Reinstalling Applications From Your; Hard Drive; Repairing The Operating System - HP Compaq Series Hardware And Software Manual

Reinstalling Applications from Your

Hard Drive

To reinstall a preloaded application or utility from your hard
drive:
»
Select Start > All Programs > Software Setup, and then
follow the instructions on the screen. (When you are
prompted to select the software you want to reinstall, select
or clear the appropriate check boxes.)

Repairing the Operating System

To attempt an operating system repair without deleting your
personal data, use the Operating System disc that was shipped
with the notebook:
1. Connect an optional external MultiBay or MultiBayII to the
notebook.
2. Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the
notebook.
3. Immediately insert the Operating System disc into the optical
drive of an optional external MultiBay or MultiBay II.
4. Restart the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. (After a
few minutes, the Setup Wizard opens.)
✎
6. Press
displayed.)
7. Press
page is displayed.)
8. Press
repair process begins. This process may take up to 2 hours to
complete. The notebook restarts in Windows after the process
is complete.)
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On the "Welcome to Setup" page do not press R (step 8 in this
procedure) until you have completed steps 6 and 7.
to continue. (A Licensing Agreement page is
enter
to accept the agreement and continue. (The "Setup"
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to repair the selected Windows installation. (The
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