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08-18-2021 08:10 PM
Hi everyone,
I am having trouble factory resetting my HP z200 workstation computer with Windows 7 Pro OS.
There is no recovery partition on this computer.
There is no HP Recovery Manager app/program on this computer.
I have the original "HP Restore Plus!" DVD's (3 DVD's) to restore it but I do not know how to use these since there is no HP Recover Manager on the computer.
I also tried going into the boot menu (by holding f8) when the computer starts and changing the boot order so that the CD-ROM drive boots first. Then I tried starting the computer with the first DVD in it.
That doesn't work.
Any advice?
Specs:
HP z200 Workstation
I5 Processor
Windows 7 Pro OS
8GB RAM
Thanks
08-23-2021 12:15 AM
@Josh1231 -- I also tried going into the boot menu (by holding f8) when the computer starts and changing the boot order so that the CD-ROM drive boots first. Then I tried starting the computer with the first DVD in it.
That doesn't work.
That should have worked. What happened? Error-messages?
Did you insert the 1st of the 3rd disks when the computer is powered-on, then powering-off your computer, then powering-on your computer, and using that "F8" sequence?