HP Pavilion a400 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Users Guide 5990-6416 - Page 99

Xusing the recovery tools cd

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to run the recovery cd-dvd creator program: 1 Close any open programs. To close programs, click X in the upper-right corner of each window. 2 Click Start on the taskbar. 3 Choose All Programs. 4 Choose PC Help & Tools. 5 Click HP PC Recovery CD-DVD Creator. The creator window appears. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions. Label each disc as you make it. Store the System Recovery discs in a safe place. using the recovery tools cd Your PC allows you to create (burn) a Recovery Tools CD. After you make the HP PC Recovery Tools CD, you can use it to: • Read instructions to use each utility on the Recovery Tools CD. • Start the System Recovery program from the recovery partition. • Remove the System Recovery partition from your PC hard disk drive to increase space for data. • Create a new data partition on your PC hard disk drive. • Start the Microsoft Recovery Console (a utility from Microsoft that can perform operating system diagnostics and repairs). WARNING: Before using the HP PC Recovery Tools CD to change your hard disk drive, make System Recovery CDs for your PC by using the HP PC Recovery CD-DVD Creator program. You cannot make System Recovery CDs after you remove the system recovery partition. You must create (burn) the Recovery Tools CD before you can use it. to create or to start the recovery tools cd: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose PC Help & Tools. 4 Click HP PC Recovery Tools CD. The tools window appears. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions. Store the Recovery Tools CD in a safe place. using application recovery and system recovery 91

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using application recovery and system recovery
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to run the recovery cd-dvd creator program:
1
Close any open programs. To close programs, click
X
in the upper-right
corner of each window.
2
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
3
Choose
All Programs
.
4
Choose
PC Help & Tools
.
5
Click
HP PC Recovery CD-DVD Creator
. The creator window appears.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions. Label each disc as you make it.
Store the System Recovery discs in a safe place.
using the recovery tools cd
Your PC allows you to create (burn) a Recovery Tools CD. After you make the
HP PC Recovery Tools CD, you can use it to:
Read instructions to use each utility on the Recovery Tools CD.
Start the System Recovery program from the recovery partition.
Remove the System Recovery partition from your PC hard disk drive to
increase space for data.
Create a new data partition on your PC hard disk drive.
Start the Microsoft Recovery Console (a utility from Microsoft that can
perform operating system diagnostics and repairs).
WARNING: Before using the HP PC Recovery Tools CD to change
your hard disk drive, make System Recovery CDs for your PC by
using the HP PC Recovery CD-DVD Creator program. You cannot
make System Recovery CDs after you remove the system recovery
partition.
You must create (burn) the Recovery Tools CD before you can use it.
to create or to start the recovery tools cd:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Choose
All Programs
.
3
Choose
PC Help & Tools
.
4
Click
HP PC Recovery Tools CD
. The tools window appears.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Store the Recovery Tools CD in a safe place.