7.When the recovery process is complete, you are prompted to remove the CD from the
8.Press Enter, click Reboot, or press
A series of hardware detection screens display, the system reboots and the Windows Setup screen appears. Follow the
You are required to reenter your Microsoft license number.
Partition Only Restore
If your preinstalled software on drive C: on your multiple partitioned drive becomes unusable and you cannot boot from the hard disk, use the Product Recovery utility to restore your primary partition to its initial shipping configuration.
Use the Partition Only restore option only if your hard disk drive consists of multiple partitions and if drive C: contains the operating system and related drivers. Move all other data and applications to other partitions (drives) or the Partition Only restore process will erase them completely.
The Partition Only restore option deletes all files on drive C: and replaces them with the original factory installed files. Only use the Partition Only restore option if the preinstalled software on drive C: is unusable.
For important information about partitioning your hard disk drive, see the section, “Partition Magic,” earlier in this chapter.
Use the Product Recovery utility to perform a Partition Only restore as follows:
1.Check the Product Recovery CD title and make sure that it is the correct CD for your NEC Versa computer and operating system.
2.Put the CD into the
3.Read the License Agreement screen that appears. Use the VersaGlide touchpad to position the cursor on the Accept button. Left click to accept the agreement.
You have the option of accepting or declining the agreement. If you decline the agreement, the recovery utility exits.
4.In the NEC Product Recovery utility screen, use the VersaGlide touchpad to choose Partition Only to restore drive C: of a multiple partitioned drive to its original factory installed state.
Using the Operating System and Utilities
