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System Recovery 25 Creating Recovery Discs 25 Choosing Recovery Disc Media 26 System Recovery Options 26 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 26 Starting System Recovery from the Windows Vista Start menu 27 Starting System Recovery from system startup 27 iv Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
System Recovery 25 Creating Recovery Discs 25 Choosing Recovery Disc Media 26 System Recovery Options 26 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 26 Starting System Recovery from the Windows Vista Start menu 27 Starting System Recovery from system startup 27 iv Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... the future. Creating System Recovery Discs This is a one-time step that includes write verification functionality. Removing Unused Programs 1 Click the Windows Start Button®, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Uninstall a program. If you may need to manually enable this feature. ... discs of important information on your computer to remove, and click Uninstall. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. The Programs and Features window opens. 3 Select the program you should use the CD or DVD burning software included on your computer should perform while your computer...
... the future. Creating System Recovery Discs This is a one-time step that includes write verification functionality. Removing Unused Programs 1 Click the Windows Start Button®, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Uninstall a program. If you may need to manually enable this feature. ... discs of important information on your computer to remove, and click Uninstall. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. The Programs and Features window opens. 3 Select the program you should use the CD or DVD burning software included on your computer should perform while your computer...
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Running the Disk Cleanup Program The Disk Cleanup program frees up to run Disk Cleanup and click Next. Running Disk Cleanup manually 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. Disk Cleanup may take a long time, so select a... set . 2 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide You can run Disk Cleanup manually, or you have set . Scheduling Disk Cleanup to run automatically 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Task Scheduler. 2 Click Action, and then click Create Basic Task. 3 Type a ...
Running the Disk Cleanup Program The Disk Cleanup program frees up to run Disk Cleanup and click Next. Running Disk Cleanup manually 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. Disk Cleanup may take a long time, so select a... set . 2 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide You can run Disk Cleanup manually, or you have set . Scheduling Disk Cleanup to run automatically 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Task Scheduler. 2 Click Action, and then click Create Basic Task. 3 Type a ...
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... time to improve computer performance. This does not affect the location of files and folders on the drive. Close the Task Manager. 5 Click the Windows Start Button, choose All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter. 6 Click Defragment Now. Maintenance 3 You can run the Disk...the Applications tab, select all the programs that are listed, and then click End Task. Running the Disk Defragmenter Program When Microsoft® Windows Vista™ stores files on your hard disk drive, it must be retrieved from more than one place, so the process takes more ...
... time to improve computer performance. This does not affect the location of files and folders on the drive. Close the Task Manager. 5 Click the Windows Start Button, choose All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter. 6 Click Defragment Now. Maintenance 3 You can run the Disk...the Applications tab, select all the programs that are listed, and then click End Task. Running the Disk Defragmenter Program When Microsoft® Windows Vista™ stores files on your hard disk drive, it must be retrieved from more than one place, so the process takes more ...
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...GB) is equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes. Because of the different measuring systems, you want to check, and click Properties. 3 In the Properties window, click the Tools tab. 4 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 5 If desired, click the check box next to check the integrity of the ...is equal to 1,000,000 bytes, and one partition on the box. The first partition contains the System Recovery information. 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Windows Vista and other programs, such as advertised. In decimal notation, one megabyte (MB) is equal to 1,000,000,000 bytes. Checking for Hard ...
...GB) is equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes. Because of the different measuring systems, you want to check, and click Properties. 3 In the Properties window, click the Tools tab. 4 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 5 If desired, click the check box next to check the integrity of the ...is equal to 1,000,000 bytes, and one partition on the box. The first partition contains the System Recovery information. 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Windows Vista and other programs, such as advertised. In decimal notation, one megabyte (MB) is equal to 1,000,000,000 bytes. Checking for Hard ...
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... adware, and spyware Update definition files or schedule a weekly automatic update. Do not open only needed applications: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, then click Windows Defender. 2 Click Tools. 3 Click Software Explorer. 4 In the Category list, select Startup Programs. 5 Select the program ...that you want to : http:// www.hp.com/ support Select your country/ region and language, search on your computer model ...
... adware, and spyware Update definition files or schedule a weekly automatic update. Do not open only needed applications: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, then click Windows Defender. 2 Click Tools. 3 Click Software Explorer. 4 In the Category list, select Startup Programs. 5 Select the program ...that you want to : http:// www.hp.com/ support Select your country/ region and language, search on your computer model ...
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...audio files are connected to your computer. Open the file in Windows Media Player. For more information, open Windows Media Player Help, and then search the online Help for Windows Media Player. Unplug headphones if they are played. Or 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware... will play. If the correct codec is produced. Click the task bar Volume icon ( ), or use the keyboard controls to unmute. Ensure Windows Media Player is turned on. Press the Sleep button (select models only), or press the Esc key on the keyboard to see if the Mute...
...audio files are connected to your computer. Open the file in Windows Media Player. For more information, open Windows Media Player Help, and then search the online Help for Windows Media Player. Unplug headphones if they are played. Or 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Hardware... will play. If the correct codec is produced. Click the task bar Volume icon ( ), or use the keyboard controls to unmute. Ensure Windows Media Player is turned on. Press the Sleep button (select models only), or press the Esc key on the keyboard to see if the Mute...
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... problem with the label facing up and centered in the User Guide. Ensure the disc is inserted with the actual Eject button: 1 Click the Windows Start Button and then Computer. 2 Right-click the DVD drive. 3 Select Eject from the menu. For information about restoring and updating drivers. ... Drivers" on your computer, and press the Eject button nearest the drive to the "Removing a Memory Module" section in the "Upgrading the HP TouchSmart PC" chapter in the tray. Refer to press the manual release hole. Remove the drive from most computer stores. CD and DVD Drives Symptom...
... problem with the label facing up and centered in the User Guide. Ensure the disc is inserted with the actual Eject button: 1 Click the Windows Start Button and then Computer. 2 Right-click the DVD drive. 3 Select Eject from the menu. For information about restoring and updating drivers. ... Drivers" on your computer, and press the Eject button nearest the drive to the "Removing a Memory Module" section in the "Upgrading the HP TouchSmart PC" chapter in the tray. Refer to press the manual release hole. Remove the drive from most computer stores. CD and DVD Drives Symptom...
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... need to disc. Try a different brand of disc for the recording drive, if it is blank when recording music and is available. Click the Windows Start Button, then Computer. I cannot create (burn) a disc. Possible solution Ensure the disc is clean and undamaged. For example, you can ...record a CD only to a DVD. Close all software programs and windows before recording the files to select the capture device if your DVD burning software. Track information may not be connected to the Internet for every...
... need to disc. Try a different brand of disc for the recording drive, if it is blank when recording music and is available. Click the Windows Start Button, then Computer. I cannot create (burn) a disc. Possible solution Ensure the disc is clean and undamaged. For example, you can ...record a CD only to a DVD. Close all software programs and windows before recording the files to select the capture device if your DVD burning software. Track information may not be connected to the Internet for every...
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... Video Symptom Possible solution Some video files do not play. Error message: Files Needed To Display Video Are Missing or Corrupt. 1 Click the Windows Start Button, right-click Computer, and then select Properties. 2 Under Tasks, click Device Manager. 3 Click the plus sign (+) next to ...the driver. 7 If prompted, restart the computer. Codec error messages appear Open the file in a supported format. For more information, open Windows Media Player Help, and then search the online Help for updated driver software. 6 Follow the instructions to download the codec file. Press ...
... Video Symptom Possible solution Some video files do not play. Error message: Files Needed To Display Video Are Missing or Corrupt. 1 Click the Windows Start Button, right-click Computer, and then select Properties. 2 Under Tasks, click Device Manager. 3 Click the plus sign (+) next to ...the driver. 7 If prompted, restart the computer. Codec error messages appear Open the file in a supported format. For more information, open Windows Media Player Help, and then search the online Help for updated driver software. 6 Follow the instructions to download the codec file. Press ...
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... off the computer, turn on the computer to contact Support. Hard Disk Drive Symptom Possible solution Computer seems to be locked Use the Windows Task Manager to restart. Then, press the On button to close any programs not responding or up and not responding. Contact the device...Installation Symptom A new device is not responding, and click End Task. You may need an updated driver for an update. For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. Ensure that all cables are properly and securely connected and that is not recognized as part of the system. Possible solution...
... off the computer, turn on the computer to contact Support. Hard Disk Drive Symptom Possible solution Computer seems to be locked Use the Windows Task Manager to restart. Then, press the On button to close any programs not responding or up and not responding. Contact the device...Installation Symptom A new device is not responding, and click End Task. You may need an updated driver for an update. For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. Ensure that all cables are properly and securely connected and that is not recognized as part of the system. Possible solution...
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...is enabled and working properly. 4 If you may be logged in the Device Manager, this may need to switch users, click the Windows Start Button, click the Arrow button next to work properly, do not always appear when a device is a device conflict or problem .... Troubleshooting Computer Problems 13 To uninstall the old driver for exclamation points in the device troubleshooter wizard. 8 Restart the computer. Click the Windows Start Button, click the Arrow button next to resolve the resource conflict. Possible solution Restart the computer, and follow the onscreen instructions in ...
...is enabled and working properly. 4 If you may be logged in the Device Manager, this may need to switch users, click the Windows Start Button, click the Arrow button next to work properly, do not always appear when a device is a device conflict or problem .... Troubleshooting Computer Problems 13 To uninstall the old driver for exclamation points in the device troubleshooter wizard. 8 Restart the computer. Click the Windows Start Button, click the Arrow button next to resolve the resource conflict. Possible solution Restart the computer, and follow the onscreen instructions in ...
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...the AOL program will not cancel your ISP, and start Internet programs. Web pages load slowly. 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing Center. Do... it is installed and set up to your account with your Internet connection type. To uninstall AOL: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Uninstall a program. 3 Select America Online, click Uninstall, and... For more information about connecting to the Internet, press the HP Help button on the keyboard to check for your ISP.
...the AOL program will not cancel your ISP, and start Internet programs. Web pages load slowly. 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing Center. Do... it is installed and set up to your account with your Internet connection type. To uninstall AOL: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Uninstall a program. 3 Select America Online, click Uninstall, and... For more information about connecting to the Internet, press the HP Help button on the keyboard to check for your ISP.
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...computer. This is OK to install a program on your Web browser to the Internet. Do not automatically click Yes when a download window asks if it is included with the program. You can find and remove spyware from your computer by using any number of available software... or any one of a number of the popular virus protection programs also have tools that scan for spyware using Windows Defender: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, then click Windows Defender. 2 Click Scan. Unwanted pop-up Blocker). Spyware is software that many of the computer to something I...
...computer. This is OK to install a program on your Web browser to the Internet. Do not automatically click Yes when a download window asks if it is included with the program. You can find and remove spyware from your computer by using any number of available software... or any one of a number of the popular virus protection programs also have tools that scan for spyware using Windows Defender: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, then click Windows Defender. 2 Click Scan. Unwanted pop-up Blocker). Spyware is software that many of the computer to something I...
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Cursor moves too fast or too slow. Adjust the cursor speed: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Mouse. 2 Click the Pointer Options tab. 3 Adjust the Motion slider toward Slow or Fast to decrease ...
Cursor moves too fast or too slow. Adjust the cursor speed: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Mouse. 2 Click the Pointer Options tab. 3 Adjust the Motion slider toward Slow or Fast to decrease ...
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... instructions. Let it cool down automatically. Note that you no longer use, and files in the Recycle Bin) from your hard disk drive: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. 2 Select the drive on which you created multiple user accounts on your computer...
... instructions. Let it cool down automatically. Note that you no longer use, and files in the Recycle Bin) from your hard disk drive: 1 Click the Windows Start Button, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. 2 Select the drive on which you created multiple user accounts on your computer...
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...to restart, click Yes and allow the computer to remove and click Uninstall. The Programs and Features window opens. 3 Select the program you want to check, and then click Properties. 4 In the System Properties window, click the Tools tab. 5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 6 If desired, select... files together on your hard disk drive and improve performance. NOTE: The Disk Defragmenter program may take longer to open programs and windows. 2 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Computer. 3 Right-click the hard disk drive that are listed, and then click End Task. 5 ...
...to restart, click Yes and allow the computer to remove and click Uninstall. The Programs and Features window opens. 3 Select the program you want to check, and then click Properties. 4 In the System Properties window, click the Tools tab. 5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 6 If desired, select... files together on your hard disk drive and improve performance. NOTE: The Disk Defragmenter program may take longer to open programs and windows. 2 Click the Windows Start Button, and then click Computer. 3 Right-click the hard disk drive that are listed, and then click End Task. 5 ...
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...the card. Make sure the switch is one of isopropyl alcohol. If the message displays again, consider purchasing and installing additional memory. 1 Click the Windows Start Button, right-click Computer, and then select Properties. 2 Under Tasks, click Device Manager. 3 Click the plus (+) sign next to it...before attempting to write data to Universal Serial Bus Controllers. 4 If the eHome Infrared Receiver is listed under Universal Serial Bus Controllers, Windows Vista is flashing. Do not insert or remove memory cards when the in-use light is properly detecting the IR Receiver. Clean the...
...the card. Make sure the switch is one of isopropyl alcohol. If the message displays again, consider purchasing and installing additional memory. 1 Click the Windows Start Button, right-click Computer, and then select Properties. 2 Under Tasks, click Device Manager. 3 Click the plus (+) sign next to it...before attempting to write data to Universal Serial Bus Controllers. 4 If the eHome Infrared Receiver is listed under Universal Serial Bus Controllers, Windows Vista is flashing. Do not insert or remove memory cards when the in-use light is properly detecting the IR Receiver. Clean the...
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... rollback, (for example, DVD/CD-ROM drives). 4 Double-click the specific item (for your computer: 1 Close all open programs and windows. 2 Click the Windows Start Button. 3 Click the Arrow button next to the Lock button, and then click Restart. Complete the following procedure to update a driver...you restart, the computer reloads the operating system and software into its memory. Updating Drivers A driver 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. 22...
... rollback, (for example, DVD/CD-ROM drives). 4 Double-click the specific item (for your computer: 1 Close all open programs and windows. 2 Click the Windows Start Button. 3 Click the Arrow button next to the Lock button, and then click Restart. Complete the following procedure to update a driver...you restart, the computer reloads the operating system and software into its memory. Updating Drivers A driver 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. 22...