User Manual (Vista)

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Reinstalling in Windows
1
Insert the System Recovery MediaintotheDVD
drive.
2
 WhentheAutoPlaywindowappears,selectRun
setup.exeandclickAllow.
3
 Sincetheinstallationstepmaydifferdependingon
theWindowsVistaversion,continuetheinstallation
accordingtothefollowingdescriptions.
► 3-1 If a window appears which allows you to
select the operating system to install,
click
Next.Step4follows.
Note
Theoperatingsystemnamemaydifferdepending
ontheWindowsversion.
Reinstalling Windows Vista
YoucanreinstallWindowsusingtheSystem Recovery MediaforWindowsVistawhenWindowsisnolonger
workingproperly.(FormodelssuppliedwithaSystemRecoveryMedia.)
FormodelssuppliedwiththeSamsungRecoverySolution,youcanreinstallWindowsusingtheSamsungRecovery
Solution.
Before You Start!
■ ASystem Recovery Mediamaynotbesupplieddependingonyourcomputermodel.
■ IfyoucannotstartWindows,orifyouwanttodeleteallexistingdataandreinstallWindows,installWindowsaccordingtothe
descriptions in [Reinstalling when Windows does not start]
(seepage 186).
■ ThemanualdescribesproceduresonthebasisofWindowsVistaHomePremium.Thescreenimagesinthisdocumentmaydiffer
fromactualones.
■ SinceWindowsVistamaybeupgradedtoincreaseperformance,someoftheinstallationproceduresmaydifferdependingonthe
WindowsVistaversion.ThisguidedescribeshowtoreinstallWindowsonthebasisofthelatestversion,WindowsVistaSP1.
Caution
ReinstallingWindowsmaydeletedata(lesandprograms)savedontheharddiskdrive.Makesuretobackupallimportant
data.SamsungElectronicsshallnotbeheldliableforanylossofdata.