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To create a boot disk Windows 2000, To replace a damaged Recovery CD

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance Reinstalling and Updating Software 7. When the Recovery CD dialog box appears, follow the displayed instructions. To perform a standard recovery, press 2, 1, 1. If prompted, accept the recommended partition size. If you install the factory software, the recovery process can take up to 15 minutes. If you want to create the Utility partition without installing the factory software, click Advanced and select the option to not install the operating system. If your hard disk is partitioned into several drives, you can install the factory software on drive C without affecting other drives. Click Advanced and select to restore only the C partition. 8. When prompted to reboot the computer, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and follow any instructions that appear onscreen. For Windows 2000, if you want to convert drive C from FAT32 to NTSF format, click Start, Run, then type convert c: /fs:ntfs and click OK. Windows XP is installed using NTFS format, which cannot be converted to FAT32. To create a boot disk (Windows 2000) Click Start, Run, and type c:\i386\Bootdisk\Makeboot.exe. You'll need four floppy disks. To replace a damaged Recovery CD If you lose or damage the Recovery CD, take your computer to a local HP service center to get a replacement CD. Call the HP Customer Care Center for the address and telephone number of an HP service center near you-see "To contact HP for support or service" on page 158. Corporate Evaluator's Guide 155

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Reinstalling and Updating Software
Corporate Evaluator’s Guide
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7.
When the
Recovery CD
dialog box appears, follow the displayed instructions. To
perform a standard recovery, press 2, 1, 1. If prompted, accept the recommended
partition size. If you install the factory software, the recovery process can take up to
15 minutes.
If you want to create the Utility partition without installing the factory software, click
Advanced and select the option to not install the operating system.
If your hard disk is partitioned into several drives, you can install the factory software
on drive C without affecting other drives. Click Advanced and select to restore only
the C partition.
8.
When prompted to reboot the computer, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and follow any
instructions that appear onscreen.
For Windows 2000, if you want to convert drive C from FAT32 to NTSF format, click
Start, Run, then type
convert c: /fs:ntfs
and click OK. Windows XP is installed using
NTFS format, which cannot be converted to FAT32.
To create a boot disk (Windows 2000)
Click Start, Run, and type c:\i386\Bootdisk\Makeboot.exe. You’ll need four floppy disks.
To replace a damaged Recovery CD
If you lose or damage the
Recovery CD,
take your computer to a local HP service center
to get a replacement CD. Call the HP Customer Care Center for the address and
telephone number of an HP service center near you—see “To contact HP for support or
service” on page 158.