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Installing an Operating System This chapter has instructions for installing or recovering an operating system. Your OmniBook package includes a Recovery CD, the (FAT16) Support Utility floppy disk, and the Microsoft Windows 95 Companion CD. With these tools , you can install or recover ♦ Windows 95 operating system. ♦ Windows for Workgroups from your own disks. ♦ Other HP programs, online User's Guide, and drivers from the Recovery CD that came with your OmniBook. ♦ Windows NT and OS/2 Warp from your own disks, and using instructions and drivers from the Corporate Evaluator's Guide on our Website at http://www.hp.com/go/omnibook. In addition, this site contains the latest updates of software drivers, and information on configuring the OmniBook in a corporate, networked environment. You can also create a FAT32 (file allocation table, 32-bit) hard-disk configuration using either the Recovery CD or a separate product, such as PartitionMagic by PowerQuest. Using the Recovery CD to create a FAT32 hard-disk configuration necessitates erasing the hard drive and making a floppy boot disk. Note As part of your initial setup of the computer, you have one opportunity to select one of the factory-installed operating systems. See chapter 1. 2-2

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2-2
Installing an Operating System
This chapter has instructions for installing or recovering an operating system. Your
OmniBook package includes a
Recovery CD
, the (FAT16)
Support Utility
floppy disk,
and the
Microsoft Windows 95 Companion CD
. With these tools , you can install or
recover
Windows 95 operating system.
Windows for Workgroups from your own disks.
Other HP programs, online
User’s Guide
, and drivers from the
Recovery
CD
that came with your OmniBook.
Windows NT and OS/2 Warp from your own disks, and using instructions and
drivers from the
Corporate Evaluator’s Guide
on our Website at
http://www.hp.com/go/omnibook. In addition, this site contains the latest
updates of software drivers, and information on configuring the OmniBook in
a corporate, networked environment.
You can also create a FAT32 (
file allocation table, 32-bit
) hard-disk configuration
using either the
Recovery CD
or a separate product, such as PartitionMagic by
PowerQuest. Using the
Recovery
CD to create a FAT32 hard-disk configuration
necessitates
erasing the hard drive
and making a floppy boot disk.
Note
As part of your initial setup of the computer, you have one opportunity to select
one of the factory-installed operating systems. See chapter 1.