Recovering From The Recovery Discs; Recovering From The Dedicated Recovery Partition (Select Models Only) - HP COMPAQ PRESARIO G42 Maintenance And Service Manual

Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the system if you experience system failure
or instability. Recovery Manager works from recovery discs or from a dedicated recovery partition
(select models only) on the hard drive. However, if your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you
may not have a recovery partition. If that is the case, recovery discs have been included with your
computer. Use these discs to recover your operating system and software.
NOTE:
tried these features, try them before using Recovery Manager.
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provided with this computer must be downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site or reinstalled from
the disc provided by the manufacturer.

Recovering from the recovery discs

To restore the system from the recovery discs:
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.

Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only)

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recovery partition, you will not be able to recover using this procedure. Recovery discs have been
included for computers that do not have a partition. Use these discs to recover your operating system
and software.
On some models, you can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive, accessed by
pressing either the Start button or f11. This restores the computer to its factory condition.
To restore the system from the partition, follow these steps:
1. Access Recovery Manager in either of the following ways:
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2. Click System Recovery in the Recovery Manager window.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Windows has its own built-in repair features, such as System Restore. If you have not already
Recovery Manager recovers only software that was preinstalled at the factory. Software not
Computers with an SSD may not have a recovery partition. If the computer does not have a
Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager.
– or –
Turn on or restart the computer, and then press
Menu" message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Then, press
<F11> for recovery" message is displayed on the screen.
esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup
f11 while the "Press