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Recovering Hard Disk Contents, Recovering Preloaded Software from a CD-ROM

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1 Troubleshooting Your PC Recovering Hard Disk Contents Recovering Hard Disk Contents In the unlikely event of a hard disk crash, you can recover your PC's preloaded operating system and software using the Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM supplied with your PC. You can recover, for example: • Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 & Service Pack. • Any HP-supplied drivers (for example, video, IDE and LAN). • Any HP-designed manageability applications (for example, HP TopTools and HP DiagTools). NOTE Any software that has been installed on the PC after it was manufactured, and any personal data that has been generated by applications installed on the PC, are not covered by the recovery process. Recovering Preloaded Software from a CD-ROM You can use the Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM to change or reconfigure your operating system, reinstall drivers or other factory supplied software components. The following paths are available (where D: is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive): • D:\Win95 for Windows 95 (CAB files) • D:\I386 for Windows NT 4.0 • D:\Drivers for drivers • D:\Applications for software applications and other components. Reinstallation of Windows NT Service Pack After reinstalling drivers or reconfiguring your operating system you must install the Service Pack. This can be found in the D:\I386\SPx directory on the Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM. To install the Service Pack, double-click on the SP4I386.EXE or UPDATE.EXE file, as appropriate. 30

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Troubleshooting Your PC
Recovering Hard Disk Contents
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Recovering Hard Disk Contents
In the unlikely event of a hard disk crash, you can recover your PC’s
preloaded operating system and software using the Diagnostics &
Recovery CD-ROM supplied with your PC. You can recover, for
example:
•
Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 & Service Pack.
•
Any HP-supplied drivers (for example, video, IDE and LAN).
•
Any HP-designed manageability applications (for example,
HP TopTools and HP DiagTools).
NOTE
Any software that has been installed on the PC after it was
manufactured, and any personal data that has been generated by
applications installed on the PC, are not covered by the recovery
process.
Recovering Preloaded Software from a CD-ROM
You can use the
Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM
to change or
reconfigure your operating system, reinstall drivers or other factory
supplied software components. The following paths are available
(where D: is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive):
•
D:\Win95
for Windows 95 (CAB files)
•
D:\I386
for Windows NT 4.0
•
D:\Drivers
for drivers
•
D:\Application
s
for software applications and other components.
Reinstallation of Windows NT Service Pack
After reinstalling drivers or reconfiguring your operating system you
must install the Service Pack. This can be found in the
D:\I386\SPx
directory on the
Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM
. To install the
Service Pack, double-click on the
SP4I386.EXE or UPDATE.EXE
file,
as appropriate.