Operating System Recovery
Please follow the procedure below if you need to recover the software on your
computer back to its original state as supplied when new.
To recover your software you will need:
- Fujitsu Siemens Product Recovery CD¬ROM
- Drivers and Utilities CD-ROM
- Plug in and turn on the computer
- Insert the Fujitsu Siemens Product Recovery CD-ROM that
came with your computer into the DVD tray and close it.
- Switch the computer off, wait a moment and then switch the computer on
again.
- When you see the prompt on the screen Press any Key to boot from
CD... press any key on the keyboard. The installation will
start, and the Windows Setup menu appears on your screen.
Your computer will now load files it needs from the DVD/CD drive to
restore Windows XP on your computer. This will take a few minutes
- After the files have been loaded, the Windows XP Home Edition
Setup menu appears. Press Enter to continue
- The setup process will pause and you will see the Windows XP Home
Edition License Agreement on the screen. To continue with setup you
must accept the agreement by pressing the F8 key
- In the next screen that appears, click on ESC for don't
repair
- In the following menu highlight C: Partition 1 [NTFS] ,
press D and confirm with Enter
- Next press L and confirm with Enter
- In the following menu, select Format with NTFS file system
(Quick) and press Enter
The computer will now examine your hard disk and then automatically copy
files from the Product Recovery CD-ROM. This will take several minutes.
During this process your computer will also re-start automatically. After
your computer has automatically re-started, the Windows XP setup process
will start
- The Windows XP Home Edition License Agreement will
appear on the screen. To continue with setup you must accept the agreement.
Tick the I accept this agreement and then click Next
The Windows XP setup process will continue to install the necessary
files and devices onto your computer. This will take several minutes
- The setup process will pause to ask you to enter your name and
organisation. You must enter a name though you do not have to enter an
organisation. When you have entered your details click on the box marked Next
- You will be prompted to enter a name for the computer. Windows XP will
suggest a name but you may change this if you wish. Click on the box marked Next
to continue
The Windows XP setup process will continue installing the files it
needs. This will take several minutes and your computer will automatically
re-start and the setup process will continue
- A prompt will appear on the screen To improve the appearance of
visual elements, Windows will automatically adjust your screen resolution.
Click on the box marked OK. After the screen has been
adjusted. Windows® XP will ask you to confirm that you can read some text.
Click on the box marked OK
- Windows® XP presents you with a screen welcoming you to Microsoft®
Windows®. To continue click on Next in the bottom right
hand corner of the screen
- Windows® XP prompts you to enter the name of each person who will use the
computer. At least one name must be entered. When you have finished
click Next
- Windows® XP completes the installation process. Click on Finish
- Remove the Recovery CD-ROM from the DVD/CD drive and store it in a safe
place
- To install the additional software and drivers for your
computer follow the instructions below.
Using the Drivers and Utilities CD
- Insert the Drivers & Utility CD into your DVD/CD drive.
- It will load the setup screen for DirectX 9.0, accept the agreement and
click Next and Next again. The
installation will copy files across and click Finish when
completed. The computer will now restart and load to the following screen:
- Click on Driver Installation
- Click on Install
- After the installation process your computer will automatically re-start.