HP Presario X6000 Hardware and Software Guide - Page 174
Reinstalling the Operating System, Product Key. The Product Key is displayed on the Microsoft
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Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities Reinstalling the Operating System If the System Recovery and operating system repair procedures did not restore functionality to your notebook, it may be necessary to reinstall the operating system. Ä CAUTION: Personal data and any software you have installed on the notebook will be lost during the operating system reinstall. To protect your data, back up your data before beginning the procedure. For back up information and instructions, select Start > Help and Support. Also see the "System Restore" section, earlier in this chapter. ✎ During the reinstallation, you may be prompted for your Product Key. The Product Key is displayed on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label on the bottom of the notebook. To reinstall the operating system using the Operating System disc included with the notebook: 1. Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the notebook. 2. Immediately insert the Operating System disc into the optical drive. 3. Press and hold the power/standby button for 5 seconds to turn off the notebook. 4. Press the power/standby button again to turn on the notebook. 5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. (After a few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.) 6. Press enter to continue. (A Licensing Agreement screen is displayed.) 7. Press f8 to accept the agreement and continue. (The Setup window is displayed.) 8. If you have an existing Windows operating system installation, press esc to continue installing a new copy of the operating system instead of repairing it. 9-12 Hardware and Software Guide