HP OmniBook XE User Manual page 17

Recovering Software on the OmniBook XE
The OmniBook XE Recovery CD includes the following
Directory Contains
README.TXT text file Instructions for using the Recovery CD.
RECOVER\
BOOTDISK A utility for creating your own copy of a boot disk.
OMNIBOOK\
A utility for installing the online User's Guide and the OmniBook Notes and
HPUTILS
Support files to the \OmniBook directory on your hard drive.
DRIVERS Device drivers you can install individually. The README file in OmniBook\Drivers
contains complete installation instructions.
MANUALS A copy of the online User's Guide from the CD. See HPUTILS above to install the
User's Guide .
PROGRAMS Applications like VirusScan and Adobe Acrobat that you can reinstall on your
system.
TOOLS\ Additional utilities that you can reinstall on your system.
The Recovery CD provides the OmniBook-specific drivers to configure your custom system. The
drivers are also located in these places:
On the OmniBook hard drive under C:\Omnibook\Drivers.
On the OmniBook website at http://www.hp.com/omnibook. This website contains the latest
updates of software drivers.
Detailed instructions are located in the README files.
To recover the factory installation of Windows 98
NOTE: Hewlett-Packard supports only the Microsoft Windows 98 operating
system on the OmniBook XE. No other operating system is supported.
The following procedure describes how to recover the original Windows 98 operating system that
came with your OmniBook. The entire recovery process takes approximately 20 minutes—do not
interrupt the process or unplug the AC adapter until the process is completed.
CAUTION: This procedure will format the hard disk drive and erase all data
on the disk. Be sure to back up all data from your hard disk before you
begin this procedure. After the hard disk drive is formatted, you'll need to
reinstall any applications.
1. Back up all data from your hard disk.
2. Connect the AC adapter to the OmniBook.
3. Insert the bootable Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive.
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