Don’t disconnect the power cable.
You may be asked to type the administrator’s password to continue. An user account control window may ask if you want to allow the HP Recovery Manager to make changes to your system. Click “Yes”. [1] X Research source
Warning: Once the recovery process is finished, it cannot be undone. This will permanently restore Windows to it’s default settings. [2] X Research source
Don’t disconnect the power cable.
You may be asked to type the administrator’s password to continue. An user account control window may ask if you want to allow the HP Recovery
Click the radial button next to “Back up your files first (recommended)” and click “Next”. Select “Auto Selection” or “User Selection” and click “Next”. Auto Selection will automatically select files to back up by category. User Selection will allow you to manually select the files and folders you want to back up. Click Next when you are finished. Select which files and folders, or file categories you want to back up and click “Next” Insert a flash drive or external USB drive. This will be the drive you use to backup your files. You can also use a writable CD or DVD. Select the drive you just inserted and click “Next”. Click “Next” to backup your files to the selected drive. Remove the USB drive or disc and click “Next”. You will return to the recovery manager. You can now click “Recover without backing up your files” and click “Next”.
Don’t disconnect the power cable.
Extra space on the disc will not be usable after the recovery media is created.
Don’t disconnect the power cable.
If you are using the media recovery disc provided by HP, you will see a black box that says “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD”. Press any key to continue. If you do not respond within a few seconds, your computer will reboot as normal, and you will have to start over. If more than one bootable drive is available, you may have to guess which drive it is. If the drive you select does not launch recovery, or you get an error message. You may have to restart your computer, re-enter the Startup menu and select a different drive.
Click the radial button next to “Back up your files first (recommended) and click “Next”. Select “Auto Selection” or “User Selection” and click “Next”. Auto Selection will automatically select files to back up by category. User Selection will allow you to manually select the files and folders you want to back up. Click Next when you are finished. Select which files and folders, or file categories you want to back up and click “Next” Insert a flash drive or external USB drive. This will be the drive you use to backup your files. You can also use a writable CD or DVD. Select the drive you want to backup your files to on the screen and click “Next”. Click “Next” to backup your files to the selected drive. Remove the USB drive or disc and click “Next”. You will return to the recovery manager. You can now click “Recover without backing up your files” and click “Next”.
