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Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the software
11.2
Reinstalling the software
11.2
11.2.1
General installation procedure
In case of software errors, you can reinstall your software using the Recovery CD, the
Documentation and Drivers CD or the Restore DVD.
Recovery CD:
The new recovery procedure is based on Windows PE (Preinstall Environment). The CD
contains the Windows PE user interface with tools for configuring the hard drives and the
operating system.
Documentation and Drivers CD:
Contains the documentation and the hardware drivers.
Restore DVD:
Contains a hard disk image file with the original software (operating system with installed
hardware drivers).
11.2.2
Restoring the Factory State of the Software Using the Restore DVD
You can restore the software to the original factory state using the Restore CD (not included
in all package variants). The DVD contains the necessary images and tools for transferring
the factory software to the hard disk of your PC. You can restore the entire hard disk with
drive C: (system) and drive D: or only drive C:. at the command line input. This allows you to
retain any user data on drive D:.
Retrieving an authorization or license key from the hard disk
• Check if you can retrieve your authorization or license key from the hard disk and perform
the procedure described below if this is possible.
• If it is not possible to backup your authorization, please contact the Customer Support
Hotline. There you can obtain information necessary for your software authorization.
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