Repairing The Operating System - HP Pavilion DV5000 User Manual

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Repairing the operating system

To attempt an operating system repair without deleting your personal information, use the Operating
Systemdisc that was shipped with the computer:
NOTE
language that was preinstalled on the computer.
NOTE
optional external optical drive.
1.
Plug the computer into external power through the AC adapter and turn on the computer.
2.
Immediately insert the Operating System disc into the computer.
3.
Press and hold the power button for at least 5 seconds to turn off the computer.
4.
Press the power button again to turn on the computer.
5.
When prompted, press any key to start from the disc.
After a few minutes, you may need to select your language to enable the Setup Wizard to open.
NOTE
you have completed steps 6 and 7.
6.
Press
enter
A licensing agreement page is displayed.
7.
Press
f8
The "Setup" page is displayed.
8.
Press
R
The repair process begins. This process may take up to 2 hours to complete.
The computer restarts in Windows after the process is complete.
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Software Updates and Recovery
When repairing the operating system, be sure to use the disc that contains the
If the computer does not have an optical drive, you may need to connect it to an
On the "Welcome to Setup" page, do not press
to continue.
to accept the agreement and continue.
to repair the selected Windows installation.
R
(step 8 in this procedure) until
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