Performing A Recovery In Windows Vista; Performing A Recovery From The Recovery Discs; Performing A Recovery From The Hard Drive - HP Compaq 6520s Maintenance And Service Manual

Performing a recovery in Windows Vista

NOTE: You can only recover files that you have previously backed up. HP recommends that you
use HP Backup & Recovery Manager to create an entire drive backup as soon as you set up your
computer.
HP Backup & Recovery Manager helps you with the following tasks for safeguarding your information
and restoring it in case of a system failure:
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Recovering important files—This feature helps you reinstall important files without performing a
full system recovery.
● Performing a full system recovery—With HP Backup & Recovery Manager, you can recover your
full factory image if you experience system failure or instability. HP Backup & Recovery Manager
works from a dedicated recovery partition on the hard drive or from recovery discs you create.

Performing a recovery from the recovery discs

To perform a recovery from the recovery discs, follow these steps:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Performing a recovery from the hard drive

There are 2 ways to initiate a recovery from the hard drive:
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From within Windows
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From the recovery partition
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