Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities
Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2 9–9
6. Press enter to continue. A Licensing Agreement screen is
displayed.
7. Press
f8 to accept the agreement and continue. The Setup
window is displayed.
8. Press
R to repair the selected Windows installation. The repair
process begins.
The notebook restarts in Windows after the
process is complete.
Reinstalling the Operating System
If the System Recovery and operating system repair procedures
did not restore functionality to your notebook, it may be
necessary to reinstall the operating system.
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CAUTION: Personal data and any software you have installed on the
notebook will be lost during the operating system reinstall. To protect
your data, back up your data before beginning the procedure. For back
up information and instructions, select Start > Help and Support. Also
refer to “Backing Up and Restoring Data” earlier in this section.
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During the reinstallation, you may be prompted for your product
key. The product key is displayed on the Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity label on the bottom of the notebook.
To reinstall the operating system using the Operating System CD
included with the notebook:
1. Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the
notebook.
2. Immediately insert the Operating System CD into the
optical drive.
3. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off the
notebook.
4. Press the power button again to start the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from CD. After a few
minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.
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