HP Notebook - Manual (Page 134)

Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
6. Press enter to continue. (A Licensing Agreement screen is
displayed.)
7. Press F8 to accept the agreement and continue. (The Setup
window is displayed.)
8. Press R to repair the selected Windows installation. (The
repair process begins.)
After the repair process is complete, which may take up to 2
hours, the notebook restarts in Windows.
Reinstalling the Operating System
If the System Recovery and operating system repair procedures
did not restore functionality to your notebook, it may be
necessary to reinstall the operating system.
CAUTION: Personal data and any software you have installed on the
notebook will be lost during the operating system reinstallation procedure
described in this section. To protect your data, back up your My
Documents folder before beginning the procedure. For back up
information and instructions, select Start > Help and Support. Also see
“Backing Up and Restoring Data” earlier in this section.
During the reinstallation, you may be prompted for your product
key. The product key is displayed on the Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity label affixed to the underside of the notebook.
To reinstall the operating system using the OS CD included with
the notebook:
1. Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the
notebook.
2. Immediately insert the OS CD into the optical drive.
3. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off the
notebook.
4. Briefly press the power button to start the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from CD. (After a
few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.)
9-10 Startup and Reference Guide––Part 2