Insert the System Recovery Media into the DVD drive and restart the computer.
Reinstalling when Windows does not start

When Windows does not start, boot up with the System Recovery Media and from there you can reinstall Windows.

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2 If the Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...

message appears while booting, press any key on the keyboard.

3 After a while, the Options windows such as Language, Time, Keyboard, etc. appear. Confirm the settings and click the Next button.

4 Since the installation step may differ depending on the Windows Vista version, continue the installation according to the following descriptions.

►4-1 If a window appears which allows you to select the operating system to install,

click Next. Step 5 appears.

►4-2 If the Select Windows Installation window appears (for Windows Vista SP1).Click Install Now.

5 If the User Agreement screen appears, select I accept the license terms and then click Next.

►For Windows Vista SP1, a window where you can select an installation option appears.

In this case, click Custom.

6 When a window appears asking for the location to install the operating system to, select the partition of the disk drive and then click the Next button.

 

Drive D includes an area to save the backup image

 

used by Samsung Recovery Solution. Installing

Caution

Windows to drive C is recommended.

 

■ A If you click Drive Options (Advanced), you

 

can delete, format, create or expand a partition.

Note

Click on a function and proceed according to the

instructions on the screen.

 

■ When previous Windows installation files are

 

in the selected partition, a message appears

 

informing you that the files and folders will be

 

moved to the Windows.old folder. Click the OK

 

button.

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Note

The operating system name may differ depending on the Windows version.

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