Installing Windows 7 - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E120 User Manual

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Installing Windows 7

Before you start, print these instructions.
Note: You can attach a USB CD or DVD drive to the USB connector.
To install Windows 7 and its related software on your computer, do as follows:
1. Start ThinkPad Setup. The ThinkPad Setup main menu is displayed.
2. Select Startup.
3. Select UEFI/Legacy Boot.
4. Do one of the following:
• If you want to install the Windows 7 (32-bit) operating system, select Legacy Only or Both.
• If you want to install the Windows 7 (64-bit) operating system in Legacy mode, select Legacy Only.
• If you want to install the Windows 7 (64-bit) operating system in UEFI mode, select UEFI Only.
5. Press F10.
6. Insert the DVD for Windows 7 into the DVD drive and restart the computer. Follow the instructions on
the screen.
7. Complete the installation of Windows 7 by following the instructions on the screen.
8. Restore C:\SWTOOLS from the backup copy you made before starting the installation.
9. Install the Intel Chipset Support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. To do this, refer to "Installing Intel
Chipset Support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7" on page 100.
10. Install the necessary device drivers. See "Installing device drivers" on page 98.
Installing Windows 7 registry patches
Install the following registry patch:
• Registry patch enabling Wake Up on LAN from Standby for Energy Star
To install this registry patch, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Installing the Windows 7 update module package
The Windows 7 update modules are in the following directory:
C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
The name of each subfolder is the number of a fix module. For information about each fix module, visit the
Microsoft Knowledge Base homepage at http://support.microsoft.com/, type the number of the fix module
you need in the search field, and click Search.
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