User's Manual

13–8 Hardware and Software Guide
Software Update and Recoveries
DRAFT Revised: 8/24/04
File: Chap13.fm
PN: HP-367186-001
hp CONFIDENTIAL
August 24, 2004 4:02 pm
To reinstall the operating system:
1. Connect the tablet PC to external power and turn on the tablet
PC.
2. Immediately insert the Operating System disc into the tablet
PC.
3. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off the
tablet PC.
4. Press the power button again to start the tablet PC.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. After
a few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed.
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
esc to continue installing a new copy of the operating
system instead of repairing it.
9. Press
enter to set up the operating system.
10. Press
C to continue setup using this partition.
11. Select Format the partition using the NTFS file system
(Quick) and press
enter.
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CAUTION: Formatting this drive will delete all current files.
12. Press F to format the drive. The reinstallation process begins.
This process may take up to 2 hours to complete. The tablet
PC restarts in Windows when the process is complete.
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When prompted for the product key, refer to the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label located on the bottom of the
tablet PC.