What is correct boot order.........................

im trying to boot my system from recovery discs,when it is done it ,it says windows installation failed
i called tech support,and they say i must change boot order
i change order by putting boot from discs,ok
can u tell me correct settings
on why when i finish using discs it is telling me
to re install windows???
my notebook is
1265 dx dm4 pavillion
[please answer thanx

If you go back into the BIOS then you can restore it to defaults. Please use the following link to find out how to do this:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07110&dlc=en&lc=en&cc=us
This will take the boot order back to the default settings.
I would also suggest attempting the recovery again if this doesn't help. If it still doesn't work then you might have a hardware issue and you should contact hp for service at 1-800-hp invent. Hopefully this helps out.
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[svn:fx-trunk] 12878: When sub-components don' t have a tabIndex and when VideoPlayer instance does, assigned tabIndex to each inner-component to ensure that they appear in the correct tab order with other components on the stage .

Revision: 12878
Revision: 12878
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2009-12-11 19:07:40 -0800 (Fri, 11 Dec 2009)
Log Message:
When sub-components don't have a tabIndex and when VideoPlayer instance does, assigned tabIndex to each inner-component to ensure that they appear in the correct tab order with other components on the stage.
QE notes: none
Doc notes: none
Bugs: n/a
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Message was edited by: bambula

hi,
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15 times, eh, Jake?
I don't think so.
I know the approximate periodicy of this error in DVD SP generated output, and it's extremely rare. In fact, this "Title Set not in the correct order" rule (ID 420) of ImageAnalysis is listed by Eclipse as a DVD-Audio error.
In fact Dale, if you'd like, contact me through my website link below and I'll help you get this next submission perfect, at no charge - in exchange for letting me see just what the heck you did to that original Image!
You really need to let DVD SP generate a DDP Image and submit this next one already tested with Eclipse, and on DLT.
Let me know,
Trai
Trai Forrester
TFDVD Research Labs
http://www.DVDVerification.com

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