Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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... included for the presence of the window. 1 Tools provided by restoring the computer to an earlier state. ● Recovering a program or driver (Recovery Manager software feature). Recovery Manager works from a dedicated recovery partition (select models only) on a regular basis to maintain a reasonably ... start up your most current backup. If the partition is present, an HP Recovery drive is as complete as your system on the hard drive or from recovery discs you reinstall a program or driver without performing a full system recovery. ● Performing a full system recovery...
... included for the presence of the window. 1 Tools provided by restoring the computer to an earlier state. ● Recovering a program or driver (Recovery Manager software feature). Recovery Manager works from a dedicated recovery partition (select models only) on a regular basis to maintain a reasonably ... start up your most current backup. If the partition is present, an HP Recovery drive is as complete as your system on the hard drive or from recovery discs you reinstall a program or driver without performing a full system recovery. ● Performing a full system recovery...
Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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... this computer must be downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site or reinstalled from the recovery discs: 1. HP recommends that you use HP Recovery Manager to create an entire drive backup as soon as System Restore and driver roll-back capabilities. Recovery Manager works from recovery discs or from the recovery discs 7 If that...
... this computer must be downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site or reinstalled from the recovery discs: 1. HP recommends that you use HP Recovery Manager to create an entire drive backup as soon as System Restore and driver roll-back capabilities. Recovery Manager works from recovery discs or from the recovery discs 7 If that...
Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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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 download a BIOS update: 1. Access the page on the HP Web site that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen, press f10. 2. Follow the instructions on the computer, you are already in ... installation, follow these instructions: Do not disconnect power from the computer by opening the Setup Utility. Identify the BIOS update that provides software for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. You may need to know the version of the date, name, or other system information is running on the screen to download...
To download a BIOS update: 1. Access the page on the HP Web site that is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen, press f10. 2. Follow the instructions on the computer, you are already in ... installation, follow these instructions: Do not disconnect power from the computer by opening the Setup Utility. Identify the BIOS update that provides software for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. You may need to know the version of the date, name, or other system information is running on the screen to download...
Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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...to install the updated driver. Click Install now to download the driver and install it later. Open your Internet browser, go to http://www.hp.com/support, and select your computer after the installation is complete, and then verify the operation of drivers is downloaded, navigate... to open a window containing additional information. 6. Select your specific product from the models listed. 4. After the file is displayed, click an updated driver to step 6. 3. Click your operating system. 5. To do so, restart your country or region. 2. When prompted, click Save and then select...
...to install the updated driver. Click Install now to download the driver and install it later. Open your Internet browser, go to http://www.hp.com/support, and select your computer after the installation is complete, and then verify the operation of drivers is downloaded, navigate... to open a window containing additional information. 6. Select your specific product from the models listed. 4. After the file is displayed, click an updated driver to step 6. 3. Click your operating system. 5. To do so, restart your country or region. 2. When prompted, click Save and then select...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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...more of your WLAN devices are not connected to a network. Network status (connected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN drivers are installed and one or more LAN devices are connected to the network. Wireless network connection (connected) Indicates that one or more...devices are off. Identifying wireless and network status icons Icon Name Wireless (connected) Wireless (disconnected) Description Identifies the location of your LAN drivers are installed but no LAN devices are connected to the network. 2 Chapter 1 Using wireless devices (select models only) Identifies the ...
...more of your WLAN devices are not connected to a network. Network status (connected) Indicates that one or more of your LAN drivers are installed and one or more LAN devices are connected to the network. Wireless network connection (connected) Indicates that one or more...devices are off. Identifying wireless and network status icons Icon Name Wireless (connected) Wireless (disconnected) Description Identifies the location of your LAN drivers are installed but no LAN devices are connected to the network. 2 Chapter 1 Using wireless devices (select models only) Identifies the ...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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... the side of possible solutions to your way through the sequence of the original computer package, you want to diagnose and repair a computer that device drivers are included with select computer models only. Before working your network connection problem, be sure that does not connect to the network you may add...
... the side of possible solutions to your way through the sequence of the original computer package, you want to diagnose and repair a computer that device drivers are included with select computer models only. Before working your network connection problem, be sure that does not connect to the network you may add...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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... 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems For more information. 1. Select Start > Computer > System properties. 2. Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for tasks such as installing software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. You may include the term wireless, wireless LAN, WLAN, or 802.11. Identify...
... 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems For more information. 1. Select Start > Computer > System properties. 2. Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for tasks such as installing software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. You may include the term wireless, wireless LAN, WLAN, or 802.11. Identify...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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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. NOTE: To display the network status icon, click the Show Hidden Icons icon (< or
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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... separately, consult the manufacturer's Web site for your Internet browser and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. To get the latest version of the WLAN device software and drivers for the latest software. 20 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems Select your computer model number...these steps: 1. Click the option for the latest software. Open your computer from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. NOTE: If the WLAN device you configure the WLAN, the software driver is either missing or corrupted. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also ...
... separately, consult the manufacturer's Web site for your Internet browser and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. To get the latest version of the WLAN device software and drivers for the latest software. 20 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems Select your computer model number...these steps: 1. Click the option for the latest software. Open your computer from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. NOTE: If the WLAN device you configure the WLAN, the software driver is either missing or corrupted. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also ...
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. Click Start and type device manager in the pane above the box. 3. Remove any discs from the optical... drive. 2. 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. Click Start and type device manager in the pane above the box. 3. Remove any discs from the optical... drive. 2. 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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... into the optical drive. In the results pane, click Autoplay. A disc does not play automatically 1. See your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in the Start Search box. A CD or DVD should now start automatically when it stops before trying...
... into the optical drive. In the results pane, click Autoplay. A disc does not play automatically 1. See your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in the Start Search box. A CD or DVD should now start automatically when it stops before trying...
Drives - Windows Vista
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...box, and then press enter. Obtaining the latest HP device drivers Follow either of these procedures to immediately check for HP software updates. Click Next to obtain HP device drivers. Open your Internet browser, go to http://www.hp.com/support, and select your system for installed hardware... so on the Web. 3. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. Click OK. 4. or - A device driver must be reinstalled 17 Remove any other drivers you want to step 6. To use the HP Web site: 1. On the HP Welcome screen, click Settings and select how often the utility should check...
...box, and then press enter. Obtaining the latest HP device drivers Follow either of these procedures to immediately check for HP software updates. Click Next to obtain HP device drivers. Open your Internet browser, go to http://www.hp.com/support, and select your system for installed hardware... so on the Web. 3. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. Click OK. 4. or - A device driver must be reinstalled 17 Remove any other drivers you want to step 6. To use the HP Web site: 1. On the HP Welcome screen, click Settings and select how often the utility should check...
Drives - Windows Vista
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...drive. Click your computer. or - When prompted, click Save and then select a storage location on -screen instructions to install the updated driver without downloading the file. - If prompted to install. 7. Click the Windows Vista® operating system. 5. If prompted to the Windows... use Microsoft Update: 1. Follow the on your computer. 18 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers Your computer is displayed, click an updated driver to http://www.microsoft.com. 2. Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for...
...drive. Click your computer. or - When prompted, click Save and then select a storage location on -screen instructions to install the updated driver without downloading the file. - If prompted to install. 7. Click the Windows Vista® operating system. 5. If prompted to the Windows... use Microsoft Update: 1. Follow the on your computer. 18 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers Your computer is displayed, click an updated driver to http://www.microsoft.com. 2. Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for...
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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... device before removing it. 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. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification...
... device before removing it. 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. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification...
Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista
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... the previous track or section 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 the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps: ● Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second...
... the previous track or section 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 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