Reinstalling The Operating System - HP 355385-001 Software Manual

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Software Updates and Restorations
The shortcuts on a desktop are often stored in C:\ Documents
and Settings\ (Your User Account)\ Desktop.
If you have customized the settings in a window, toolbar, or
menu bar, you might want to take a screen shot of that
element. The screen shot could be a time-saving reference
when you begin resetting your preferences. A screen shot is a
copy of an element on the screen. To copy the element from
the screen and paste it into a Word document:
a. Display the element on the screen.
b. Copy the element or entire screen:
c. To paste the copied image into a document, open Word,

Reinstalling the Operating System

During the reinstallation, you might be prompted for your
Product Key. Your Product Key is provided on the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label affixed to the bottom of the
notebook.
To reinstall the operating system using the Operating System
Recovery CD included with the notebook:
1. Insert the Operating System Recovery CD into the optical
drive.
2. Turn off the notebook by using the standard Windows
shutdown procedure. If the notebook is unresponsive:
a. If the notebook is running Windows XP Professional,
b. If the notebook is running Windows XP Home or does
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To copy only the active window, press
To copy the entire screen, press
and then select Edit > Paste.
press
ctrl+alt+del.
list, and then select OK.
not respond to
button for 5 seconds.
Select Shut down from the drop-down
press and hold the power
ctrl+alt+del,
alt+prt sc.
prt sc.

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