Restoring Your System Image If You Can't Start Windows® 7; Restoring Your System Without A System Image - Motion Computing C5t User Manual

Restoring your system image if you can't start Windows® 7
If you need to restore your system and cannot access Windows® 7, you can access the
recovery tool in the Windows® Advanced Boot Options screen.
N : Before starting, locate the external drive that contains the system image you created
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previously
To restore your system image from the Windows® Advanced Boot Options screen:
1. Press the tablet's power button
2. Press and hold the F8 key to display the Windows® Advanced Boot Options screen.
You need to press F8 as soon as the tablet starts up to access the Windows® Advanced
Boot Options screen. If the Windows® logo appears, you need to try again by waiting
until the Windows® logon prompt appears, and restarting your tablet from the Start
menu.
3. In the Advanced Boot Options screen, select Repair your computer and press Enter.
The message "Windows is loading files... " and a progress bar will be displayed and there
will be a brief waiting period while the necessary files load.
4. Select a keyboard layout in the System Recovery Options dialog box, then press Enter.
5. Select a user name and enter the password, then press Enter.
6. Attach the external drive that contains the system image.
7. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, use the Tab key to navigate to System
Image Recovery and then press Enter.
8. Follow the instructions to Re-image your computer.

Restoring your system without a system image

If you need to restore your Windows® 7 system and you do not have a system image, you
can restore Windows® to its original factory image. This does not restore any of your files or
any programs that you have installed.
To reinstall the original factory image:
1. Ensure that a keyboard is attached to the tablet.
2. Press the tablet's power button
3. Press and hold the F8 key to display the Windows® Advanced Boot Options screen.
You need to press F8 as soon as the tablet starts up to access the Windows® Advanced
Boot Options screen. If the Windows® logo appears, you need to try again by waiting
until the Windows® logon prompt appears, and restarting your tablet from the Start
menu.
4. In the Advanced Boot Options screen, select Repair your computer and press Enter.
Chapter 2 Using your C5t/F5t
(page 59) and ensure that a keyboard is attached to your tablet.
to start the tablet.
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