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16 - Recovery
Recovering your system
To recover your system:
1. Perform minor fixes.
If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped
working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the
software or the device drivers.
To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the
factory,
For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not
pre-installed, see that product's documentation or support Web site.
2. Revert to a previous system condition.
If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem
may be solved by returning your system to a previous state when
everything was working correctly.
For instructions,
page
18.
3. Reset your operating system.
If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your
system, but keep your user information,
system to its factory condition on page
4. Reset your system to its factory condition.
If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your
system to factory condition,
factory condition on page
Reinstalling drivers and applications
As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the applications
and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from the
factory. You can reinstall using either your hard drive or the backup
you have created.
• Other applications - If you need to reinstall software that did not
come pre-installed on your computer, you need to follow that
software's installation instructions.
• New device drivers - If you need to reinstall device drivers that did
not come pre-installed on your computer, follow the instructions
provided with the device.
see Reinstalling drivers and applications on page
see Returning to an earlier system snapshot on
18.
see Returning your system to its
18.
see Returning your
16.
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