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...of the window. 1 System restore points allow you with the following tasks for safeguarding your full factory image if you reinstall a program or driver without performing a full system recovery. ● Performing a full system recovery (Recovery Manager software feature). NOTE: If your computer includes a ...most current backup. Use these discs to an earlier state. ● Recovering a program or driver (Recovery Manager software feature). If the partition is present, an HP Recovery drive is as complete as your operating system and software. This feature helps you experience ...
...of the window. 1 System restore points allow you with the following tasks for safeguarding your full factory image if you reinstall a program or driver without performing a full system recovery. ● Performing a full system recovery (Recovery Manager software feature). NOTE: If your computer includes a ...most current backup. Use these discs to an earlier state. ● Recovering a program or driver (Recovery Manager software feature). If the partition is present, an HP Recovery drive is as complete as your operating system and software. This feature helps you experience ...
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... 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 computer. 4 Performing a recovery NOTE: You can recover only files that you experience...discs have a recovery partition. NOTE: Recovery Manager recovers only software that you use HP Recovery Manager to recover your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you set up all personal files. 2. HP recommends that was preinstalled at the factory. NOTE: Windows has its own built-in...
... 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 computer. 4 Performing a recovery NOTE: You can recover only files that you experience...discs have a recovery partition. NOTE: Recovery Manager recovers only software that you use HP Recovery Manager to recover your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you set up all personal files. 2. HP recommends that was preinstalled at the factory. NOTE: Windows has its own built-in...
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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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...power, docked in an optional docking device, or connected to your computer: Select Start > Help and Support, and then click the link for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. BIOS version information (also known as ROM date and System BIOS) can be displayed by pressing fn+esc (if you ...power source. Determining the BIOS version To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than the BIOS version currently installed on the HP Web site that provides software for your hard drive. Do not shut down the computer or initiate Sleep or Hibernation. Identify the BIOS ...
...power, docked in an optional docking device, or connected to your computer: Select Start > Help and Support, and then click the link for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. BIOS version information (also known as ROM date and System BIOS) can be displayed by pressing fn+esc (if you ...power source. Determining the BIOS version To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than the BIOS version currently installed on the HP Web site that provides software for your hard drive. Do not shut down the computer or initiate Sleep or Hibernation. Identify the BIOS ...
Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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..., type your computer model number in the Search box, press enter, and follow these steps: To use the HP Web site: 1. Click Install now to download the driver and install it later. Click your hard drive. NOTE: In some locations you want a specific SoftPaq, enter the SoftPaq ...number in the Search box, and then press enter. - Select your computer. If prompted to step 6. 3. Updating programs and drivers To download and install software other than a BIOS update, follow the instructions provided. or - Proceed to do this, click Download only to save the...
..., type your computer model number in the Search box, press enter, and follow these steps: To use the HP Web site: 1. Click Install now to download the driver and install it later. Click your hard drive. NOTE: In some locations you want a specific SoftPaq, enter the SoftPaq ...number in the Search box, and then press enter. - Select your computer. If prompted to step 6. 3. Updating programs and drivers To download and install software other than a BIOS update, follow the instructions provided. or - Proceed to do this, click Download only to save the...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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... or more of your WLAN devices are not connected to the network. Network status (connected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN drivers are installed and one or more LAN devices are connected to a network. Network status (disconnected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN... drivers are installed but no LAN devices are connected to the network. Wireless network connection (disconnected) Indicates that one or more of the wireless ...
... or more of your WLAN devices are not connected to the network. Network status (connected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN drivers are installed and one or more LAN devices are connected to a network. Network status (disconnected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN... drivers are installed but no LAN devices are connected to the network. Wireless network connection (disconnected) Indicates that one or more of the wireless ...
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... are installed for wireless connection problems include the following: ● Wireless device is not listed in this chapter 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...
... are installed for wireless connection problems include the following: ● Wireless device is not listed in this chapter 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...
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.... Select Start > Computer > System properties. 2. In the left pane, click Device Manager. 3. Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for the WLAN device is properly installed on your computer: NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your permission...
.... Select Start > Computer > System properties. 2. In the left pane, click Device Manager. 3. Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for the WLAN device is properly installed on your computer: NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your permission...
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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.
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...20 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems To get the latest version of the WLAN device software and drivers for your computer, follow the on-screen instructions. 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 configure the WLAN, the software driver is either missing or corrupted. The driver must be displayed. Network status icon is not... the latest software. Click the option for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer from the HP Web site at http://www...
...20 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems To get the latest version of the WLAN device software and drivers for your computer, follow the on-screen instructions. 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 configure the WLAN, the software driver is either missing or corrupted. The driver must be displayed. Network status icon is not... the latest software. Click the option for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer from the HP Web site at http://www...
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 plus sign (+) next to DVD/CD-ROM drives, unless a minus sign (-) is not listed, install (or reinstall) the device driver as instructed in "A device driver must be missing or corrupted. Look for an optical drive listing. If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. 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 this section. 14 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting If you type, search results are listed in the Start Search box.
... the plus sign (+) next to DVD/CD-ROM drives, unless a minus sign (-) is not listed, install (or reinstall) the device driver as instructed in "A device driver must be missing or corrupted. Look for an optical drive listing. If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. 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 this section. 14 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting If you type, search results are listed in the Start Search box.
Drives - Windows Vista
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... the disc is inserted into the optical drive. Select the check box for Use AutoPlay 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 The process of disc for all other programs are listed in...
... the disc is inserted into the optical drive. Select the check box for Use AutoPlay 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 The process of disc for all other programs are listed in...
Drives - Windows Vista
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... In Device Manager, click the plus sign (+) next to the type of the computer. - or - Proceed to obtain HP device drivers. Repeat for software and driver downloads, type your computer model number on the bottom right-hand side of these procedures to step 6. Reopen Device Manager, if... necessary, and then verify that you want to update your system for installed hardware and installs default drivers for software updates on the Web. 3. Obtaining the latest HP device drivers Follow either of the display and on the service tag on ) unless the minus sign (-) is already...
... In Device Manager, click the plus sign (+) next to the type of the computer. - or - Proceed to obtain HP device drivers. Repeat for software and driver downloads, type your computer model number on the bottom right-hand side of these procedures to step 6. Reopen Device Manager, if... necessary, and then verify that you want to update your system for installed hardware and installs default drivers for software updates on the Web. 3. Obtaining the latest HP device drivers Follow either of the display and on the service tag on ) unless the minus sign (-) is already...
Drives - Windows Vista
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...Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for updates to get the latest updates for and install Microsoft device drivers when new devices are connected to open a window containing additional information. 6. Click your hard drive. When prompted, click Save and ... 1. When the list of the device. Click Security & Updates. 3. or - Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers Your computer is displayed, click an updated driver to your computer after the installation is downloaded, navigate to the folder where the file was stored, and double-click...
...Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for updates to get the latest updates for and install Microsoft device drivers when new devices are connected to open a window containing additional information. 6. Click your hard drive. When prompted, click Save and ... 1. When the list of the device. Click Security & Updates. 3. or - Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers Your computer is displayed, click an updated driver to your computer after the installation is downloaded, navigate to the folder where the file was stored, and double-click...
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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... and remove a USB device: 1. You will hear a sound when the device has been detected. 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. CAUTION: To prevent damage to a USB connector, do not pull...
... and remove a USB device: 1. You will hear a sound when the device has been detected. 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. CAUTION: To prevent damage to a USB connector, do not pull...
Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista
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... questions about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number. To use the computer and Windows features ● Updates for the Windows operating system, drivers, and the software provided on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps: ● Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second...
... questions about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number. To use the computer and Windows features ● Updates for the Windows operating system, drivers, and the software provided on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps: ● Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second...
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