System recovery copied to external hard drive, Win 7 64 bit

HP 2000-369WM Notebook PC
Windows 7 Home 64 bit
No error messages, just can't print to printer
Connection: hardwired LAN
Used HP's troubleshooter for printers
Checked all systems and none failed
Expertise: mid level
Ran NAV several times, including in Safemode, finds nothng
Tried to contact NAV instant chat support with no success downloading their troubleshooting sw.
Tried it with HP also with no luck in connecting with them.
Checked Printer Spooler in Admin Tools; Services, Says Started
Appears virus modified Recovery partition on 6-10-12.
Just purchased pc 1 mo. ago
No changes made prior to problem, printed fine yesterday.
Looked at several problem resolutions in this forum, but found none regarding my problem, other than buying system disc from HP.
I made a system recovery copy on an external hard drive just after buying my notebook. It appears that my system recovery partition has been modified by a virus. My question is: how do I use it to do a full system recovery? When I use my pc's software to do this, I choose "Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer. Then it asks me to insert the admin's password to pull the Recovery program from the hard drive! The next window doesn't give me the 3rd step, which is: Click "Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer", and then follow the steps. It only shows:" resotre using preinstalled recovery options, or resore using a Windows installation disc or a system repair disc." Thank you very much, your assistance is greatly appreciated!! Ric

Burn a Repair CD to boot from:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5409/create-a-system-repair-disc-in-windows-7/
After booting from it try the restore from Image:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7702/restoring-windows-7-from-an-image-backup/
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Slolearner,
After doing a little research, I believe your issue may be related to your new hard drive being an AF (Advanced Format) drive. Please see "WD Scorpio® Blue™ SATA/PATA Hard Drives", which indicates your WD3200BPVT may an AF drive.
Please see "Cannot Recover the PC after Replacing the Hard Drive with an AF Drive (Windows 7 and Vista)" for information on this subject. While this document isn't for your specific computer, it is generic enough that it applies to your situation. If you wish to use your HP Recovery Discs successfully, you may need to purchase a non-AF drive.
If your computer boots into Windows, please see "Identifying an Advanced Format Hard Drive" to download and run the HP Advanced Format Hard Drive Information tool.
If it is an AF drive, please see "Preparing Advanced Format Hard Drive for Windows" and "Improving the Performance of an Advanced Format Hard Drive" for more information on the subject and possible steps to be taken to resolve your issue.
Lastly, it may be necessary to follow Paul_Tikkanen's advice and install Windows Vista from a Microsoft Windows Vista installation disc as follows;
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If you can still read the 25 character Microsoft Vista product key on the bottom of your PC, you can make your own plain Vista installation media and use that to at least get the OS on your PC.
Here is how to do that if you can read that key:
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You may also consider purchasing a copy of Windows 7 and installing that instead. Windows 7 SP1 has much better support for AF drives than the previous versions of Windows.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Do you have ownership on the external HD set to be ignored?
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