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12.3
Reinstalling the operating system
12.3.1
Windows Embedded Standard 2009 or Windows Embedded Standard 7
12.3.1.1
General installation procedure
If your software becomes corrupt for any reason, you can reinstall it from the
Restore CD/DVD. The Restore CD/DVD contains an image file with the original software and
is included with the product as a software package.
Note
You require a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to reinstall the operating system.
12.3.1.2
Restoring the software to delivery state using the Restore CD/DVD
You can reinstall the original factory software using the Restore CD/DVD (forms part of the
scope of delivery). The CD/DVD contains the necessary images and tools for transferring the
factory software to the SSD, hard disk, or CompactFlash card of your PC. The following
options are available for restoring software:
● You can restore the entire hard disk with drive C: (system) and drive D:.
● or only drive C:. This allows you to retain any user data on drive D:.
● Restore the entire Compact Flash card.
Restoring the delivery state
To restore the delivery state, proceed as follows:
1. Connect a USB CD-ROM drive to the device.
2. Insert the Restore CD/DVD in the drive and reboot the device. When the BIOS message
3. Select the Boot menu and move the entry "CD-ROM Drive" to the first position.
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CAUTION
With the option "Restore system partition only", all data on drive C: (system partition) will
be deleted. All data, user settings and all authorizations or license keys on drive C: are
lost! All data on drive C: of your hard disk drive will be deleted. Setup formats the hard
disk partition and reinstalls the original factory software.
When you select the "Restore entire hard disk" option, ALL data, user settings and
existing authorizations or license keys will be lost on the hard disk.
appears
Press <F2> to enter Setup or <ESC> to show Boot menu
appears, press the F2 key.
Maintenance and Service
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