Recovery Process - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5WV257 Supplementary Manual

Recovery Process

When you install new software or drivers, or if you have accidentally deleted
important files from your operating system, you may find that your PC does not work
properly anymore.
Your Compaq Presario is equipped with a variety of tools to help you to recover from
software problems.
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You can back up an existing system and restore your PC to exactly the same
configuration later. It is very useful to do this after you have personalised your
PC settings.
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You can restore specific Compaq drivers for graphic cards, audio cards,
modems etc.
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You can restore your PC back to factory settings.
To make this possible, your hard drive is divided into 2 partitions. The C: partition
contains the operating system, applications you have installed, and your personal
documents.
The D: partition contains the files which are necessary to restore your PC. After
booting, a menu is presented with the different restore options. Simply follow the
online guidelines.
IMPORTANT: If you want to make use of Compaq's advanced software recovery tools, it is
essential not to delete any files from the D: partition. To be even safer, you should not store any
user files or programs on the D: partition.
Recovery CD and Quick Restore Tools
There are two ways to use the Quick Restore tools. If you run into a software problem
and Microsoft Windows is still starting (i.e. you get a working Windows desktop
after you started up your PC), you can click the Compaq Help icon on the desktop.
A menu comes up with the list of restoring options as described in your user
documentation.
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