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Clean Installing the OS, drivers, and enhancements

This section provides guidelines for users performing a clean installation of Windows on a supported

HP business desktop PC.

For more information on installing Windows, refer to the Microsoft website at

http://windows.microsoft.com/help.

IMPORTANT

Follow the installation instructions in the order provided. Failure to

complete these steps in the proper order can result in an unsuccessful

or unstable installation. These instructions are independent of the

operating system currently installed on the PC.

1. Depending on the particular Internet connection(s) being used, download the driver(s) for the

network interface card and/or wireless LAN adapter driver. Save to a USB storage device or

optical media.

– Contact your network administrator to properly set up the networking components of Windows.

2. Change the boot order in F10 Setup so the optical drive is the first boot device.

3. Boot with the Windows 7 OS disk; follow the on-screen instructions for installation.

– OS recovery media from HP does not require a product ID or key for installation on a supported HP

business desktop PC.

– If using Advanced format hard drives (4K sector drives), please refer to the HP white paper

“Preparing Advanced Format hard drives for Microsoft Windows installations on HP Business

Notebook PCs and Desktop PCs.”

4. Install the appropriate communications driver from either the optical media or USB storage device

(Step 1 above) and configure your Internet connection.

5. Install the desired patches from www.microsoft.com/windowsupdate or contact your network

administrator for additional updates. Reboot the system after these patches have been installed.

6. Install the drivers and enhancements listed in Table 1 using HP SoftPaq Download Manager

(available from www.hp.com/go/sdm); alternatively, you can download individual SoftPaqs from

the HP website. Some deliverables may have direct dependencies on other deliverables that may require

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