


At the Restoration complete screen, you may be asked to remove the USB flash drive.Otherwise, select Recovery without backing up your files. Choose to backup your files if you haven’t done so.Click System Recovery under the I need help immediately section.If prompted to run the Recovery Manager software from the hard drive or the USB flash drive, choose the USB flash drive option and click Next.If the screen is titled “Startup Menu”, you may need to press F9 to open the Boot Menu screen. Select USB Storage Device and hit Enter.Wait for a Select Boot Device Menu or Startup Menu screen appears.Remove all non-essential devices and cables from your computer: scanners, printers, cameras, card readers etc.If you have a USB flash drive as a recovery media for your Compaq, follow these steps: Setup Windows 7 again by following the instructions on the screen.When the process is complete, your computer will restart or shutdown.At the Restoration complete screen, click Finish.Insert the next DVD in the disc tray when prompted.Otherwise, simply select Recover without backing up your files and click Next to continue to the next step. You can select to backup your files if you haven’t done so.Click Yes and then Next to confirm the selection.At the I need help immediately section, click Factory Reset.If prompted to run Recovery Manager from the hard drive or the set of discs, choose Run program from disc and click Next.When this screen appears, select the CD/DVD option and hit Enter.Press the Esc key repeatedly until a Startup Menu or Select Boot Device Menu is displayed on your screen.Keep only the power cord, keyboard, monitor and the mouse. Turn on the computer, but make sure all non-essential devices and cables are removed.If you have a set of recovery DVDs for your Compaq, follow these instructions:
