Restore And Recovery; Recovering Using Hp Recovery Manager; What You Need To Know - HP Stream Series Maintenance And Service Manual

Restore and recovery

There are several options for recovering your system. Choose the method that best matches your situation
and level of expertise:
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Windows offers several options for restoring from backup, refreshing the computer, and resetting the
computer to its original state. For more information and steps, see Help and Support. From the Start
screen, type help, and then select Help and Support.
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If you want to recover the computer's original factory partitioning and content, you can choose the
System Recovery option from the HP Recovery partition (select models only) or use the HP Recovery
media that you have created. For more information, see
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Recovering using HP Recovery Manager

HP Recovery Manager software allows you to recover the computer to its original factory state by using the
HP Recovery media that you created or by using the HP Recovery partition (select models only). If you have
not already created recovery media, see
Using HP Recovery media, you can choose from one of the following recovery options:
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System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system, and then configures the settings for the
programs that were installed at the factory.
The HP Recovery partition (select models only) allows System Recovery.

What you need to know

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HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not
provided with this computer, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's website
or reinstall the software from the media provided by the manufacturer.
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Recovery through HP Recovery Manager should be used as a final attempt to correct computer issues.
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HP Recovery media must be used if the computer hard drive fails. If you have not already created
recovery media, see
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If the HP Recovery media does not work, you can obtain recovery media for your system from support.
See the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet included with the computer. You can also find contact
information from the HP website. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and
follow the on-screen instructions.
IMPORTANT:
beginning recovery, back up any personal data you wish to retain.
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60. If you have not already created recovery media, see
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HP Recovery Manager does not automatically provide backups of your personal data. Before
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
Creating HP Recovery media on page
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Creating HP Recovery media
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