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6. If Recovery Manager asks if you want to run System Recovery from Media or Hard Drive, select Media. On

the Welcome screen, under I need help immediately, click Factory Reset.

7. If you are prompted to back up your les, and you have not done so, select Back up your les rst

(recommended), and then click Next. Otherwise, select Recover without backing up your les, and

then click Next.

8. If you are prompted to insert the next recovery disc, do so.

9. When Recovery Manager is nished, remove the recovery disc or the recovery USB ash drive from the

system.

10. Click Finish to restart the computer.

Using HP Recovery Disc operating system discs (select models only)

Use the steps provided in this section if you used HP Recovery Disc Creator to create a Windows 7 operating

system DVD and a Driver Recovery DVD. If you created recovery media using Creating recovery media using HP

Recovery Manager (select models only) on page 126. use the steps in System Recovery using recovery media

(select models only) on page 130.

If you cannot use the recovery discs you previously created using the HP Recovery Disc Creator (select models

only), you must purchase a Windows 7 operating system DVD to reboot the computer and repair the operating

system.

To order a Windows 7 operating system DVD, contact support. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your

country or region, and follow the on-screen instructions.

CAUTION: Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD completely erases the hard drive contents and

reformats the hard drive. All les that you have created and any software that you have installed on the

computer are permanently removed. When reformatting is complete, the recovery process helps you restore

the operating system, as well as drivers, software, and utilities.

To initiate recovery using a Windows 7 operating system DVD:

NOTE: This process takes several minutes.

1. If possible, back up all personal les.

2. Restart the computer, and then insert the Windows 7 operating system DVD into the optical drive before

the Windows operating system loads.

NOTE: If the computer does not boot to the DVD, restart the computer and press Esc as the computer

is powering on to see the startup menu. Use the arrow keys to select the boot menu and press Enter. Use

the arrow keys to select the location where the recovery DVD is inserted. Press Enter to boot from that

device.

3. When prompted, press any keyboard key.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

5. Click Next.

6. Select Install now.

7. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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