Compaq Presario - Manual (Page 74)

M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H ELP ? 8-3
Recovery CD
The Recovery CD can
reinstall the software to the
state it was in when you
purchased the computer.
You also have the option of
restoring your computer to
the way it was when you
performed the last User
Backup.
User Backup creates
USER.PQI files. These files
are read-only—you cannot
edit their contents.
Everything added to the drive
since the last User Backup
will be lost after you perform
a user recovery.
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Recovery CD
Using the Recovery CD
Restarting your computer with the Recovery CD in the drive
displays the following menu:
Option Description
Emergency
Diskette Creates a recovery diskette, which stores the software
option information that came with your computer. This
information will be needed to restore your computer to
the condition it was in when you first unpacked it.
User Backup Creates a backup of the current Windows configuration
on the C: drive. The backup is stored in USER. PQI files.
User Restore Extracts the data in the USER.PQI files from the D: drive
and restores the desktop to the settings as existing at
the time of your last user backup.
Factory Restore Restores the computer to its original factory condition.
You will need to reenter your factory registration
information again, and you may be prompted to insert
your emergency diskette.
Exit Exits the Recovery CD.