How to activate F11 startup recovery without secure zone

As the tittle says really,

I'm using ATI 11 and i would like to know if it's possible to activate the F11 startup recovery manager without creating a secure zone, the reason i want to do this is so i can use the F11 startup recovery manager so i don't need to insert a CD or USB flash drive every time i need to recover or backup my system, also i don't want a secure zone creating because i want to be able to mange my archives from within Windows, eg: keep or delete archives, which can't be done in the secure zone.

Thanks!

 

The answer is no. But, you can create a very small SZ (50 MB) and just use it to activate the Recoverey Manager. No need to store your images in the SZ.

 

Thanks for the quick reply, i was thinking of doing just that, could i ask you another question, are the files for the startup recovery manager application stored in the secure zone? if they are, that will be perfect.

Thanks!

 

Yes, the files are stored in the SZ. The MBR is also modified to include the F11 message.

 

If you use a third-party boot manager (like GRUB, Grub4DOS, OSS, etc.), you can setup a dedicated partition or use an existing partition (non-OS) for booting the standard recovery programs that would exist on a Flashdrive or USB hard drive (both the Full and Safe Mode versions). You wouldn't have an "F11" message at boot-time this way, though.