Service and maintenance
11.9 Reinstalling the software
SIMATIC HMI IPC677C
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Operating Instructions, 04/2013, A5E02722710-04
11.9.3
Installing Windows
11.9.3.1
Installing Windows
Use the Recovery DVD to install Windows to suit your particular requirements. You also
need the supplied Documentation and Drivers DVD. Additional controllers unknown to the
operating system must be made known to the recovery system and to the Windows
operating system.
1.
Press the F6 or the "Load Driver" icon key while booting and follow the on-screen
instructions. During the rest of the installation, you will be asked several times for the
missing driver of the controller.
Booting with the Recovery DVD
1.
To boot the Recovery DVD press when BIOS outputs the message
Press <F2> to enter SETUP or <F12> to display the boot menu.
press the F12 key. The boot menu displayed after initialization indicates all boot devices.
2.
Select the DVD drive.
Follow the instructions on the screen until the "Siemens SIMATIC Recovery" window is
displayed.
When using the recovery function of Windows 7, confirm that you want to boot from DVD
immediately at startup. Otherwise the system boots from hard disk if you have a bootable
hard disk installed.
The following sections describe older Windows operating systems. The Recovery for
Windows 7 is described in the section Recovery of Windows 7 (Page 154).
11.9.3.2
Installing Windows XP
Note
Specific information on the use of the Windows XP Professional operating system is
available in the following manual (not included in the scope of delivery):
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Technical Reference (MSPress No. 934)
Requirement
You need the recovery DVD for the Windows XP operating system. It is included in the
scope of delivery.