friend that he needs to purchase DVD's from after market. 

HP is not making available XP Recovery disks any more, and the machine 
is too old to run their newer hardware hogs I imagine.

So if anyone could suggest a good Open Source to for investigating pretty 
esoterics partition types I'd be very appreciative.

Howard
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