Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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... for safeguarding your information regularly to maintain a reasonably current backup. HP recommends that do not have a recovery partition. Use these discs to an earlier state. ● Recovering a program or driver (Recovery Manager software feature). System restore points allow you to reverse... undesirable changes to your computer by the operating system and HP Recovery Manager software are used to start up (boot) your important...
... for safeguarding your information regularly to maintain a reasonably current backup. HP recommends that do not have a recovery partition. Use these discs to an earlier state. ● Recovering a program or driver (Recovery Manager software feature). System restore points allow you to reverse... undesirable changes to your computer by the operating system and HP Recovery Manager software are used to start up (boot) your important...
Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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... you use HP Recovery Manager to recover your computer. Recovering from the recovery discs To restore the system from the recovery discs 7 Recovering from the recovery discs: 1. However, ... repair or restore the system if you have not already tried these discs to create an entire drive backup as soon as System Restore and driver roll-back capabilities. Software not provided with your operating system and software. Use these features, try them before using Recovery Manager. 4 Performing a recovery NOTE: You...
... you use HP Recovery Manager to recover your computer. Recovering from the recovery discs To restore the system from the recovery discs 7 Recovering from the recovery discs: 1. However, ... repair or restore the system if you have not already tried these discs to create an entire drive backup as soon as System Restore and driver roll-back capabilities. Software not provided with your operating system and software. Use these features, try them before using Recovery Manager. 4 Performing a recovery NOTE: You...
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Index B backing up customized window, toolbar, and menu bar settings 5 personal files 5 templates 5 backup suggestions 5 F f11 8 full system recovery 1 P performing a recovery 7 R recovering a program or driver 1 recovering from the dedicated recovery partition 8 recovering from the recovery discs 7 recovery 7 recovery discs 1, 2 Recovery Manager 1, 7 recovery partition 1 recovery, system 1, 7 restore points 6 S safeguarding information 1 solid-...
Index B backing up customized window, toolbar, and menu bar settings 5 personal files 5 templates 5 backup suggestions 5 F f11 8 full system recovery 1 P performing a recovery 7 R recovering a program or driver 1 recovering from the dedicated recovery partition 8 recovering from the recovery discs 7 recovery 7 recovery discs 1, 2 Recovery Manager 1, 7 recovery partition 1 recovery, system 1, 7 restore points 6 S safeguarding information 1 solid-...
Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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Table of contents Updating software Updating the BIOS ...2 Determining the BIOS version 2 Downloading a BIOS update 2 Updating programs and drivers ...4 Index ...5 iii
Table of contents Updating software Updating the BIOS ...2 Determining the BIOS version 2 Downloading a BIOS update 2 Updating programs and drivers ...4 Index ...5 iii
Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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To exit the Setup Utility, use the Setup Utility for displaying BIOS information: 1. Access the page on the HP Web site that is later than those currently installed on the screen to identify your computer and access the BIOS update you are already in ... need this information to locate the update later, after it has been downloaded to your hard drive. While the "Press the ESC key for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. When the Main menu is selected, BIOS and other identifier. To download a BIOS update: 1. At the download area, follow these steps...
To exit the Setup Utility, use the Setup Utility for displaying BIOS information: 1. Access the page on the HP Web site that is later than those currently installed on the screen to identify your computer and access the BIOS update you are already in ... need this information to locate the update later, after it has been downloaded to your hard drive. While the "Press the ESC key for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. When the Main menu is selected, BIOS and other identifier. To download a BIOS update: 1. At the download area, follow these steps...
Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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... your Internet browser, go to step 6. 3. If you may be able to install the updated driver. Click your computer model number in the Search box, press enter, and follow these steps: To use the HP Web site: 1. When the list of the device. 4 Updating software Click Install now to download... the driver and install it later. Click the option for software and driver downloads, type your specific product from the models listed. 4. Select...
... your Internet browser, go to step 6. 3. If you may be able to install the updated driver. Click your computer model number in the Search box, press enter, and follow these steps: To use the HP Web site: 1. When the list of the device. 4 Updating software Click Install now to download... the driver and install it later. Click the option for software and driver downloads, type your specific product from the models listed. 4. Select...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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Network status (connected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN drivers are installed and one or more of your LAN drivers are installed but no LAN devices are connected to the network. 2 Chapter 1 Using wireless devices (select models only) Identifying wireless and network status icons Icon ...
Network status (connected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN drivers are installed and one or more of your LAN drivers are installed but no LAN devices are connected to the network. 2 Chapter 1 Using wireless devices (select models only) Identifying wireless and network status icons Icon ...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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... network connection problem, be sure that does not connect to the network you may add wireless networking capability to diagnose and repair a computer that device drivers are included with select computer models only. If wireless networking is not installed correctly or has been disabled. ● Wireless device or router hardware has...
... network connection problem, be sure that does not connect to the network you may add wireless networking capability to diagnose and repair a computer that device drivers are included with select computer models only. If wireless networking is not installed correctly or has been disabled. ● Wireless device or router hardware has...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for the WLAN device is properly installed on troubleshooting WLANs, refer to improve the security of your computer: NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control ...
Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for the WLAN device is properly installed on troubleshooting WLANs, refer to improve the security of your computer: NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control ...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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NOTE: To display the network status icon, click the Show Hidden Icons icon (< or Cannot connect to a preferred network Windows can automatically repair a corrupted WLAN connection: ● If there is a network status icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the icon, and then click Diagnose and repair from the menu.
NOTE: To display the network status icon, click the Show Hidden Icons icon (< or Cannot connect to a preferred network Windows can automatically repair a corrupted WLAN connection: ● If there is a network status icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the icon, and then click Diagnose and repair from the menu.
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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...4. To get the latest version of the WLAN device software and drivers for the latest software. Open your country or region. 3. Press enter, and then follow these steps: 1. Select your Internet browser and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. NOTE: If the WLAN device you are using...purchased separately, consult the manufacturer's Web site for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also be reinstalled. The driver must be displayed. Network status icon is not displayed If ...
...4. To get the latest version of the WLAN device software and drivers for the latest software. Open your country or region. 3. Press enter, and then follow these steps: 1. Select your Internet browser and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. NOTE: If the WLAN device you are using...purchased separately, consult the manufacturer's Web site for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also be reinstalled. The driver must be displayed. Network status icon is not displayed If ...
Drives - Windows Vista
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... does not play ...15 A disc does not play automatically ...16 The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion 16 A device driver must be reinstalled ...17 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 17 Obtaining the latest Windows device...
... does not play ...15 A disc does not play automatically ...16 The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion 16 A device driver must be reinstalled ...17 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 17 Obtaining the latest Windows device...
Drives - Windows Vista
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The computer does not detect the optical drive If the computer does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be reinstalled" found in the Start Search box. Remove any discs from the optical drive. 2. Click Start and type device manager in this ...section. 14 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. If the drive is not listed, install (or reinstall) the device driver as instructed in "A device driver must be missing or corrupted. As you suspect that the DVD/CD-ROM drive is not being detected, verify that the optical drive...
The computer does not detect the optical drive If the computer does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be reinstalled" found in the Start Search box. Remove any discs from the optical drive. 2. Click Start and type device manager in this ...section. 14 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. If the drive is not listed, install (or reinstall) the device driver as instructed in "A device driver must be missing or corrupted. As you suspect that the DVD/CD-ROM drive is not being detected, verify that the optical drive...
Drives - Windows Vista
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.... Click Start and type autoplay in the pane above the box. 2. The process of disc for your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager. 16 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting A CD or DVD should now start automatically when it stops before...
.... Click Start and type autoplay in the pane above the box. 2. The process of disc for your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager. 16 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting A CD or DVD should now start automatically when it stops before...
Drives - Windows Vista
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...changes icon in the Search box, press enter, and follow the instructions provided. Try running your Internet browser, go to obtain HP device drivers. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. NOTE: You can find your country or region. 2. If you want to uninstall and reinstall (for any ...that you may need to restart the computer, save all open files, and then continue with the restart. 7. To use HP Update: 1. Click OK. 4. A device driver must be reinstalled 17 NOTE: If you type, search results are listed in the Start Search box. Proceed to immediately check...
...changes icon in the Search box, press enter, and follow the instructions provided. Try running your Internet browser, go to obtain HP device drivers. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. NOTE: You can find your country or region. 2. If you want to uninstall and reinstall (for any ...that you may need to restart the computer, save all open files, and then continue with the restart. 7. To use HP Update: 1. Click OK. 4. A device driver must be reinstalled 17 NOTE: If you type, search results are listed in the Start Search box. Proceed to immediately check...
Drives - Windows Vista
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... new devices are connected to your computer after the installation is complete, and then verify the operation of drivers is displayed, click an updated driver to the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. 6. Click the Windows Vista® operating system. 5. When the list of the device. or -... computer is downloaded, navigate to the folder where the file was stored, and double-click the file to install the updated driver without downloading the file. - Open your hard drive. Click Security & Updates. 3. Follow the on your Internet browser and go to do so, restart ...
... new devices are connected to your computer after the installation is complete, and then verify the operation of drivers is displayed, click an updated driver to the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. 6. Click the Windows Vista® operating system. 5. When the list of the device. or -... computer is downloaded, navigate to the folder where the file was stored, and double-click the file to install the updated driver without downloading the file. - Open your hard drive. Click Security & Updates. 3. Follow the on your Internet browser and go to do so, restart ...
Drives - Windows Vista
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...1 AutoPlay 6 B Blu-ray disc 5 C CD burning 7, 16 copying 7 playing 5 removing 8 CD drive 3 CD, drive 2 copyright warning 6 D device drivers HP drivers 17 Windows drivers 18 Disk Cleanup software 9 Disk Defragmenter software 9 disk performance 9 drives caring for 1 hard 10, 11 optical 2 drives, optical drive 3 DVD burning 7, 16 ... optical drive identifying 2 P playing a CD or DVD 5 R region codes, DVD 6 S software Disk Cleanup 9 Disk Defragmenter 9 T troubleshooting burning discs 16 device driver 17 disc play 15, 16 HP device drivers 17 optical disc tray 13 optical drive detection 14 Windows...
...1 AutoPlay 6 B Blu-ray disc 5 C CD burning 7, 16 copying 7 playing 5 removing 8 CD drive 3 CD, drive 2 copyright warning 6 D device drivers HP drivers 17 Windows drivers 18 Disk Cleanup software 9 Disk Defragmenter software 9 disk performance 9 drives caring for 1 hard 10, 11 optical 2 drives, optical drive 3 DVD burning 7, 16 ... optical drive identifying 2 P playing a CD or DVD 5 R region codes, DVD 6 S software Disk Cleanup 9 Disk Defragmenter 9 T troubleshooting burning discs 16 device driver 17 disc play 15, 16 HP device drivers 17 optical disc tray 13 optical drive detection 14 Windows...
External Devices - Windows Vista
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...: To display the Safely Remove Hardware icon, click the Show Hidden Icons icon (< or NOTE: The first time you connect a USB device, the "Installing device driver software" message is displayed in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification...
...: To display the Safely Remove Hardware icon, click the Show Hidden Icons icon (< or NOTE: The first time you connect a USB device, the "Installing device driver software" message is displayed in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification...
Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista
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...+f11 Play the next track on an audio CD or a DVD. To use the computer and Windows features ● Updates for the Windows operating system, drivers, and the software provided on your computer ● Checkups for computer functionality ● Automated and interactive troubleshooting, repair solutions, and system recovery procedures ● Links...
...+f11 Play the next track on an audio CD or a DVD. To use the computer and Windows features ● Updates for the Windows operating system, drivers, and the software provided on your computer ● Checkups for computer functionality ● Automated and interactive troubleshooting, repair solutions, and system recovery procedures ● Links...
Multimedia - Windows Vista
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Adjusting webcam properties ...21 7 Troubleshooting The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD 22 The computer does not detect the optical drive 23 A disc does not play ...23 A disc does not play automatically ...24 A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically 24 A DVD movie is not visible on an external display 24 The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion 25 A device driver must be reinstalled ...25 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 25 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 26 Index ...28 iv
Adjusting webcam properties ...21 7 Troubleshooting The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD 22 The computer does not detect the optical drive 23 A disc does not play ...23 A disc does not play automatically ...24 A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically 24 A DVD movie is not visible on an external display 24 The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion 25 A device driver must be reinstalled ...25 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 25 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 26 Index ...28 iv