If windows still boots ( and the original hard drive is still in the computer) you can click the start button and find the HP Recovery Manager under the All Programs list. It is probably tucked away under one of the HP tabs.
If windows doesn't boot, and you still have the original hard drive you can press F11 when your first turn it on at the HP logo screen. It should start the recovery program. (The F key can be different on different laptops but most recent HP's are F11)
Be careful, doing a System Restore will erase all your Data, so backup anything important!
I was looking a a generic manual for the 4000 series and it seemed to say that it shipped with a recovery CD (most computers don't these days)
You can call HP at 1800-HP-Invent and they will ship you a set of recovery disks for about $30.
Found the recovery manager by searching for that combination of words in the Windows 7 search window. Thanks.
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thanks but f11 didnt work . . . nowhere to be found in all programs . . . .
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im having the same problem....no where to be found anywhere on the computer
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