Restore Windows on an HP laptop – Hardware and Networking
This guide will help to reinstall Windows Vista or XP on an HP laptop, not to have the backup cd.
The evolution of Microsoft operating systems have witnessed a host of technical improvements, more or less discussed and appreciated by the general public. Unfortunately, there remain situations where we can not go back, generated by high-risk operations performed without the necessary experience, from simple technical failures or virus or whatever.
For example, using a laptop on which we installed the latest Windows Vista, we might run into an error like the following:
File: \ Boot \ BCD
Status: 0xc000000f
Info: “an error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data”
This type of error is generally taken to mean that the boot sector is damaged or missing and can occur after an attempt to install another operating system does not succeed.
When we have decided that the only way is to reinstall Windows, restart the laptop to the initial conditions, there will rise more than a doubt.
Where do we find the installation cd? Why our laptop is not included, despite having paid for a copy of Windows (already installed)?
HP, like almost all other companies that produce portable, does not provide a copy of the operating system, but provides essentially 2 methods for the reinstallation of the system:
1. Use the CD / DVD Recovery (Recovery Disk), possibly created.
2. Restore the system to factory settings, using HP Recovery Manager.
Considering that 90% of Windows users shall not create a restore DVD, we will be more inclined to choose the second path.
Otherwise, it is recommend to take a look at the section Restoration of original condition by the computer discs for the restoration of official HP.
If we are ready to restore the factory settings, here’s how to proceed.
First it is good to remember to plug the power cord to our laptop, so that the battery goes off during the process of reinstalling.A few seconds after you press the power button on your laptop, repeatedly press the F11 key on the keyboard until you see the screen appear to restore. From the menu choose Advanced Options, followed by system recovery and then click OK to the final request.
The installation process will begin and will take approximately 25 minutes with a hard disk at 5400rpm. we can not stop the process, it will run an operating system to corrupt.
CAUTION: The procedure will erase all data not included with the purchase of the laptop. After the restore, you must reinstall all software such as antivirus, browsers, mail programs and download all updates to the system (could be many!) And all software and custom hardware.
When possible, we recommend that you make a backup of all data before start.