How can I restore my HP Mini (1116NR) without losing all my information? When I start my computer, it says that Windows did not start successfully, and I had to choose from safe mode, safe mode with networking, start windows normally, and more. None of the options worked.

The HP Mini laptop comes with either the Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating system.
You can restore the HP Mini to its factory settings using the laptop's recovery partition.
Restoring the HP Mini to its original factory settings will get rid of hard to eliminate viruses on the laptop's hard drive.
A factory restoration is also a good way to get rid of older files still stored on the computer that you no longer need and start with a clean slate.

Windows Vista
Click "Start" in the lower-left corner of your HP Mini Windows Vista home screen, then type "Recovery" into the Search box at the bottom of the Start menu. Click "Recovery Manager" in the list of options that appears above the Search box. The HP Recovery Manager will open. Click "Advanced Options" and then "System Recovery." Click "Next." Your HP Mini will restart. The HP Recovery Manager will open up automatically after the restart is complete. Click "System Recovery," and then click "Next." Click "No" if a message pops up on your screen asking if you want to use Microsoft System Restore. Select "Recover without backing up your files," and then click "Next." The restoration process begins. This could take between 30 and 90 minutes, depending on the of your hard drive and how much information you have stored on it. The HP Mini will restart when the laptop has been restored to its original factory settings, and you will be prompted to set up Windows Vista. Windows 7
Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of your HP Mini Windows 7 home screen. Click "All Programs" and then click "Recovery Manager." Click "Recovery Manager" again to open the HP Recovery Manager program. Click "System Recovery" from the list of options beneath the "I need help immediately" section on the left side of the program. The HP Mini will automatically restart and open the HP Recovery Manager. Click "System Restore," and then click "Next." Click "No" if a message pops up on your screen asking if you want to use Microsoft System Restore. Select "Recover without backing up your files," and then click "Next." The restoration process could take between 30 and 90 minutes, depending on the of your hard drive and how much information you have stored on it. The HP Mini will restart when the laptop has been restored to its original factory settings, and you will be prompted to set up Windows Vista.

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Restoring the HP Mini to its original factory settings:

1. Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of your HP Mini Windows 7 home screen. Click "All Programs" and then click "Recovery Manager."
2. Click "Recovery Manager" again to open the HP Recovery Manager program.
3. Click "System Recovery" from the list of options beneath the "I need help immediately" section on the left side of the program. The HP Mini will automatically restart and open the HP Recovery Manager.
4. Click "System Restore," and then click "Next." Click "No" if a message pops up on your screen asking if you want to use Microsoft System Restore.
5. Select "Recover without backing up your files," and then click "Next." The restoration process could take between 30 and 90 minutes, depending on the size of your hard drive and how much information you have stored on it. The HP Mini will restart when the laptop has been restored to its original factory settings, and you will be prompted to set up Windows.

when you tur on , then set system restore/

You need change charger or service.Do not risk !

do you have hard drive outside or flash memory USB?

Possibilities are inmense, first make sure that your power supply is working, remember that its what charge the whole thing up. if power supply is not giving the right voltage the the lithium battery is not charging. You may have to take it to your local computer shop yo check it

If you have the restoration CD that came woth the laptop, you just have to put that CD in, start your computer and when prompted boot from cd and start the system restore.

Repair the OS using external cd/dvd drive connect ted via USB, Change boot order to usb drive on the first boot priority.Follow the instruction

Good luck

Roxio BackOn Track is a suite of backup and recovery tools which includes the following: · Disaster Recovery? · File Backup? · Instant Restore? Accessing Roxio BackOn Track There are two ways to access Roxio BackOn Track?through the boot menu or through the Windows Start menu. Use the boot menu option if you cannot access Windows. You can use the boot menu to restore your computer to a previous working state or to return the computer to the state it was in before the last time it was restored. You must be able to access Windows to use the other options, such as Disaster Recovery. To access Roxio BackOn Track using the boot menu, follow the steps below. 1. Press the power button to turn on the HP Mini. 2. Press and hold down the f6 key to open the Windows Boot Manager, use the down arrow key to select Roxio BackOnTrack , and then press the enter key to open Roxio BackOn Track.To access Roxio BackOn Track using the Windows Start menu, click Start , All Programs , Roxio , BackOnTrack , and then BackOnTrack Home to open Roxio BackOn Track.Backing up your hard drive using Disaster Recovery 1. In the left pane, click Disaster Recovery to expand the options, and then in the right pane, click Backup Drive . 2. Select the hard disk drive from the drop-down list in step 1, click inside the text box in step 2 and add any comments that you want to add, select a destination drive from the drop-down list under Destination Selection , and then click the large circle button at the bottom-right of the screen to continue. 3. Wait while Backup Drive creates an image of your hard drive. Restoring your hard drive Prior to restoring your hard drive, you must have created a disaster recovery set. To restore your hard drive using Disaster Recovery, follow the steps below. 1. Shut down and power off your HP Mini if it is not already powered off. 2. Connect an external USB optical drive to the HP Mini. 3. Connect the flash drive or external USB drive that you used to create your Disaster Recovery disc. 4. Power on your HP Mini, insert your Disaster Recovery disc into the external USB optical drive, and then restart your computer. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to select a Disaster Recovery Set and the drive or drive partition you want to restore.For more information, please see the Help within the Roxio BackOn Track software.