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Before performing a disaster recovery, you must download the Disaster Recovery utility and extract it to a USB flash drive. Downloading and extracting the Disaster Recovery utility To download and extract Disaster Recovery, follow these steps: 1. Connect a USB flash drive to a USB port on your computer. 2. Open your Web browser, go to http://www.hp.com, and select your country or region. 3. Type Roxio BackOnTrack 3 Disaster Recovery Boot Utility in the Search box, press enter, and then select Roxio BackOnTrack 3 Disaster Recovery Boot Utility from the Search results. 4. Select Download only to save the file to your computer. 5. When prompted, click Save, and then select the computer hard drive from the list of storage locations. 6. After the file is downloaded, navigate to the location where you saved the SoftPaq, and then double-click the SoftPaq file to format the USB flash drive and extract the Disaster Recovery files. 7. If prompted to do so, restart your computer after the installation is complete. Restoring your hard drive image To restore your hard drive image using Disaster Recovery, follow these steps: 1. Connect the external hard drive containing the Disaster Recovery Set to your computer. 2. Connect the bootable USB flash drive containing the extracted Disaster Recovery utility to a USB port on your computer. 3. Change the boot device order by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing f9. 4. Use the arrow keys to select the USB flash drive, and then press enter. 5. At the Roxio BackOnTrack Disaster Recovery screen, select Disaster Recovery, and then click Next. 6. Browse to the external hard drive containing the Disaster Recovery Set, and then click Next. 7. Click Next to proceed with the recovery. NOTE: This process may take several minutes. 8. After a message on the screen reports a successful recovery, click Finish. Using the Instant Restore utility You can restore your computer from Windows when the operating system is functioning. If the operating system is not functioning, you can also access the utility by restarting your computer. NOTE: For more information about the Instant Restore utility, refer to the BackOnTrack software Help. Performing a recovery 39

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Before performing a disaster recovery, you must download the Disaster Recovery utility and extract it
to a USB flash drive.
Downloading and extracting the Disaster Recovery utility
To download and extract Disaster Recovery, follow these steps:
1.
Connect a USB flash drive to a USB port on your computer.
2.
Open your Web browser, go to
, and select your country or region.
3.
Type
Roxio BackOnTrack 3 Disaster Recovery Boot Utility
in the Search box,
press
enter
, and then select
Roxio BackOnTrack 3 Disaster Recovery Boot Utility
from the
Search results.
4.
Select
Download only
to save the file to your computer.
5.
When prompted, click
Save
, and then select the computer hard drive from the list of storage
locations.
6.
After the file is downloaded, navigate to the location where you saved the SoftPaq, and then
double-click the SoftPaq file to format the USB flash drive and extract the Disaster Recovery
files.
7.
If prompted to do so, restart your computer after the installation is complete.
Restoring your hard drive image
To restore your hard drive image using Disaster Recovery, follow these steps:
1.
Connect the external hard drive containing the Disaster Recovery Set to your computer.
2.
Connect the bootable USB flash drive containing the extracted Disaster Recovery utility to a
USB port on your computer.
3.
Change the boot device order by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing
f9
.
4.
Use the arrow keys to select the USB flash drive, and then press
enter
.
5.
At the Roxio BackOnTrack Disaster Recovery screen, select
Disaster Recovery
, and then click
Next
.
6.
Browse to the external hard drive containing the Disaster Recovery Set, and then click
Next
.
7.
Click
Next
to proceed with the recovery.
NOTE:
This process may take several minutes.
8.
After a message on the screen reports a successful recovery, click
Finish
.
Using the Instant Restore utility
You can restore your computer from Windows when the operating system is functioning. If the
operating system is not functioning, you can also access the utility by restarting your computer.
NOTE:
For more information about the Instant Restore utility, refer to the BackOnTrack software
Help.
Performing a recovery
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