JollyRancher,
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This is a file seen when things do NOT go well -- one might see this during a failed recovery attempt.
- Where is the file located?
If your Recovery succeeded and the file is not showing up during Boot AND it is not in your way, then I would say you might ignore it, stay out of its way, and move on. Just a thought.
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Backups are one of my favorite things. Actually, being prepared is always a good thing. Smiling.
When things are indeed back to the way you want them, you might take the opportunity to make a new system Image and perhaps consider a nice, Custom Refresh - the Refresh is nice when you do not need to actually reformat the disk (full Recovery); the Custom Refresh even saves a number of your installed programs. Refresh does not remove your User data, so if the problem is in your account, Refresh is not a good option for Repair.
Image:
Control Panel> icon view > Windows 7 File Recovery > Select Create a system Image
Standard Refresh:
HP PCs - Refresh Your PC to Resolve Problems (Windows8) - c03538721
Custom Refresh Image Option
- The nice thing about a Custom Image is that it is “customized” to your installed programs. Most of us tweak and change our computers after we set them up the first time; one of the main changes many of us make is to add our favorite programs. The Custom Refresh Image allows you to keep those programs when you decide to use the Refresh option on your Windows 8 Computer.
- Pay attention to the list of files and folders that will be saved in the Custom Image backup. You must manually (and separately) back up anything not in the list. The list of included files and folders appears about halfway down the “How-to” Guide.
Create Custom Refresh Image
- Create a folder for the image in the main disk of your computer
Examples:
C:\CustomRefreshImages
C:\Dragon_Feb2014_Refresh_Image
- Right-Click command prompt window > run as administrator
Reminder: You will create Image file on the C disk; you may copy the file elsewhere for safekeeping
- type the recimg command to create the Image
Examples:
recimg /createimage c:\CustomRefreshImages
recimg /createimage c:\Dragon_Feb2014_Refresh_Image
- Guide (Be sure to read both Page 1 and Page 2 – the link to page 2 is at the bottom of page1):
How to reinstall Windows 8 without losing your files and programs
“Page 2” -- Installing / Recovery >> Using your Custom Refresh Image:
Restore your PC from the custom baseline image using Refresh
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