Using Application Recovery and System Recovery

6.Complete the PC startup, and finish the registration process. Then reconnect all peripheral devices.

Using Compaq

Recovery CD Creator

Before you experience any problem, it is a good idea to make recovery CDs for your PC by using the Compaq Recovery CD Creator.

A recovery CD set is a complete image of the original Compaq Presario home PC hard disk drive contents, and is matched to your PC model. The CDs are licensed for use only with your Compaq Presario home PC. The CD set contains the operating system, drivers, and application software that was originally factory-installed on your PC.

To use this program, your PC must have a CD-RW drive or other drive that can write to CDs. If necessary, purchase a Windows XP-compatible CD-RW drive from a PC or electronic store.

The program tells you the number of CDs needed to make a set for your PC. The process takes some time, including up to 30 minutes per CD to verify that the information is correct.

You can quit the process at any time. The next time you run the program, it begins where it left off.

If you quit the process when it is in the middle of creating a CD (before it has been completely written and verified), when you resume the Recovery CD Creator program it starts at the beginning of recreating the incomplete CD.

Getting Started

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