System Restore; Application Recovery And Driver Recovery; System Recovery - HP z560 Limited Warranty

System Restore

WARNING: Try System Restore before using
the HP PC 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 computer system and program
settings.
System Restore returns the computer 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.
To start System Restore:
1 Close all open programs.
2 Click the Start button.
3 Choose All Programs.
4 Choose Accessories.
5 Choose System Tools.
6 Click System Restore.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
Application Recovery and
Driver Recovery
If an individual factory-installed driver or software program
(also know as an application) accidentally gets erased or
damaged, you can reinstall the software program using the
HP Application Recovery program (select models only).
NOTE: Not all models include the Application
Recovery program. Perform steps 3 through 5 of the
following procedure. If HP Application Recovery appears in
the folder, your model includes the program.
Do not use the Application Recovery program to
NOTE:
reinstall software programs that came on CDs or DVDs
included in the PC box. Reinstall these programs directly
from the CDs or DVDs.
To start an Application Recovery or Driver Recovery:
1 Close all applications and folders (skip to step 3 if you
are recovering a driver).
2 Uninstall the damaged application:
a
Click Start, Control Panel, and then Add or
Remove Programs.
b
Select the program you want to remove, and then
click Change/Remove.
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3 Click Start.
4 Choose All Programs.
5 Choose PC Help & Tools.
6 Click HP Application Recovery.
7 Click Application Installation or
Driver Installation, and then click Next.
8 Select the driver or application program to install, and
then click Install.
9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 to install other drivers or
applications.
10 When you have finished recovering applications or
drivers, close the Application Recovery program. Then
click Start, Turn Off Computer, and then Restart to
restart the DEC.
WARNING: Do not skip this last step! You must
restart the HP DEC when you are finished
recovering applications or drivers.

System Recovery

WARNING: Try System Restore before using
the HP PC System Recovery program.
After you have tried the previously mentioned methods of
repairing your system software, you can run the System
Recovery program as a last resort to reinstall the operating
system and the application software.
When necessary, you can reinstall the operating system and
the application software that was originally installed on the
HP DEC at the factory by using the System Recovery
program.
WARNING: The HP PC System Recovery program
will delete any data or programs that you
installed after purchase. Be sure to back up
any data that you want to keep onto
a removable disc.
In the unlikely event that you replace the hard disk drive,
create and use recovery discs to reinstall the operating
system and software on the hard disk drive.