Accessing HP Vision Diagnostics
There are three ways to access, install and use HP Vision Diagnostics:
● Use the Vision Creator utility, pre-installed on your workstation, to burn HP Vision Diagnostics to
CD or DVD.
● Use additional preinstalled utilities on your workstation to either:
◦ Create a bootable USB flash key or
◦ Create a bootable DVD or CD.
● If for some reason the above options are not available (for example, your primary hard drive was
erased and then restored), you can download HP Vision Diagnostics from the HP Web site.
Using Vision Creator
HP Vision Creator is pre-installed on your workstation and makes it easy to burn HP Vision Diagnostics
onto a CD or DVD:
1. To initiate Vision Creator, select: Start > All Programs > PC Help & Tools > HP Vision
Diagnostics Disc Creation.
2. Follow the prompts to burn HP Vision Diagnostics onto optical media.
Accessing HP Vision Diagnostics Utilities
These procedures describe how to access the HP Vision Diagnostics utilities that are included in the
computer software.
Creating and using a bootable USB key
This section describes how to use a USB key to access the HP Vision Diagnostics.
NOTE: Using a USB key is the most convenient method to access HP Vision Diagnostics.
1. In the C:\VisionDiagnostics\ directory, double-click on VisionDiagUSB.exe. A setup menu
appears.
2. Follow the setup prompts to create a bootable ISO image of the diagnostic utilities on a USB key.
3. Turn off the computer and restart it with the USB key installed. The computer will boot to the USB
key and initiate the HP Vision Diagnostics utility.
4. Follow the HP Vision Diagnostic prompts to troubleshoot the computer.
Creating and using a bootable DVD/CD
This section describes how to use a DVD/CD to run the HP Vision Diagnostics.
1. In the C:\VisionDiagnostics\ directory, double-click on the VisionDiagISO.exe file. A setup menu
appears.
2. Follow the setup prompts to create a bootable ISO image of the diagnostic utilities on a DVD/CD.
3. Enable the computer to boot from DVD/CD.
4. Turn off the computer and restart it with the DVD/CD installed in the optical drive. The computer
will boot from the DVD/CD and initiate the HP Vision Diagnostics utility.
5. Follow the HP Vision Diagnostic prompts to troubleshoot the computer.