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Reinstalling Windows XP
YoucanreinstallWindowsusingtheSystemRecoveryCDwhenWindowsdoesnotworkproperly.
Before You Start!
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ASystemRecoveryCDmaynotbesupplieddependingonyourcomputermodel.
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ToreinstallWindowswhenWindowsdoesnotboot,refertopage 153.
Note
ReinstallingWindowsmaydeletedata(lesandprograms)savedontheharddiskdrive.Makesuretobackupallimportant
data.SamsungElectronicsshallnotbeheldliableforanylossofdata.
ExplainStandardinstallationoptionasastandard.
1
InsertthesystemrecoveryCDintotheCD-ROM
drive.
2
Intheinitialscreen,clickStandard Installation.
■ Standard installation:
You can change the settings
forpartitioning,theinstallationfolder,etc.duringthe
Windowsinstallation.However,reinstallingWindows
maydeletethedataontheharddiskdrivesuchasles,
programs,etc.Inordertominimizedamagefromdata
loss,pleaseremembertoalwaysbackupdata.
■ Quick Installation:Thisre-installsWindowswiththe
userdataandthesystemcongurationintact.The
userdatainthealreadyexistingWindowsfoldersmay
bepreservedastheexistingWindowsfoldersare
overwritten.
Reinstalling Windows