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Downloading and installing other software To download and install software other than a BIOS update: 1. Access the page on the HP Web site that provides software for your computer: ● Click a software update link in Help and Support. - or - ● Visit the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com and click Software & Driver Downloads to download the software for your computer model. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to find the software you want to update. 3. At the download area, select the software you want and follow the download instructions. NOTE Make a note of the path to the location on your hard drive where the software will be downloaded. You will need to access this path when you are ready to install the software. 4. When the download is complete, open Windows Explorer by selecting Start > Computer. 5. In the Windows Explorer window: a. Double-click your hard drive designation. (The hard drive designation is typically Local Disk C.) b. Using the hard drive path you recorded earlier, open the folder on your hard drive that contains the update. 6. Double-click the file that has an .exe extension (for example, filename.exe). The installation begins. 7. Complete the installation by following the instructions on the screen. NOTE After a message on the screen reports a successful installation, you may delete the download package from your hard drive. ENWW Downloading software updates from the HP Web site 5

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Downloading and installing other software
To download and install software other than a BIOS update:
1.
Access the page on the HP Web site that provides software for your computer:
Click a software update link in Help and Support.
– or –
Visit the HP Web site at
and click
Software & Driver Downloads
to
download the software for your computer model.
2.
Follow the instructions on the screen to find the software you want to update.
3.
At the download area, select the software you want and follow the download instructions.
NOTE
Make a note of the path to the location on your hard drive where the software will
be downloaded. You will need to access this path when you are ready to install the software.
4.
When the download is complete, open Windows Explorer by selecting
Start > Computer
.
5.
In the Windows Explorer window:
a.
Double-click your hard drive designation. (The hard drive designation is typically Local Disk
C.)
b.
Using the hard drive path you recorded earlier, open the folder on your hard drive that contains
the update.
6.
Double-click the file that has an .exe extension (for example,
filename
.exe).
The installation begins.
7.
Complete the installation by following the instructions on the screen.
NOTE
After a message on the screen reports a successful installation, you may delete the
download package from your hard drive.
ENWW
Downloading software updates from the HP Web site
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