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using application recovery and system recovery
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creating recovery cds/dvds
1 You can recover (bring back) the operating system and programs that were
included on your hard drive just as they were when you bought the
computer.
2 You recover the operating system and programs directly from your hard
drive, where a copy was placed for your convenience.
We call this part of your hard drive the “recovery partition”.
The recovery partition takes up some space on your hard drive.
3 You can copy the information of this recovery partition onto CDs or DVDs.
4 Then, if you would like to make extra space available on your hard drive, you
can delete the recovery partition using a special software tool.
5 Do not delete your hard drive partition unless you have made recovery CDs
or DVDs.
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The recovery discs can be used only with the specified PC model. The discs are
licensed for use only with your PC. The recovery CDs/DVD can install the
operating system and software on your PC hard disk drive if the software
becomes corrupted or is accidentally erased.
using recovery cd-dvd creator
Make recovery CDs or DVDs for your PC by using the Compaq Recovery
CD-DVD Creator program before you experience any problem.
The recovery discs set may also be ordered at a charge through Support. Refer to
the Warranty & Support Guide for Support contact information.
A hard drive is a disk
inside the computer that
stores the operating
system, programs,
and data.