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Performing a recovery

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Backup and recovery Performing a recovery Performing a recovery from the recovery discs Follow these steps to perform a recovery from the recovery discs: 1. Back up all personal files. 2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Performing a recovery from the hard drive There are two 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, follow these steps: 1. Back up all personal files. 2. Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery > HP Backup and Recovery Manager. 3. Click Next. 4. Click Recovery 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. B-8 Getting Started

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Backup and recovery
Performing a recovery
Performing a recovery from the recovery discs
Follow these steps to perform a recovery from the recovery discs:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart
the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Performing a recovery from the hard drive
There are two ways to initiate a recovery from the hard drive:
â– 
From within Windows
â– 
From the recovery partition
Initiating a recovery in Windows
To initiate a recovery in Windows, follow these steps:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Select
Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery >
HP Backup and Recovery Manager
.
3. Click
Next
.
4. Click
Recovery 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.
B–8
Getting Started