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Getting Started
Backup and Recovery
Performing a recovery
You can only recover files that you have previously backed up.
HP Backup & Recovery Manager helps you with the following tasks for safeguarding your
information and restoring it in case of a system failure:
■
Recovering important files—This feature helps you reinstall important files without
performing a full system recovery.
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Performing a full system recovery—With HP Backup & Recovery Manager, you can
recover your full factory image if you experience system failure or instability. HP
Backup & Recovery Manager works from a dedicated recovery partition on the hard
drive or from recovery discs you create.
Performing a recovery from the recovery discs
To perform a recovery from the recovery discs, follow these steps:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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. Click
Start
, click
All Programs
, click
HP Backup & Recovery
, and then click
Backup & Recovery Manager
.
3. Click
Next
.
4. In Windows Vista—Click
Perform a recovery
, and then click
Next
.
In Windows XP—Click
Recover important files or the entire system
, 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
f11
before the Windows operating system loads.
3. Click a recovery option, and then click
Next
.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
