Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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... f10. 2. While the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed in Windows) or by unplugging the power cord from the computer by opening the Setup Utility. Downloading a...and then click the link for displaying BIOS information: 1. b. To use the Setup Utility for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. When the Main menu is displayed. 3. During the download and installation, follow... your computer. At the download area, follow these steps: a. Access the page on the HP Web site that is running on the screen to identify your hard drive. To download a ...
... f10. 2. While the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed in Windows) or by unplugging the power cord from the computer by opening the Setup Utility. Downloading a...and then click the link for displaying BIOS information: 1. b. To use the Setup Utility for software, driver, and BIOS updates. 2. When the Main menu is displayed. 3. During the download and installation, follow... your computer. At the download area, follow these steps: a. Access the page on the HP Web site that is running on the screen to identify your hard drive. To download a ...
Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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...enter the SoftPaq number in the Search box, and then press enter. - After the file is displayed, click an updated driver to http://www.hp.com/support, and select your computer model number in the Search box, press enter, and follow these steps: To use the...the device. 4 Updating software Open your Internet browser, go to open a window containing additional information. 6. If prompted to do this, click Download only to save the file to install the updated driver. Updating programs and drivers To download and install software other than a BIOS update, follow the instructions provided...
...enter the SoftPaq number in the Search box, and then press enter. - After the file is displayed, click an updated driver to http://www.hp.com/support, and select your computer model number in the Search box, press enter, and follow these steps: To use the...the device. 4 Updating software Open your Internet browser, go to open a window containing additional information. 6. If prompted to do this, click Download only to save the file to install the updated driver. Updating programs and drivers To download and install software other than a BIOS update, follow the instructions provided...
Wireless (Select Models Only) - Windows Vista
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... to a WLAN, confirm that the integrated WLAN device is properly installed on troubleshooting WLANs, refer to improve the security of your computer: NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control feature to the Web site links provided in Help and Support. 18 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems Identify the WLAN...include the term wireless, wireless LAN, WLAN, or 802.11. Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for a WLAN device may be prompted for your permission or password for more information on your computer.
... to a WLAN, confirm that the integrated WLAN device is properly installed on troubleshooting WLANs, refer to improve the security of your computer: NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control feature to the Web site links provided in Help and Support. 18 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting wireless connection problems Identify the WLAN...include the term wireless, wireless LAN, WLAN, or 802.11. Cannot connect to a WLAN If you have an integrated WLAN device, or the driver for a WLAN device may be prompted for your permission or password for more information on your computer.
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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... and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. Network status icon is not displayed If the network status icon is not displayed in the search box. 4. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also be reinstalled. NOTE: If the WLAN device you configure the WLAN, the software driver is either missing or corrupted...
... and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. Network status icon is not displayed If the network status icon is not displayed in the search box. 4. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also be reinstalled. NOTE: If the WLAN device you configure the WLAN, the software driver is either missing or corrupted...
Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista
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...experience system failure or instability. Recovery Manager opens. 2. Follow the on -screen instructions. NOTE: Windows has its own built-in either the Start button or f11. Back up . Follow the on... software allows you to create an entire drive backup as soon as System Restore and driver roll-back capabilities. Access Recovery Manager in repair features, such as you have previously ...and press f11 while the "Press for recovery" message is displayed on the screen. HP recommends that was preinstalled at the factory. To restore the system from the partition, follow these features...
...experience system failure or instability. Recovery Manager opens. 2. Follow the on -screen instructions. NOTE: Windows has its own built-in either the Start button or f11. Back up . Follow the on... software allows you to create an entire drive backup as soon as System Restore and driver roll-back capabilities. Access Recovery Manager in repair features, such as you have previously ...and press f11 while the "Press for recovery" message is displayed on the screen. HP recommends that was preinstalled at the factory. To restore the system from the partition, follow these features...
Drives - Windows Vista
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A device driver must be reinstalled ...31 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 31 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 32 Index ...33 vi
A device driver must be reinstalled ...31 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 31 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 32 Index ...33 vi
Drives - Windows Vista
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...DVD/CD-ROM drive is not being detected, verify that the optical drive is not listed, install (or reinstall) the device driver as instructed in "A device driver must be missing or corrupted. If the drive is listed in the Device Manager utility. 1. Look for an optical drive listing.... The computer does not detect the optical drive If Windows does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be reinstalled" found later in this section. 26 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting In the Device Manager...
...DVD/CD-ROM drive is not being detected, verify that the optical drive is not listed, install (or reinstall) the device driver as instructed in "A device driver must be missing or corrupted. If the drive is listed in the Device Manager utility. 1. Look for an optical drive listing.... The computer does not detect the optical drive If Windows does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be reinstalled" found later in this section. 26 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting In the Device Manager...
Drives - Windows Vista
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... listed in the Search box, press enter, and follow the instructions provided. Windows scans your system for installed hardware and installs default drivers for software updates on ) unless the minus sign (-) is already showing. 5. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. or - As you type, search results are once again listed. 8. In the results...
... listed in the Search box, press enter, and follow the instructions provided. Windows scans your system for installed hardware and installs default drivers for software updates on ) unless the minus sign (-) is already showing. 5. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. or - As you type, search results are once again listed. 8. In the results...
Drives - Windows Vista
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...select a storage location on -screen instructions to automatically check for and install updates for the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. 6. Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers You can be set to install Microsoft Update. Open your hard drive. If prompted by using... Microsoft® Update. Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to install. 7. This Windows feature can obtain the latest Windows device drivers by User Account Control, click Continue. 5. Click Install now to http://www.microsoft.com. 2. Follow the on...
...select a storage location on -screen instructions to automatically check for and install updates for the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. 6. Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers You can be set to install Microsoft Update. Open your hard drive. If prompted by using... Microsoft® Update. Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to install. 7. This Windows feature can obtain the latest Windows device drivers by User Account Control, click Continue. 5. Click Install now to http://www.microsoft.com. 2. Follow the on...
Drives - Windows Vista
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...1 AutoPlay 8 B Blu-ray Disc ROM with DL support 4 T troubleshooting burning discs 29 device driver 31 disc play 27, 28 HP device drivers 31 optical disc tray 25 optical drive detection 26 Windows drivers 32 Index 33 optical drive DVD burning 12, 29 changing region setting 9 copying 11 playing 7 removing...±R/RW Double Layer 4 C CD burning 12, 29 copying 11 playing 7 removing 13 CD drive 2 copyright warning 10 D device drivers HP drivers 31 Windows drivers 32 Disk Cleanup software 16 Disk Defragmenter software 16 disk performance 16 drive light 18 drives caring for 1 hard 20, 21 optical 2...
...1 AutoPlay 8 B Blu-ray Disc ROM with DL support 4 T troubleshooting burning discs 29 device driver 31 disc play 27, 28 HP device drivers 31 optical disc tray 25 optical drive detection 26 Windows drivers 32 Index 33 optical drive DVD burning 12, 29 changing region setting 9 copying 11 playing 7 removing...±R/RW Double Layer 4 C CD burning 12, 29 copying 11 playing 7 removing 13 CD drive 2 copyright warning 10 D device drivers HP drivers 31 Windows drivers 32 Disk Cleanup software 16 Disk Defragmenter software 16 disk performance 16 drive light 18 drives caring for 1 hard 20, 21 optical 2...
Notebook Tour - Windows Vista
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..., drivers, and support for use . You may need the Product Key to update or troubleshoot the operating system. Have this information available when you contact technical support. The regulatory label is the product name affixed to the front of Authenticity-Contains the Windows®...by some of the countries or regions in which the modem has been approved for your notebook. An optional device may need when you troubleshoot system problems or travel internationally with your notebook. ◦ Serial Number (s/n) (2). The service tag label is unique to each product...
..., drivers, and support for use . You may need the Product Key to update or troubleshoot the operating system. Have this information available when you contact technical support. The regulatory label is the product name affixed to the front of Authenticity-Contains the Windows®...by some of the countries or regions in which the modem has been approved for your notebook. An optional device may need when you troubleshoot system problems or travel internationally with your notebook. ◦ Serial Number (s/n) (2). The service tag label is unique to each product...
Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista
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... or section on an audio CD or a DVD. Opening Help and Support (fn+f1) Press fn+f1 to providing information about your Windows operating system, Help and Support provides the following information and tools: ● Information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number... sound fn+home Increase speaker sound fn+pg up Decrease speaker sound fn+pg dn 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...
... or section on an audio CD or a DVD. Opening Help and Support (fn+f1) Press fn+f1 to providing information about your Windows operating system, Help and Support provides the following information and tools: ● Information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number... sound fn+home Increase speaker sound fn+pg up Decrease speaker sound fn+pg dn 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...
Multimedia - Windows Vista
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... not visible on an external display 28 The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion 28 A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display 28 A device driver must be reinstalled ...29 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 29 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 30 Index ...31 vi
... not visible on an external display 28 The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion 28 A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display 28 A device driver must be reinstalled ...29 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 29 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 30 Index ...31 vi
Multimedia - Windows Vista
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... optical drive is listed in the pane above the box. 3. In the Device Manager window, click 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 the Start Search box. Look for an optical drive listing. If the.... 1. The computer does not detect the optical drive 25 In the results pane, click Device Manager. The computer does not detect the optical drive If Windows does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be missing or corrupted.
... optical drive is listed in the pane above the box. 3. In the Device Manager window, click 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 the Start Search box. Look for an optical drive listing. If the.... 1. The computer does not detect the optical drive 25 In the results pane, click Device Manager. The computer does not detect the optical drive If Windows does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be missing or corrupted.
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...is not visible on , press fn+f4 one or more information about a multimedia question not covered in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display Use QuickPlay or DVDPlay to switch between the 2 displays. 2....before trying to burn the contents to your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager. If both displays, the DVD ... will not appear on the source disc to a new disc, and then burn from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. 28 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting b. A DVD playing in this guide, go to make the...
...is not visible on , press fn+f4 one or more information about a multimedia question not covered in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display Use QuickPlay or DVDPlay to switch between the 2 displays. 2....before trying to burn the contents to your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager. If both displays, the DVD ... will not appear on the source disc to a new disc, and then burn from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. 28 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting b. A DVD playing in this guide, go to make the...
Multimedia - Windows Vista
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In the Device Manager window, click the Scan for any other drivers you type, search results are listed in the pane above the box. 3. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. Click Next to delete. 6. A device driver must be reinstalled 1. As you want to immediately check for ...utility should check for HP software updates. If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. Repeat for hardware changes icon in either of driver you want to restart the computer, save all open files, and then continue with the restart. 7. Windows scans your program again...
In the Device Manager window, click the Scan for any other drivers you type, search results are listed in the pane above the box. 3. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. Click Next to delete. 6. A device driver must be reinstalled 1. As you want to immediately check for ...utility should check for HP software updates. If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. Repeat for hardware changes icon in either of driver you want to restart the computer, save all open files, and then continue with the restart. 7. Windows scans your program again...
Multimedia - Windows Vista
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... for and install updates for updates to http://www.hp.com, and then click the Software & Driver Downloads link. 2. If prompted by using Microsoft® Update. Open your computer. or - Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. 6. To use Microsoft...
... for and install updates for updates to http://www.hp.com, and then click the Software & Driver Downloads link. 2. If prompted by using Microsoft® Update. Open your computer. or - Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. 6. To use Microsoft...
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...ray disc 16 buttons DVD 3 media 3 volume mute 4 C CD inserting 17 removing 21 CD drive 14 checking audio functions 10 D device drivers HP drivers 29 Windows drivers 30 drives, optical drive 14 DVD changing region setting 19 inserting 17 removing 21 DVD button 3 DVD drive 14 DVD region settings 19 E earbuds...T tips, webcam 22 troubleshooting disc burning 28 disc play 26, 27 DVD movie play 27 external display 28 HP device drivers 29 optical disc tray 24 optical drive detection 25 Windows device drivers 30 V video, using 11 volume down button 4 volume down hotkey 2 volume mute button 4 volume mute ...
...ray disc 16 buttons DVD 3 media 3 volume mute 4 C CD inserting 17 removing 21 CD drive 14 checking audio functions 10 D device drivers HP drivers 29 Windows drivers 30 drives, optical drive 14 DVD changing region setting 19 inserting 17 removing 21 DVD button 3 DVD drive 14 DVD region settings 19 E earbuds...T tips, webcam 22 troubleshooting disc burning 28 disc play 26, 27 DVD movie play 27 external display 28 HP device drivers 29 optical disc tray 24 optical drive detection 25 Windows device drivers 30 V video, using 11 volume down button 4 volume down hotkey 2 volume mute button 4 volume mute ...
Compaq Presario CQ45 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide
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...your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you experience system failure or instability. If the partition is present, an HP Recovery drive is listed in case of a system failure: ● Making a set of a recovery partition, select Start ...Recovering system information Recovery after software setup. Recovery discs are designed 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... programs to factory settings in case of the window.
...your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you experience system failure or instability. If the partition is present, an HP Recovery drive is listed in case of a system failure: ● Making a set of a recovery partition, select Start ...Recovering system information Recovery after software setup. Recovery discs are designed 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... programs to factory settings in case of the window.