HP D300s manual Repairing the Installed Operating System, Using the Restore Plus ! CD

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	The console provides commands you can use to do simple operations such as changing to a
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.	different directory or viewing a directory, and more powerful operations such as fixing the boot
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.	sector. You can access Help for the commands in the Recovery Console by typing help at the
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.	Recovery Console command prompt.
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.	Once you have access to the Windows installation you can try to correct potential problems with
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.	REPAIRING THE INSTALLED OPERATING SYSTEM
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.	If you are unable to repair the software configuration using the methods described above, you can
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.	reinstall the Windows operating system on top of the current installation in an attempt to replace
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.	The steps to perform repair installation are as follows:
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.	NOTE: Make sure that the system is configured to boot first from the CD-ROM drive, then from
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.	the hard drive. You can verify or change device boot order using the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
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.	1.	Insert the Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
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.	2.	Click Start > Shut Down, then select Restart from the drop-down list.
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.	3.	In the Shut Down Windows dialog, click OK.
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.	4.	Press any key to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive when you are prompted to do so.
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.	5.	On the Welcome to Setup page, press the Enter key.
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.	6.	On the Setup Windows page, press R to repair the installed copy of the Windows operating
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.	7.	Follow the installation instructions displayed on the screen to complete the repair process.
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.	USING THE RESTORE PLUS ! CD
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.	The Restore Plus! CD is used to perform a destructive restore of the PC. This process will restore
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.	the PC to a near-factory shipping state with software and drivers provided by HP. The process will
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.	format and partition the first bootable hard disk volume in the computer. The Restore Plus! process
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.	does not affect data contained on any hard disk volumes other than the first bootable hard disk
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.	If you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by
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.	pressing F10 during system boot) to make a SCSI controller the first bootable device, the Restore
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.	Plus! process will use the first SCSI hard disk in the SCSI chain for restoration purposes.
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.	The Restore Plus! CD displays a step-by-step interactive wizard that prompts for all necessary CD
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.	media, then automates the installation of the Windows operating system and HP-supplied software
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