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Performing the post-recovery procedure, Start, Control Panel, Security, Check for Updates

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Performing the post-recovery procedure 1. At the Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen, follow the on-screen setup instructions, and then click Start in the last screen to display the Windows desktop. 2. Configure your Internet connection. 3. Use Windows Update to get critical updates from Microsoft: ● Click the Windows Vista Start button, and then click Control Panel. ● Under Security, click the Check for Updates button. ● Click Install Updates. ● Restart your computer. (Some updates will not finish installing until you restart.) 4. Use HP Update to get critical updates from HP: ● Click the Windows Vista start button, All Programs, the HP folder, and then click HP Update. ● Follow the on-screen instruction to download driver and software updates. 5. Turn off your computer, reconnect all peripheral devices that were originally connected to it, and then turn the computer back on. 6. Reinstall software that originally came in the box with your computer, and also any additional software you purchased. ● The system recovery software might have already installed some of the software that came in the box. ● If you installed updates to any software programs, reinstall those as well. You can typically download these updates from the software manufacturer's Web site. 7. If you performed a backup before the system recovery, copy the backup data files from the backup media to your hard disk drive. 8. Ensure your system is running up-to-date security software. 44 Chapter 4 Repairing Software Problems

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Performing the post-recovery procedure
1.
At the Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen, follow the on-screen setup instructions, and then
click
Start
in the last screen to display the Windows desktop.
2.
Configure your Internet connection.
3.
Use Windows Update to get critical updates from Microsoft:
Click the Windows Vista Start button, and then click
Control Panel
.
Under
Security
, click the
Check for Updates
button.
Click
Install Updates
.
Restart your computer. (Some updates will not finish installing until you restart.)
4.
Use HP Update to get critical updates from HP:
Click the Windows Vista start button,
All Programs
, the
HP
folder, and then click
HP
Update
.
Follow the on-screen instruction to download driver and software updates.
5.
Turn off your computer, reconnect all peripheral devices that were originally connected to it, and
then turn the computer back on.
6.
Reinstall software that originally came in the box with your computer, and also any additional
software you purchased.
The system recovery software might have already installed some of the software that came
in the box.
If you installed updates to any software programs, reinstall those as well. You can typically
download these updates from the software manufacturer’s Web site.
7.
If you performed a backup before the system recovery, copy the backup data files from the backup
media to your hard disk drive.
8.
Ensure your system is running up-to-date security software.
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Chapter 4
Repairing Software Problems