Compaq Presario R3000 - Notebook PC Software Manual page 5

Playing DVDs and Video CDs with InterVideo
WinDVD (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Using InterVideo WinDVD Creator (Select Models) . . . 3-6
Sonic RecordNow! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
4 Software Updates and Restorations
Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Downloading and Installing Software Updates . . . . . . . . 4-3
Recovery Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Using the System Restore Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Repairing or Reinstalling Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Repairing or Reinstalling Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Repairing or Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . 4-13
Software Guide
General DVD Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Playing DVDs or Video CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Using DVD Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Changing Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Preparing to Use InterVideo WinDVD Creator . . . . 3-7
Choosing Recording Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Creating DVDs and Video CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Accessing Notebook Product Information . . . . . . . . 4-2
Accessing Notebook ROM Information . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Downloading and Installing ROM Updates . . . . . . . 4-4
Downloading and Installing Other Software . . . . . . . 4-7
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Setting a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Restoring to a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Reinstalling Applications from Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Reinstalling Applications from the Driver
Recovery CD or an Application Recovery CD . . . . 4-13
Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
About Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Backing Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
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