Recovering the HP Pavilion laptop to its original factory settings from the recovery partition is an easy way to get rid of errors or viruses that have become buried in your laptop and have proven impossible to get rid of. Starting over from the recovery partition can also speed up an older, slower computer that has become loaded down with programs and files.

Windows 71

Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of the Windows 7 home screen to open the Start menu. Click "All Programs," then click "Recovery Manager." The HP Recovery Manager appears on the screen.

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Click "System Recovery." The HP Pavilion laptop will automatically restart and boot up to the HP Recovery Manager. Click "System Recovery" again, then click "Next." Click "No" if you are asked if you want to use Microsoft System Restore.

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Select "Recover without backing up your files," then click "Next." The recovery process will begin and the laptop will be restored to its original factory settings. When the process is done, the computer will restart and will boot up to the Windows Setup screen.

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Set up and personalize the Windows 7 operating system.

Windows Vista1

Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of the Windows Vista home screen to open the Start menu. Click "All Programs," then click "Recovery Manager." Click "Recovery Manager" again to open the HP Recovery Manager program.

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Click "Advanced Options," then "System Recovery," then click "Next." The HP Pavilion will automatically restart and will boot up to the HP Recovery Manager. Click "No" if you are given the option to use Microsoft System Restore, then click "Next."

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Select "Recover without backing up your files," then click "Next." The recovery process will begin and the laptop will be restored to its original factory settings. When the process is done, the computer will restart and will boot up to the Windows Setup screen.

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Set up and personalize the Windows Vista operating system.

Windows XP1

Click "Start" in the lower-left corner of the Windows XP home screen, then click "All Programs" and select "System Recovery."

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Click "PC Recovery" to open the PC Recovery program. Select "PC Recovery," then click "Next." The HP Pavilion will restart and boot up to a dialog box asking if you are certain you want to open the PC Recovery program. Click "OK."

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Click "Advanced Options," then select "Destructive Recovery" and click "Next." The recovery process will begin and the laptop will be restored to its original factory settings. When the process is done, the computer will restart and will boot up to the Windows Setup screen.

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Set up and personalize the Windows XP operating system.

Tips & WarningsBefore recovering the notebook to its original factory settings, back up all of your personal files to an external device such as a CD/DVD-ROM, an external hard drive or a flash drive. References HP: Recover Windows 7 Operating System Using HP Recovery HP: Recover Windows Vista Operating System Using HP Recovery HP: Recover Windows XP Operating System Using HP Recovery

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