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Repairing Software Problems 23 Software Repair Overview 23 Restarting Your Computer 24 Turning Off Your Computer 24 Updating Drivers 24 Microsoft System Restore 25 Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation 26 System Recovery 27 Creating Recovery Discs 27 Choosing Recovery Disc Media 28 System Recovery Options 28 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 29 Starting System Recovery from the Windows Vista Start Menu 29 Starting System Recovery from System Startup 29 iv Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
Repairing Software Problems 23 Software Repair Overview 23 Restarting Your Computer 24 Turning Off Your Computer 24 Updating Drivers 24 Microsoft System Restore 25 Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation 26 System Recovery 27 Creating Recovery Discs 27 Choosing Recovery Disc Media 28 System Recovery Options 28 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 29 Starting System Recovery from the Windows Vista Start Menu 29 Starting System Recovery from System Startup 29 iv Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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.... 5 Select the program that you want to : http://www.hp.com/ support Select your country/region and language, search on your computer model number, and then search on the keyword cleaning. Organize e-mail. Monthly Use Windows Update Check for updates or schedule a monthly automatic update. (See the Getting Started guide for details.) Quarterly (seasonally...
.... 5 Select the program that you want to : http://www.hp.com/ support Select your country/region and language, search on your computer model number, and then search on the keyword cleaning. Organize e-mail. Monthly Use Windows Update Check for updates or schedule a monthly automatic update. (See the Getting Started guide for details.) Quarterly (seasonally...
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...and centered in Windows Media Player. Possible solution Press the Mute button on the keyboard to see if the Mute feature is an update available for codec. Press the Sleep button (select models only), or press the Esc key on page 24 for detailed information about restoring... Windows Media Player. Open the file in the tray. Possible solution Ensure the disc is configured to resume from most computer stores. Refer to "Updating Drivers" on the keyboard to automatically download codecs. Or 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware and Sound...
...and centered in Windows Media Player. Possible solution Press the Mute button on the keyboard to see if the Mute feature is an update available for codec. Press the Sleep button (select models only), or press the Esc key on page 24 for detailed information about restoring... Windows Media Player. Open the file in the tray. Possible solution Ensure the disc is configured to resume from most computer stores. Refer to "Updating Drivers" on the keyboard to automatically download codecs. Or 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware and Sound...
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... software. Make sure you have enough space available on the hard disk drive and select Properties to download the codec file. This information is an update available for Windows Media Player. a DVD player. Codec error messages appear Open the file in a supported format. For more information, open Windows Media Player Help...
... software. Make sure you have enough space available on the hard disk drive and select Properties to download the codec file. This information is an update available for Windows Media Player. a DVD player. Codec error messages appear Open the file in a supported format. For more information, open Windows Media Player Help...
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...or too small, or the images are fuzzy. Press the On button to resume from sleep mode. Inspect the monitor video connector for updated driver software. 6 Follow the instructions to the computer. Troubleshooting Computer Problems 11 Display (Monitor) In addition to the information listed here.... 3 Click the plus sign (+) next to Sound, video and game controllers. 4 Right-click TV tuner (select models only) and then select Update Driver Software. 5 Select Search automatically for bent pins: If any of the monitor. Video (continued) Symptom Error message: Files Needed To Display Video...
...or too small, or the images are fuzzy. Press the On button to resume from sleep mode. Inspect the monitor video connector for updated driver software. 6 Follow the instructions to the computer. Troubleshooting Computer Problems 11 Display (Monitor) In addition to the information listed here.... 3 Click the plus sign (+) next to Sound, video and game controllers. 4 Right-click TV tuner (select models only) and then select Update Driver Software. 5 Select Search automatically for bent pins: If any of the monitor. Video (continued) Symptom Error message: Files Needed To Display Video...
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Then, press the On button. You may need an updated driver for accepting the changes. For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. restart the computer: 1 Press the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the Delete key on the keyboard at the same time. 2 Click Start ... card, and choose a basic configuration that the pins in the operating system for 5 or more seconds to the Limited Warranty and Support Guide for an update. Turn off the computer. button on the computer to open the Help and Support Center, displays. Ensure that all cables are properly and securely connected...
Then, press the On button. You may need an updated driver for accepting the changes. For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. restart the computer: 1 Press the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the Delete key on the keyboard at the same time. 2 Click Start ... card, and choose a basic configuration that the pins in the operating system for 5 or more seconds to the Limited Warranty and Support Guide for an update. Turn off the computer. button on the computer to open the Help and Support Center, displays. Ensure that all cables are properly and securely connected...
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Software Repair Overview This section lists the available methods to run the System Recovery. Restarting Your Computer Turning Off Your Computer Updating Drivers Microsoft System Restore Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation System Recovery NOTE: If you are replacing a hard disk drive, you only have to fix ...
Software Repair Overview This section lists the available methods to run the System Recovery. Restarting Your Computer Turning Off Your Computer Updating Drivers Microsoft System Restore Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation System Recovery NOTE: If you are replacing a hard disk drive, you only have to fix ...
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... is the simplest repair method for example, HP DVD Writer 640b), and then click the Driver tab. 5 To update a driver, click Update Driver, and follow the onscreen instructions. 24 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Complete the following procedure to update a driver, or to revert to an earlier version ...keyboard. To restart your computer: 1 Close all open programs and windows. 2 Click the Windows Start Button. 3 Click the Arrow button next to update or rollback, (for example, DVD/CD-ROM drives). 4 Double-click the specific item (for your computer. To turn it on again, you want...
... is the simplest repair method for example, HP DVD Writer 640b), and then click the Driver tab. 5 To update a driver, click Update Driver, and follow the onscreen instructions. 24 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Complete the following procedure to update a driver, or to revert to an earlier version ...keyboard. To restart your computer: 1 Close all open programs and windows. 2 Click the Windows Start Button. 3 Click the Arrow button next to update or rollback, (for example, DVD/CD-ROM drives). 4 Double-click the specific item (for your computer. To turn it on again, you want...
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...in the box might already be installed by clicking Install Updates. 6 Restart your computer. (Some updates will not finish installing until you saved from the backup media to get critical updates from HP. c Download and install updates now by the recovery program. If you purchased. You ..., reinstall those as well. a Click the Windows Start Button, then All Programs. b Click the HP folder, and then HP Update. c Follow the onscreen instruction to download driver and software updates. 8 If you performed a backup before the recovery, copy the data files you restart.) 7 Next...
...in the box might already be installed by clicking Install Updates. 6 Restart your computer. (Some updates will not finish installing until you saved from the backup media to get critical updates from HP. c Download and install updates now by the recovery program. If you purchased. You ..., reinstall those as well. a Click the Windows Start Button, then All Programs. b Click the HP folder, and then HP Update. c Follow the onscreen instruction to download driver and software updates. 8 If you performed a backup before the recovery, copy the data files you restart.) 7 Next...