HP Presario Table of Contents, Repairing Software Problems, Troubleshooting Computer Problems

Table of Contents
Maintenance............................................................................................	1
Creating Data Backup Discs ....................................................................................	1
Creating System Recovery Discs ...............................................................................	1
Removing Unused Programs.....................................................................................	2
Using Windows Update ..........................................................................................	2
Reviewing programs that automatically run at startup..................................................	2
Running the Disk Cleanup Program...........................................................................	2
Running Disk Cleanup manually ..........................................................................	2
Scheduling Disk Cleanup to run automatically .......................................................	2
Running the Disk Defragmenter Program....................................................................	3
Checking for Hard Disk Drive Errors .........................................................................	3
Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space ......................................................................	3
Keeping the Computer Free of Dust and Dirt ..............................................................	4
Cleaning the computer and monitor .....................................................................	4
Cleaning the keyboard and mouse ......................................................................	4
Troubleshooting Computer Problems ........................................................	5
Audio ...................................................................................................................	5
CD and DVD Drives................................................................................................	7
Video....................................................................................................................	9
Display (Monitor)..................................................................................................	10
Hard Disk Drive....................................................................................................	11
Hardware Installation............................................................................................	11
Internet Access .....................................................................................................	13
Keyboard and Mouse ...........................................................................................	15
Power .................................................................................................................	18
Performance ........................................................................................................	19
Bluetooth Wireless Devices ....................................................................................	20
Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................	21
Repairing Software Problems ................................................................	22
Software Repair Overview.....................................................................................	22
Restarting Your Computer ......................................................................................	22
Turning Off Your Computer....................................................................................	22
Updating Drivers ..................................................................................................	22
Microsoft System Restore .......................................................................................	23
Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation ..............................................	23
System Recovery ..................................................................................................	24
Creating Recovery Discs........................................................................................	24
System Recovery Options ......................................................................................	25
Starting system recovery from the hard disk drive ................................................	25
Starting system recovery from recovery discs.......................................................	26

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