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7. If the hard-disk drive is blank, a menu will appear
stating "Your computer originally included a
Product Recovery program ... Reinstall the
Product Recovery Program? (Y/N) [ ]".}.
* To install Service Partition, go to step 4.
* To preload hard-disk drive without installing Service
Partition, press "N".
8. If a menu appears asking which operating system to
install, highlight proper operating system and press
""ENTER".
9. A menu will appear stating "Full Recovery:". Press
""ENTER" to select.
10. Enter "Y" at the three windows which follow.
11. Follow prompts to complete Recovery.
Creating a Recovery Repair diskette
The Recovery Repair diskette is used to recover the
prompt that is needed to access the Product Recovery
program, if the prompt does not appear. Make a Recovery
Repair diskette and save it for future use.
To make a Recovery Repair diskette:
1. Shut down and turn off the computer.
2. Attach the external diskette drive to the computer.
3. At the prompt, pressF11. (The option to pressF11
appears for only a few seconds. You must press F11
quickly.) The Product Recovery program main menu
appears.
4. If you are using Windows 2000 Professional, you will
be prompted to select the appropriate operating system
setting. This menu does not appear for Windows 98
SE.
5. Select System Utilities from the main menu. Press
Enter.
6. Select Create a Recovery Repair diskette. Press Enter.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions.
8. When the process is completed, label the diskette as
the Recovery Repair diskette and save it for future use.
To use the Recovery Repair diskette:
1. Shut down and turn off the computer.
2. Attach the external diskette drive to the computer.
3. Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into the drive; then
turn on the computer.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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