SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP9477
PART NUMBER:  352223-00A
FILE NAME:  SP9477.EXE
TITLE:  Presario Emergency Recovery Diskette
VERSION:  00A-028
LANGUAGE:  English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

CATEGORY:  Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  

Compaq Presario 1255, 1257, 1260, 1262, 1266, 1267,1270; 
	1660, 1670, 1675, 1905, 1906, 1915, 1919, 1920;
	2280, 2281, 2282, 2283, 2284, 2286, 2290, 2292, 2293, 2294, 2297, 
	2417;
	5070, 5166, 5184, 5185, 5176, 5186, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5206, 
	5221, 5220, 5222, 5225, 5240, 5242, 5245, 5248, 5250, 5253, 5260, 
	5270, 5280, 5282, 5283, 5284, 5286, 5290, 5230, 5266;
	5650, 5670, 5673, 5676, 5677, 5680, 5685, 5686, 5690, 5695, 5696, 
	5697;


OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95,
                   Microsoft Windows 98

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  March 9, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes 

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  N/A

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable Emergency Recovery diskette to use with the 
Presario models listed above in case the hard drive becomes corrupted or 
unbootable.  For Presario PCs that have the system hard drive partitioned 
into C: and D:, as it comes originally from Compaq, the Emergency Recovery 
Diskette allows the new "Typical QuickRestore" option if a "System Save" was
performed by the user.  

A "Typical QuickRestore" restores the C: partition from the D: partition.  
The C: partition will be restored with all the programs and user data that 
were last saved to D: by the "System Save" option.

This is a very useful alternative to the original "Full QuickRestore" option,
which restores the original Factory Software Image from a CD, overwriting 
any user data.

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Note: If no "System Save" was performed by the user, the 
only choice is to "Full Quick Restore" which does not bring back the users
saved data but actually restores the factory image.
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The diskette created by this SoftPaq is the same Emergency Recovery diskette
that users can create when they first set up their PC.  It is offered here as 
a convenience to customers who may not have created the diskette.

HOW TO USE:

1. Obtain a formatted 1.44-MB diskette.

2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change 
to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is an executable with 
a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions.  You will be prompted to 
insert the formatted diskette in a drive to create the diskette.

4. After the diskette has been created, you may delete the  
SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2.

5. To use the diskette, turn the PC off and insert the diskette.
Then turn the PC on, allowing it to boot from the diskette.  
   a) Read the warning and press Enter.
   b) Choose Full QuickRestore or Typical QuickRestore.
      CAUTION: Full QuickRestore restores the original Factory Software Image on 
               the hard drive, overwriting all user-installed programs and data.
      Choosing Typical QuickRestore restores the C: partition with the latest 
      software image, including user-installed programs and data, from the last
      time a System Save was performed to the D: partition.

The process takes from 10-30 minutes. 

6. Remove the diskette when prompted and restart the PC.

Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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