Systemsave - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 1700 Reference Manual

10-12 Understanding Your Service and Support Options

SystemSave

SystemSave allows you to back up all information and files on your hard drive, and
store it to a separate partition on your drive for later use. For more information on
SystemSave, refer to the Maintaining Your Internet PC section of this guide.
To backup your files by performing a SystemSave, complete the following steps:
1. From the Windows desktop, double-click the Compaq Support
2. Double-click the QuickRestore
displayed.
3. Click the SystemSave button.
4. Click the Continue button .The computer will begin backing up the files to the
SystemSave partition.
5. Once the SystemSave is complete, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart your computer.
NOTE: If you begin a SystemSave and the following message displays, the
SystemSave partition size is not large enough to complete a SystemSave:
QuickRestore has detected that drive D: may not have enough space
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for the SystemSave image file. Choose one of the options below to
save your system or press Cancel to return to the QuickRestore
Menu.
If the partition size is not large enough, you are able to increase the partition size
unless your hard drive is completely full.
Increasing the Size of the SystemSave Partition
To increase the size of the partition, click the OK button when asked if you would
like to resize your SystemSave partition. The Resize SystemSave option is the
default option. The computer will automatically begin resizing the SystemSave
partition and will complete the SystemSave. Once SystemSave is complete, the
computer will automatically restart.
CAUTION: Increasing the size of your SystemSave partition may take some time. Do
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not press any keys or turn off your computer while increasing the size of the
partition. If you restart your computer while resizing your partition, you can or lose
damage important files.
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