Restoring From Restoreplus! Cds; Restoring From Restoreplus! On The Recovery Partition; Hp Backup And Recovery Manager Restore Points; Reclaiming Hard Drive Space From The Recovery Partition - HP xw series Setup And Troubleshooting Manual

depending on the options you purchased.) You also have the option to move images of the CDs to
another location, such as a network share, to be burned to CD at a later time or from another system.

Restoring from RestorePlus! CDs

To start the RestorePlus! process, boot from the RestorePlus! CD and carefully follow the online
instructions.

Restoring from RestorePlus! on the recovery partition

Follow these steps to start the RestorePlus! process from the Emergency Recovery menu:
1. Boot the workstation.
2. Press the
The F11
3. Select Recover PC's factory installed operating system, drivers, utilities, and applications
from the Emergency Recovery menu.
NOTE: Some applications might not be restored using this method.

HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore points

HP Backup and Recovery Manager is preinstalled on your workstation. This software enables you to
backup and restore your system and data using a restore point which is a snapshot of the system
partition. A restore point can be used to return the system partition back to its state when the restore
point was created.
Refer to the Service and Technical Reference Guide for your workstation for details on using the HP
Backup and Recovery Manager, including restore points.

Reclaiming hard drive space from the recovery partition

To reclaim hard drive space, you can remove only the HP Recovery Partition or you can completely
uninstall the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application.
CAUTION:
application reduces or eliminates the ability to recover the system.
If the recovery partition is removed: (1) The
ability to recover the system from data on the recovery partition is lost, (3) Any RestorePlus! media
contained in the recovery partition is deleted, and (4) The ability to create the RestorePlus! CD set is
lost.
If you uninstall the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application, emergency recovery, as well as data
backup and recovery, are no longer possible.
● Removing only the recovery partition — The recovery partition can be removed by selecting
Remove HP Recovery Partition in the HP Backup & Recovery program folder. When the HP
Recovery Partition is removed; the recovery partition is deleted, the user partition is extended to
reclaim the unused hard drive space, and the
Recovery Manager application remains and can be used for data backup and restore.
● Uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application — The HP Backup and
Recovery Manager application can be uninstalled by selecting the Windows Control Panel >
Programs and Features utility. When the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application is
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F11 key when prompted during the boot process to enter the Emergency Recovery menu.
prompt appears briefly during the boot process.
Deleting the HP Recovery Partition or uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager
F11 Emergency Recovery function is not available, (2) The
F11 boot prompt is removed. The HP Backup and
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