Troubleshooting

OS CD Reinstall

If other recovery efforts do not successfully repair the notebook, you can reinstall the operating system.

ÅWARNING: Personal data and software you have installed on the notebook will be lost during the OS CD reinstall. To protect your data, make a backup copy of My Documents before reinstalling your operating system. Visit Help and Support to learn more about backing up your files.

To reinstall the operating system:

1.Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the notebook.

2.Immediately insert the OS CD into the notebook.

3.Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off the notebook.

4.Press the power button again to start the notebook.

5.When prompted, press any key to boot from the CD. After a few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen opens.

6.Press enter to continue. A Licensing Agreement screen is displayed.

7.Press F8 to accept the agreement and continue. The Setup window is displayed.

8.Press esc to continue installing a fresh copy of the operating system without repairing.

9.Press enter to set up the operating system.

10.Press C to continue setup using this partition.

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Compaq Personal Computer manual OS CD Reinstall