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Performing the post-recovery
procedure
1
At the Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen, follow
the onscreen setup instructions, and then click
Start
in
the last screen to display the Windows desktop.
2
Configure your Internet connection.
3
Use Windows Update to get critical updates from
Microsoft:
•
Click the
Windows Vista start button
, and
then click
Control Panel
.
•
Under Security, click the
Check for Updates
button.
•
Click
Install Updates
.
•
Restart your computer. (Some updates will not finish
installing until you restart.)
4
Use HP Update to get critical updates from HP:
•
Click the
Windows Vista start button
,
All Programs
, the
HP
folder, and then click
HP Update
.
•
Follow the onscreen instruction to download driver
and software updates.
5
Turn off your computer, reconnect all peripheral
devices that were originally connected to it, and then
turn the computer back on.
6
Reinstall software that originally came in the box with
your computer, and also any additional software you
purchased.
•
The system recovery software might have already
installed some of the software that came in the box.
•
If you installed updates to any software programs,
reinstall those as well. You can typically download
these updates from the software manufacturer’s
Web site.
7
If you performed a backup before the system recovery,
copy the backup data files from the backup media to
your hard disk drive.
8
Ensure your system is running up-to-date security
software.
