Backup and Recovery

System Recovery 7
Using the Application and Driver
Recovery disc
Use the Application and Driver Recovery disc you
received with your computer to install custom software
programs and hardware drivers. Look on the Web for
updates to the custom installations.
You must turn off User Account Control (UAC) before
you install the software and drivers. To turn off UAC:
1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then
click Control Panel.
2 Click User Accounts and Family Safety,
User Accounts, and then click Turn User
Account Control on or off.
3 Remove the check mark from the Use User
Account Control (UAC) to help protect
your computer check box, and then click OK.
4 Restart the computer when prompted.
Next, use the Application and Driver Recovery disc to
install important software and drivers.
1 Insert the Application and Driver Recovery disc in
the disc drive tray.
2 View the contents of the supplemental disc.
3 Click the top folder, Install Me First.
The HP System Information Utility within this folder
must be installed first, before any other software
programs or hardware drivers can be installed.
4 Click HP System Information Utility to view
its folder contents.
5 Double-click the Install.bat file.
The System Information Utility loads.
6 Open each folder that contains the software or
driver you want to install, and double-click the
.exe file within each folder.
Installation files are generally named “Setup.exe”
or “install.exe.”
7 Proceed to the “Post-recovery procedure.”
Post-recovery procedure
After system recovery, your computer is as it was when
it left the factory. Configure the system now to your
needs.
1 Turn off the computer, reconnect all devices that
were originally connected to it, and then turn on
the computer.
2 Configure your Internet connection.
3 Reinstall the software that originally came in the
box with the computer, and any additional
software you purchased.
If you installed updates to any software programs
or hardware drivers, reinstall them as well. You
can typically download these updates from the
manufacturer’s Web site.
4 Use Windows Update to get critical updates from
Microsoft:
a Click the Windows Start Button, and then
click Control Panel.
b Under Security, click Check for Updates.
c Click Install Updates to download and
install updates.
5 Restart the computer. (Some updates will not finish
installing until you restart.)
6 If you performed a backup before the system
recovery, copy the backup data files from the
backup media to the hard disk drive.
7 Ensure your system is running up-to-date security
software.
The information contained herein is subject to change
without notice.
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