B System Recovery; Safeguarding Your Data - HP Compaq NX6105 Getting Started

To recover system functionality, you can use the System Restore
utility or the recovery discs included with your notebook.
Recovering functionality through System Restore preserves all of
your personal data and settings and is a reversible procedure.
Repairing device drivers and applications by using Driver
Recovery or Application Recovery discs also preserves your
personal data and settings.
If you use the Operating System disc to
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For best results, attempt to recover optimal notebook
functionality by following the procedures in this appendix
in the order provided.

Safeguarding your data

Software or devices added to the notebook can cause your system
to become unstable. To safeguard your documents, store your
personal files in the My Documents folder and periodically create
a backup copy of My Documents.
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Repair your operating system, your data and settings are
preserved.
Reinstall your operating system, your data, settings, and
installed software are deleted.
System recovery
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