HP nx8220 Getting Started - Page 53

Repairing the Operating System

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System Restore Repairing the Operating System To attempt an operating system repair without deleting your personal data, use the Operating System disc that was shipped with the notebook: 1. Connect the notebook to an AC outlet through the AC adapter and turn on the notebook. 2. Immediately insert the Operating System disc into the notebook. 3. Shut down the notebook using the standard shutdown procedure for your operating system. ✎ If you are unable to shut down the notebook using the operating system, press and hold the power/standby button for 5 seconds. 4. Press the power/standby button again to start the notebook. 5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. (After a few minutes, the "Welcome to Setup" page is displayed.) ✎ On the "Welcome to Setup" page, do not press R (step 8 in this procedure) until you have completed steps 6 and 7. 6. Press enter to continue. (A "Licensing Agreement" page is displayed.) 7. Press f8 to accept the agreement and continue. (The "Setup" page is displayed.) 8. Press R to repair the selected Windows installation. (The repair process begins. This process may take up to 2 hours to complete. The notebook restarts in Windows after the process is complete.) Getting Started B-7

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System Restore
Repairing the Operating System
To attempt an operating system repair without deleting your
personal data, use the
Operating System
disc that was shipped
with the notebook:
1. Connect the notebook to an AC outlet through the AC adapter
and turn on the notebook.
2. Immediately insert the
Operating System
disc into the
notebook.
3. Shut down the notebook using the standard shutdown
procedure for your operating system.
If you are unable to shut down the notebook using the
operating system, press and hold the power/standby button
for 5 seconds.
4. Press the power/standby button again to start the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. (After a
few minutes, the “Welcome to Setup” page is displayed.)
On the “Welcome to Setup” page, do
not
press
R
(step 8 in
this procedure) until you have completed steps 6 and 7.
6. Press
enter
to continue. (A “Licensing Agreement” page is
displayed.)
7. Press
f8
to accept the agreement and continue. (The “Setup”
page is displayed.)
8. Press
R
to repair the selected Windows installation. (The
repair process begins. This process may take up to 2 hours to
complete. The notebook restarts in Windows after the process
is complete.)
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