Compaq TFT 8000 - Manual (Page 93)

86 user’s guide
using the recovery tools cd
Your PC allows you to create (burn) a Recovery Tools CD. After you make the
Compaq Recovery Tools CD, you can use it to:
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Read instructions to use each utility on the Recovery Tools CD.
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Start the System Recovery program from the recovery partition.
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Remove the System Recovery partition from your PC hard disk drive to
increase space for data.
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Create a new data partition on your PC hard disk drive.
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Start the Microsoft Recovery Console (a utility from Microsoft that can
perform operating system diagnostics and repairs).
WARNING: Before using the Compaq Recovery Tools CD to change
your hard disk drive, make System Recovery CDs for your PC
by using the Compaq Recovery CD-DVD Creator program. You
cannot make System Recovery CDs after you remove the system
recovery partition.
You must create (burn) the Recovery Tools CD before you can use it.
to create or to start the recovery tools cd:
1 Click Start on the taskbar.
2 Choose All Programs.
3 Choose PC Help & Tools.
4 Click Compaq Recovery Tools CD. The tools window appears.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions.
Store the Recovery Tools CD in a safe place.
system restore
WARNING: Try System Restore before using the Compaq System
Recovery program.
If software on your hard drive accidentally gets erased or damaged, first use the
Microsoft System Restore feature in Windows XP to restore the PC system and
program settings.
System Restore returns the PC settings to a selected restore point without
affecting user programs or document files. For more information, type System
Restore into the Search box in Help and Support.