Software Backup and Recovery

Performing a Recovery from the Hard Drive

There are 2 ways to initiate a recovery from the hard drive:

From within Windows.

From the recovery partition.

Initiating a Recovery in Windows

To initiate a recovery in Windows:

1.Back up all personal files.

2.Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery > HP Backup and Recovery Manager.

3.Click Next.

4.Click Recover important files or the entire system, and then click Next.

5.Click a recovery option, and then click Next.

If you choose to recover the system, the computer restarts and recovery begins.

6.Follow the on-screen instructions.

Initiating a Recovery from the Hard Drive Recovery Partition

To initiate a recovery from the hard drive recovery partition:

1.Back up all personal files.

2.Restart the computer, and then press f11 before the Windows operating system loads.

3.Click a recovery option, and then click Next.

4.Follow the on-screen instructions.

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