HP Backup and Recovery Manager User Guide Version 1.
When Can Backups Be Scheduled? How to Create Schedules How to Delete Schedules Manual Backups How to Back Up Individual Files and Folders How to Create Entire Drive Backups How to Create Recovery Points How to Manage Recovery Points Saving Backups to Network or CD/DVD Recovery Recovery Media Creator How to Recover Backup Tips Expert Options Notebook Requirements HP Recovery Partition Removal Wizard Why HP Recommends Users Preserve the Recovery Partition Why Some Users May Desire to Remove the Recovery Parti
How to Remove the Recovery Partition Uninstall What is Removed How to Uninstall Glossary Entire Drive Backup Initial Recovery Point Recovery Point Recovery Partition Recovery Disc Set Introduction The HP Backup and Recovery Manager is an easy-to-use, versatile application that allows you to back up and recover the primary hard drive on the PC. The application works within Windows to create backups of Windows, all applications, and all data files.
Installation The HP Backup and Recovery Manager is available in two forms: 1. Shipped preinstalled on the computer 2. Shipped with HP add-on hardware How to Install When preinstalled on the computer, HP Backup and Recovery Manager is automatically part of the Recovery Partition and when created, the Recovery Disc Set. This application is already resident on the computer and will be automatically deployed again when the system is recovered.
Arabic German Polish Brazilian Portuguese Greek Portuguese Czech Hebrew Russian Danish Hungarian Simplified Chinese Dutch Italian Spanish English Japanese Swedish Finnish Korean Traditional Chinese French Norwegian Turkish HP Backup and Recovery Manager The HP Backup and Recovery Manager is a highly versatile application for ensuring the continued security of the system hard drive.
user to create the Recovery Disc Set immediately to ensure that there is a backup in a place other than the primary hard drive. This reminder can be delayed for a week at a time. On the fourth display, an additional option appears. Selecting this option disables the reminder permanently. Note: HP highly recommends creating the Recovery Disc Set immediately. Scheduled Backups The HP Backup and Recovery Manager provides a convenient scheduling utility.
Convenient schedules can be created easily with the HP Backup and Recovery Manager: 1. On the Windows Start Menu, select HP Backup and Recovery folder. 2. Select HP Backup Scheduler. 3. Follow the Backup Scheduler wizard to complete the schedule. How to Delete Schedules Once created, the HP Backup and Recovery Manager schedule entries cannot be modified. If a modification is desired, change the schedule by first deleting the existing entry, then creating new entries. To delete schedule entries: 1.
1. On the Windows Start Menu, select HP Backup and Recovery. 2. Select the HP Backup and Recovery Manager. 3. After the Welcome Screen, select Backup to protect system settings and important files. Click Next to continue. 4. Select Backup individual files and folders. Click Next to continue. 5. Select Backup selected files from most common locations, and click Next to continue. 6. Select the types of files to backup. 7. Add security settings, if desired. 8. Select the destination for the backup. 9.
The HP Backup and Recovery Manager provides a simple interface for creating new Recovery Points. 1. On the Windows Start Menu, select HP Backup and Recovery. 2. Select the HP Backup and Recovery Manager. 3. After the Welcome Screen, select Backup to protect system settings and important files. Click Next to continue. 4. Select Create or manage Recovery Points. Click Next to continue. 5. If there are already Recovery Points on the system, select Create New Recovery Point.
Note: As Recovery Points are incremental, deleting one Recovery Point also deletes all subsequent Recovery Points. Each Recovery Point location is independent of the others, as well. For example, Recovery Points created on the network are incremental, but independent of Recovery Points stored on an external hard drive. If a Recovery Point is deleted from the network location, this affects only the Recovery Points in that network location and not other locations.
and important files. Click Next to continue. 4. Select Create or manage Recovery Points. Click Next to continue. 5. After the Welcome screen, select Manage existing Recovery Points on the hard drive. Click Next to continue. 6. Select Move all Recovery Points to CD/DVD. Click Next to continue. 7. Follow the wizard to complete creation of the CD or DVD discs. Recovery The ability to recover from a system problem and to retrieve a file from a backup are important elements of an overall data security program.
CD can be created, due to licensing constraints. Note: This applies if HP Backup and Recovery Manager was preinstalled. How to Recover The HP Backup and Recovery Manager provides two basic recovery methods. The first, recovery of files and folders, operates in Windows. The second, PC Recovery, requires a reboot to the Recovery Partition or from the Recovery Disc Set.
1. On the Windows Start Menu, select HP Backup and Recovery. 2. Select the HP Backup and Recovery Manager. 3. After the Welcome Screen, select Recover important files or the entire system. Click Next to continue. 4. Select PC Recovery. Click Next to continue. 5. The system reboots before continuing to PC Recovery. To get to PC Recovery when Windows is unavailable: 1. Turn on the PC. 2. Press F11 on the keyboard immediately when “Press F11 for Emergency Recovery” appears.
Recovery to Factory Specifications The HP Backup and Recovery Manager allows the user to recover the PC hard drive to the original factory configuration, if the HP Backup and Recovery Manager was preinstalled on the system. 1. From Windows or F11 Emergency Recovery, enter PC Recovery. 2. Select Recover PC’s factory installed operating system, drivers, utilities and applications. Click Next to continue. 3. Follow the wizard to recover the PC to the factory specifications. Backup Tips 1.
Backup. Start PC Recovery – Reboot the PC to the Recovery Partition and • recover using the Initial Recovery Point and subsequent Recovery Points. Notebook Requirements The HP Backup and Recovery Manager operations are intensive for the hard disk and CD or DVD drive and all drives require a lot of power under such usage. The HP Backup and Recovery Manager, therefore, requires that notebook computers use AC power when this application is running and while all scheduled backup operations are taking place.
On some computers with small hard drives, the Recovery Partition may consume much needed hard drive space. While HP does not recommend removing the Recovery Partition, it is possible to remove this partition. Always create a Recovery Disc Set before removing the Recovery Partition. How to Remove the Recovery Partition To remove the Recovery Partition: 1. On the Windows Start Menu, select the Remove HP Recovery Partition from the HP Backup and Recovery folder. 2. Follow the wizard.
To uninstall the HP Backup and Recovery Manager use the Control Panel Add or Remove Programs utility. 1. Open the Windows Start Menu. 2. Select the Control Panel. 3. Click on Add or Remove Programs. 4. Select the HP Backup and Recovery Manager. 5. Click Remove. 6. Follow the wizard to complete the removal of the HP Backup and Recovery Manager. Glossary Entire Drive Backup This is a backup of every file and folder on the primary hard drive, including most partitions.
Recovery Partition This is a hidden or secured partition on the system that, when preinstalled, contains an image of all factory-installed software. This partition also contains the Initial Recovery Point. The Recovery Partition is bootable and is used to reinstall all software originally shipped on the hard drive. Recovery Disc Set This is a set of CDs or DVDs created from the system.
