How to Restore an HP Pavilion DV6000

Laptops Often Require the System Restore Disk

There are several reasons that someone may want to restore an HP Pavilion DV6000 to factory fresh condition. It is a good idea to do so before selling a laptop or after purchasing one from somebody so that it can be configured with new personal settings and any confidential data erased. It also helps to speed up an HP Pavilion DV6000 laptop that has been running slowly and can solve problems caused by corrupted files or virus infections. Upgrading the hard drive will usually require a fresh operating system install or system restore as well.

Things You'll Need

• HP Pavilion DV6000 laptop
• System restore disk
• Internet connection

Instructions

System Restore Initial Procedures

1. Insert the System Restore disk into the optical drive.

2. Shut down and restart the laptop.

3. Choose to boot from CD/DVD when prompted during the boot process.

4. Select the system restore option when prompted to fix the HP Pavilion DV6000 or restore the system software.

5. Follow the prompts using the default choices for installation options, security options, and automatic updates.

6. Insert additional disks when prompted if they were supplied with the system restore disk. Remove any disk still in the drive and then shut down and restart the computer when the restore process has completed.

Security Updates and Additional Software

1. Click on Start, Programs, Windows Update to connect to the Microsoft Windows Update website.

2. Install add-on software and trust Microsoft if prompted in order to run the latest Windows Update software.

3. Click on Check for Updates and allow the process to run until it displays a list of updates. Choose Custom and select all available updates including important, optional, and hardware options. Install all available updates and allow Windows to restart the HP Pavilion DV6000 if prompted to do so.

4. Run the Windows Update procedure again and repeat the steps until there are no more updates to install.

5. Install any additional software at this time.

Tips & Warnings

• Windows update takes several attempts to update most computers completely because many updates do not become available until other updates are already installed. Some updates must be installed by themselves and will require other updates after they install as well. Repeat the update procedure until no more new updates show up after checking for updates. If prompted, allow automatic update to install on a schedule. System restore disks for the HP Pavilion DV6000 are available from the HP website for a small fee.

• System restore will completely erase any files on the hard drive, including software, data files, photos, music, settings, drivers, and email. Back up any files prior to beginning the restore procedure. Many laptops require the specific system restore disk that was created for that model laptop and do not respond well to other forms of operating system installation.

References

• Microsoft: Windows Update
• HP Pavilion DV6000: Manual

Resources

• HP: Product Search Results-Software and Driver Downloads