Backup and recovery
Performing a recovery from the hard drive
There are 2 ways to initiate a recovery from the hard drive:
From within Windows
From the recovery partition
Initiating a recovery in Windows
To initiate a recovery in Windows, follow these steps:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery >
Backup & Recovery Manager.
3. Click Next.
4. Click Perform a recovery, and then click Next.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Initiating a recovery from the hard drive
recovery partition
To initiate a recovery from the hard drive recovery partition,
follow these steps:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Restart the computer, and then press
operating system loads.
3. Click a recovery option, and then click Next.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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