Repairing Or Reinstalling The Operating System; Repairing The Operating System - HP Notebook Reference Manual

Repairing or Reinstalling the
Operating System
The OS CD included with your notebook can be used to repair or
reinstall the operating system. Both operations may take one to 2
hours to complete.
Repairing the operting system preserves your data and
settings.
Reinstalling the operating system deletes
HP recommends that you try to restore your system by using the
System Restore utility before you consider repairing or
reinstalling your operating system. For restoration instructions,
see " Backing Up and Restoring Data" earlier in this chapter.
If a System Restore restoration fails to restore functionality, first
try to repair the operating system. If the repair procedure does
not restore functionality, you may need to reinstall the operating
system.

Repairing the Operating System

To repair the operating system without deleting your personal
data:
1. Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the
notebook.
2. Immediately insert the OS CD (included with the notebook)
into the optical drive.
3. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off the
notebook.
4. Briefly press the power button to start the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from CD. (After a
few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.)
Startup and Reference Guide––Part 2
Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
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