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6 PC Troubleshooting and System Recovery Guide

Starting System Recovery if the PC is

responding

1 Turn off the PC. Disconnect all peripheral devices

from the PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and

the mouse. Turn on the PC.

2 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs,

choose PC Help & Tools, and then click HP PC

System Recovery.

You are prompted to confirm that you have

performed the Microsoft System Restore and Driver

Rollback.

• If you have not performed the Microsoft System

Restore and Driver Rollback, click Microsoft

System Restore, and follow the onscreen

instructions.

• If you have performed the Microsoft System

Restore and Driver Rollback, click Yes to start

the recovery process, and then continue with

step 3.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions.

WARNING: The Full System Recovery option

deletes any data or programs that you

created or installed after purchase. Be sure

to back up any data that you want to keep

onto a removable disc.

4 Complete the PC startup, finish the registration

process, and wait until you see the desktop. Then,

turn off the PC, reconnect all peripheral devices,

and then turn on the PC.

Starting System Recovery if the PC is not

responding

1 Turn off the PC. If necessary, press and hold the On

button until the PC turns off.

2 Disconnect all peripheral devices from the

PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and the

mouse.

3 Press the On button to turn on the PC.

4 During the startup, do the following to enter the

System Recovery program:

When the blue screen with the HP Invent logo

appears, press the F10 key on the keyboard. (You

have only a few seconds to press the F10 key

before the normal startup process continues.)

5 The PC starts the recovery; wait for the onscreen

instructions to display, and then follow those