Repairing The Operating System - HP Pavilion DV4000 Hardware And Software Manual

Repairing the Operating System

To attempt an operating system repair without deleting your
personal data, use the Operating System disc that was shipped
with the notebook:
1. Connect the notebook to a power outlet through the
AC adapter and turn on the notebook.
2. Immediately insert the Operating System disc into the
notebook.
3. Shut down the notebook using the standard shutdown
procedure for your operating system.
4. Press the power button again to start the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. (After a
few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.)
6. Press
displayed.)
7. Press
window is displayed.)
8. Press
repair process begins. This process may take up to 2 hours to
complete. The notebook restarts in Windows after the process
is complete.)
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If you are unable to shut down the notebook using the
operating system, press and hold the power button for
5 seconds.
On the Welcome to Setup screen do not press R (step 8 in
this procedure) until you have completed steps 6 and 7.
to continue. (A Licensing Agreement screen is
enter
to accept the agreement and continue. (The Setup
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to repair the selected Windows installation. (The
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