Using The Recovery Tools Cd; System Restore - HP A524x - Pavilion - 512 MB RAM User Manual

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user's guide

using the recovery tools cd

Your PC allows you to create (burn) a Recovery Tools CD. After you make the HP
PC Recovery Tools CD, you can use it to:
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Read instructions to use each utility on the Recovery Tools CD.
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Start the System Recovery program from the recovery partition.
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Remove the System Recovery partition from your PC hard disk drive to increase
space for data.
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Create a new data partition on your PC hard disk drive.
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Start the Microsoft Recovery Console (a utility from Microsoft that can perform
operating system diagnostics and repairs).
WARNING: Before using the HP PC Recovery Tools CD to change
your hard disk drive, make System Recovery CDs for your PC by
using the HP PC Recovery CD-DVD Creator program. You cannot
make System Recovery CDs after you remove the system recovery
partition.
You must create (burn) the Recovery Tools CD before you can use it.
to create or to start the recovery tools cd:
Click Start on the taskbar.
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Choose All Programs.
2
Choose PC Help & Tools.
3
Click HP PC Recovery Tools CD. The tools window appears.
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Follow the onscreen instructions.
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Store the Recovery Tools CD in a safe place.

system restore

WARNING: Try System Restore before using the HP PC System
Recovery program.
If software on your hard drive accidentally gets erased or damaged, first use the
Microsoft System Restore feature in Windows XP to restore the PC system and
program settings.
System Restore returns the PC settings to a selected restore point without affecting
user programs or document files. For more information, type System Restore into
the Search box in Help and Support.