software without doing a full restore? > A) Most newer model Presarios have a Selective Restore Option.
click on the Compaq Support desktop icon, or select it from the menu. Select QuickRestore, then Selective Restore. you can then select which driver(s) or software you wish to reinstall. NOTE: If you have upgraded the operating system or if the Compressed Compaq folders (CPQDRV, etc.) on the System Save partition have been deleted, or if the Presario model is an older one without Selective Restore, the above may not apply. In this case, check the website link above to see if the driver is there for your model and OS. For software, go into the icons directory on the QuickRestore CD and and open each image. Once you find the image for the software you wish to reinstall, then the file name is the directory name of the software install directory. That said, some of the programs are not separately installable. Q) I’ve installed a new hard disk (or CD-ROM/DVD drive) in my Presario/DeskPro etc., and it is not recognized. Why? A) Compaqs come with Cable Select IDE cables.
