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ReinstallingtheWindows7operatingsystem
Attention:Therecoveryprocessisirreversible.Ensurethatyouhavebackedupyourcriticaldatabefore
usingtherecoveryfeature.
ToreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Startthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressF11andthenfollowtheon-screen
instructionstoopentheProductRecoveryprogram.
3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoreinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Note:Youcanchoosetorestoreyoursystempartitiontotheoriginalfactorystateortoapreviously
generatedbackup.
Solvingrecoveryproblems
IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doeither
ofthefollowing:
•UsearescuemediumtostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.
•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment
fromarescueorrecoverymedium,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,
adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequence.Youmustrstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartup
devicesequenceintheBIOSprogram.GototheStartup➙Bootmenutotemporarilyorpermanently
changethestartupdevicesequence.
RecoverysolutionsontheWindows8operatingsystem
RecoveryprogramsinstalledontheWindows8operatingsystem
YourcomputercomeswiththeWindowsrecoveryprograminstalledontheWindows8operatingsystem.
Tolaunchtheprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Startthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,pressF11andthenfollowtheon-screen
instructionstoopentheProductRecoveryprogram.
3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoreinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Attention:Therecoveryprocessisirreversible.Ensurethatyouhavebackedupyourcriticaldatabefore
usingtherecoveryfeature.
Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprograms.
Therecoveryprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:
•Refreshingyourcomputer
Thisprogramenablesyoutorestoreyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettingswhilepreservingthe
dataontheharddiskdrive.
Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
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