Recovering your HP Pavilion Entertainment PC from Software Problems part 2

Welcome back I hope you found the tips on recovering your HP Pavilion Entertainment PC parts from Software Problems useful. It has the introduction of the guide to HP Pavilion Entertainment PC troubleshooting guide. Today we are going to cover the 2nd part of the troubleshooting guide. Here it is:

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Updating Drivers

A driver is a software program that allows your PC to communicate with an attached device, such as a printer, a hard disk drive, a mouse, or a keyboard. Complete the following procedure to update a driver, or to revert to an earlier version of the driver if the new one does not solve your problem.

1. Click Start, right-click on My Computer, and then click Properties. The System Properties window displays.

2. Click the Hardware tab, and then Device Manager. The Device Manager displays.

3. Click the plus sign (+) to expand the device whose driver you want to update or rollback, (for

example, Keyboard). Right-click the specific item (for example, PS-2 Keyboard), and then select Properties. The Properties window for the selected device displays.

4. Click Update Driver or Rollback Driver, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Microsoft System Restore

Microsoft® Windows® XP includes a feature that allows you to restore your PC configuration to that of a previous time when a current software problem did not exist. The feature does this by creating a “restore point” where it records the PC settings at that time and date.

When you add programs by clicking Add New Programs in the Add or Remove Programs window (accessed by clicking Start, Control Panel, and then Add or Remove Programs), the operating system automatically creates a restore point before it adds the new software. You can also set them manually.

If you experience a problem that you think may be due to software on your computer, use System Restore to return the PC to a previous restore point.

WARNING: Always use this System Restore procedure before using the HP PC System Recovery program. To start a System Restore:

1. Close all open programs.

2. Click Start.

3. Choose All Programs.

4. Choose Accessories.

5. Choose System Tools.

6. Click System Restore.

7. Click Next.

8. Follow the onscreen instructions.

To manually add restore points:

1. Close all open programs.

2. Click Start.

3. Choose All Programs.

4. Choose Accessories.

5. Choose System Tools.

6. Click Create a Restore Point.

7. Click Next.

8. Follow the onscreen instructions.

For more information about software restore points:

1. Click Start.

2. Click Help and Support. The Help and Support Center displays.

3. Type system restore into the Search box, and then click Search.

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Hope you find this post useful before purchasing an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC parts. HP Pavilion has many features that you might want to explore before trying to purchase PC parts. I'll be covering Application Recovery and Driver Recovery and System Recovery Overview. Feel free to share this to your friends.