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Creating Recovery, CDs/DVDs

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Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 1 You can recover (bring back) the operating system and programs that were included on your hard drive just as they were when you bought the computer. Note: A hard drive is a disk inside the computer that stores the operating system, programs, and data. 2 You recover the operating system and programs directly from your hard drive, where a copy was placed for your convenience. We call this part of your hard drive the "recovery partition." The recovery partition takes up some space on your hard drive. 3 You can copy the information of this recovery partition onto CDs or DVDs. 4 Then, if you would like to make extra space available on your hard drive, you can delete the recovery partition using a special software tool. 5 Do not delete your hard drive partition unless you have made recovery CDs or DVDs. 98 HP Pavilion home PC

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98
HP Pavilion home PC
Creating Recovery
CDs/DVDs
1
You can
recover (bring back)
the operating
system and programs that were included on
your hard drive just as they were when you
bought the computer.
Note:
A
hard drive
is a disk inside the computer
that stores the operating system, programs,
and data.
2
You recover the operating system and
programs directly from your hard drive, where
a copy was placed for your convenience.
We call this part of your hard drive the
“recovery partition
.
The recovery partition takes up some space on
your hard drive.
3
You can copy the information of this recovery
partition onto CDs or DVDs.
4
Then, if you would like to make extra space
available on your hard drive, you can delete
the recovery partition using a special
software tool.
5 Do not delete
your hard drive partition
unless you have made recovery CDs or DVDs.