How can I make a windows 8 recovery drive - CD - using Linux Fedora?

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My HP 250G3 Windows 8(.1?) computer one day didn't boot - "Boot Device Not Found (...)"
The hard disk drive tests passed.
When I press F11 during startup, nothing happens. Now I have only a old Linux Fedora computer (with Wine).

Can I make a windows 8 recovery drive out of a 700MB CD on a Linux Fedora computer? If a CD is too small, I'll use my flash disk. If anybody gave me a for-dummies tour, it would be the best.

Why does evrybody downvote? Can't I ask a question after doing lots of work on this without any success?!?!

RudolfJelin

Posted 2016-04-10T14:55:50.347

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Just boot to a Windows 8 installation disk, has everything you need, much easier – Ramhound – 2016-04-10T14:57:30.243

@Ramhound what? I don't speak Computer, sorry. ;-( – RudolfJelin – 2016-04-10T14:58:39.563

Recovery disk is called WinRE which exists on any Windows installation disk – Ramhound – 2016-04-10T15:05:33.840

How to access it when I can't start my computer? – RudolfJelin – 2016-04-10T15:16:21.883

Your question is confusing. What is the "700MB CD" you speak of? Is it a bootable W8 installation disc? Or do you want to know how to create such a disc? – AFH – 2016-04-10T15:29:01.630

"Boot Device Not Found" more than likely the hard drive has failed and needs replaced, then use your HP recovery media to reinstall W8, if you do not have these recovery discs you can order then from HP....http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/bph07143#AbT2

– Moab – 2016-04-10T18:11:33.647

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Windows 8 won't fit on a CD. You'll have to use a flash drive probably. I had a similar problem, and ended up downloading a VM from Microsoft. From there, I used Parallels to run the VM and downloaded an ISO - you can get one here - then used Rufus (I can only put two links in this post, so that's something you'll have to Google yourself) to create a bootable flash drive.

tanner

Posted 2016-04-10T14:55:50.347

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could you place a link in the description? Many thanks. – RudolfJelin – 2016-04-11T15:14:22.173

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