To do a system recovery without recovery disks (not all machines can perform this without recovery disks) press the power button and immediately keep tapping the F10 button until you enter the recovery console.
If unsuccessful, you will need to boot using the recovery disks that came with the machine.
Once you've made your selection, the recovery process will automatically proceed. It may ask for additional recovery disks which have more software.
NOTE: if you are currently able to boot into the machine prior to recovery you should go in and back up any pertinent files. Both recovery options will wipe out personal files.
A link to this information has been provided below. Best of luck.
Greg
HP Recovery
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