System Recovery

Using Recovery CDs

Make your own recovery CDs before you need them; see “Using HP Recovery CD Creator” on page 91.

The recovery CDs can be used only with the specified PC model. The CDs are licensed for use only with your HP Pavilion home PC. The recovery CDs can install the operating system and software on your PC hard disk drive if the software becomes corrupted or is accidentally erased.

Using HP Recovery CD Creator

Make recovery CDs for your PC by using

HP Recovery CD Creator before you experience any problem.

The recovery CD set is a complete image of the

 

original HP Pavilion home PC hard disk drive

 

contents and is matched to your PC model

 

number. The CD set contains the operating

 

system, drivers, and application software that

 

were originally installed on the PC at the factory.

 

 

You can use this program to make only one set

Recovery

of recovery CDs for your PC. The recovery CDs

 

you create can be used only on your PC.

 

To use this program, your PC must have a CD-RW

 

drive or other drive that can write to the CDs. If

 

necessary, purchase a Windows XP-compatible

 

CD-RW drive from your local computer or

 

electronics store.

 

The number of CDs in the recovery set

 

depends on your PC model. The program tells

 

you the number of CDs needed to make the set.

 

The process takes some time, including up to

 

30 minutes per CD to verify that the information

 

is correct.

 

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