lost my HP Vista restoration DVD

mavis007 January 15, 2010 at 07:53:27

... take a look through your programs listing as there maybe "HP restore" (System Recovery) function that should take you back to factory condition ... Or/ repeatedly press the F11 key when the HP logo appears. NOTE: Depending on the BIOS version, your computer may display multiple prompts during startup including F11 to start System Recovery. Pressing the F11 key on a computer with an HP factory image wiill start System Recovery even if the prompt is not displayed. **************************************************** Individual hardware and software drivers, and additional applications can be installed, one-at-a-time, using the PC System Recovery Suite on the hard drive. Several applications are included on the PC from the factory. Consult the manufacturers installation instructions for any third party programs purchased separately. Do the following actions to select and install an individual driver or application. 1. Connect PC to the AC power adapter. 2. Click Start , click All Programs , select System Recovery , and click Application & Driver Recovery . 3. Select an option to either reinstall an Application or reinstall a Driver shipped with the PC, and click Next . 4. Select the desired Application or Driver from the list, and click Next to begin the installation. 5. Follow any additional instructions. 6. Restart the PC if prompted. . . ... Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/... Grrrr... ....more

so the new laptop is a dell with vista as operating sysytem and it has never been connected to a printer. I am trying to sync my old hp psc 2175 all in one printer to new laptop without the cd which i have lost. tried the above but did't help....thaks for trying.

mavis007 January 15, 2010 at 08:40:17

... ya great info instructions . . ... Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/... Grrrr... ....more