NEC PowerMate CT manual Using the Recovery Program, Standard System Restore

Using the Recovery Program

The Recovery Program main menu offers the following options:

!Standard System Restore – select this option to restore your system to its original factory software and settings.

!Advanced Options – select this option to only install the Microsoft Windows operating system.

!Tools – choose this option to access the MS-DOS®edit mode, a series of hard disk utilities, and a Master CD check program.

!Cancel to return to DOS – select this option to close the Recovery program and exit to MS-DOS mode.

Standard System Restore

The Standard System Restore recovery option resets your system to the original factory settings. All files that were on the hard drive when you purchased the system are restored. All the files you added or created yourself and all changes made to the original files are lost after the recovery process. Your hard disk is exactly the same as when it left the factory.

Before you begin the restoration process, back up your data files (for example, your document and art files) onto storage disks such as Zip disks or onto a network drive.

1.Start the Recovery program (see “Starting the Recovery Program” earlier in this document).

2.At the Recovery Program main menu, choose Standard System Restore.

The first part of the restoration process takes about a half hour. Do not remove the Recovery Boot diskette from the diskette drive. Do not shut down the system.

3.At the message informing you that the restoration process is finished, remove the Recovery Boot diskette and the Product Recovery CD from their drives. Press Enter to restart your system.

The system restarts and installs the Windows operating system. This procedure can take as long as an hour to complete. During this time, the system reinstalls all the original software and hardware configuration settings.

4.When the installations are finished, perform the same procedures as when you turned on your computer for the first time.

Advanced Options

The Advanced Options menu lets you choose to reinstall only the Windows operating system or to make changes to Windows Setup.

The Advanced Options are only for use by an advanced PC user or qualified technician. If you are not completely sure that you want to continue, choose the Cancel option by pressing Esc or by pressing 3 on your numeric keypad.

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