I'm trying to re-install to factory settings for the Asus eee pc 1005HAB via USB flash drive since I do not own an external optical drive for the recovery disk the computer came with. The F9 Recovery will not work. I have successfully created aniso disk image using the 'ISODisk' program and loaded it onto my 8GB flashdrive using 'ISO to USB'. I can then boot this flashdrive. The Asus recovery CD/DVD program loads up and i can choose a partition or whole HD to recover to.Then a popup appears and prompts 'Please insert the Recovery CD/DVD and then click OK!' Is there any way to get around this without finding an external optical drive for the recovery disk?To recap, this is for the factory settings with Windows 7 Starter that it came with. Not the XP OS that some versions came with.
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What did you end up doing Corbin1091? I am having the same issue. Can it be done with a USB drive?There should be a recovery partition on Asus eeepc. Have you try hitting F9 a few time continously prior to restarting the netbook & prior to POST? (power on self test)Once done, it should bring up windows boot manager, next hit F8 & choose repair your computer, as this would give you the option of repair startup problems, run diagnostic or restore your systemPlease remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.