HP Compaq nc8430 and nx8420 and nw8440 Notebook PC - Getting Started - Enhanced for Accessibility Windows Vista
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Backup and recovery 
Performing a recovery from the hard drive 
There are 2 ways to initiate a recovery from the hard drive: 
ā   From within Windows. 
ā   From the recovery partition. 
Initiating a recovery in Windows 
To initiate a recovery in Windows: 
1. Back up all personal files. 
2. Select Start > All Pr
ograms > HP Backup & Recovery > 
HP Backup and Recov
ery Manager. 
3. Click Next. 
4. Click Recover important files or the entire system, and 
then click Next. 
5. Click a recovery option, and then click Next. 
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If you choose to recover the system, the computer restarts 
and recovery begins. 
6. Follow the on-screen instructions. 
Initiating a recovery from the hard drive 
recovery partition 
To initiate a recovery from the hard drive recovery partition: 
1. Back up all personal files. 
2. Restart the computer, and then press 
f11 before the Windows 
operating system loads. 
3. Click a recovery option, and then click Next. 
4. Follow the on-screen instructions. 
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