Reinstalling Drivers; Restoring Software Applications - Compaq Personal Computer Startup Manual

11. Select Format the partition using the NTFS file system
(Quick) and press
this drive will delete all current files.
12. Press
This process takes 1 to 2 hours to complete. The notebook
restarts in Windows after the process is complete.
✎
When prompted for the product key, refer to the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity located on the bottom of the notebook.

Reinstalling Drivers

After the OS installation process is complete, you must reinstall
drivers. Use the Driver Recovery CD with the OS CD for
hardware driver and system utility refresh and for full system
software restoration.
To reinstall drivers:
1. While running Windows, insert the Driver Recovery CD into
the optical drive.
2. If you do not have Autorun enabled, select Start > Run. Then
type
optical drive).
3. Select the desired driver(s) or system utility from the Driver
Recovery CD menu.
4. Select Next to complete the installation.

Restoring Software Applications

After the drivers are reinstalled, you must reinstall any software
you added to the notebook. Use the Application Recovery and
third-party discs to reinstall or continue restoring software
applications. Follow the installation instructions provided with
the software discs included with the notebook.
Startup Guide
enter.
to format the drive. The reinstallation process begins.
F
D:\SWSETUP\APPINSTL\SETUP.EXE
A caution is displayed that formatting
(where
Troubleshooting
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