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Chapter 6. Reinstalling the OS
Should serious irreparable problems occur, users must reinstall a Windows
operating system. This chapter will explain how to do that.
To reinstall the OS, you will need the Tangent Recovery CD and the driver
CD that comes with this product. Please have these at hand before
attempting to reinstall the OS.
It is important to note that users need to back up important data stored in
the hard disk prior to formatting the hard disc drive and reinstalling the
operating system.
How to reinstall Windows XP
1.
Insert the Tangent Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive and start up
the computer. The “Windows Setup” screen will appear, automatically
starting the installation.
2.
Continue installing the Windows XP following the instructions
displayed on the screen.
3.
When installation is complete, the computer will restart running
Windows XP and the desktop will appear.
4.
Check the device manager to make sure there are no devices without
a driver installed (highlighted with a yellow exclamation mark), and
install drivers as necessary from the driver CDs.
[Caution]
In most cases, it is necessary to restart the computer after installing
drivers or utilities using the Master CD.
[For reference]
When the video driver is installed, click [Start]-[Control panel]-[Appearance
and themes]-[Display] to bring up the “Display Registration Information”
screen and choose the desired color quality or screen resolution from the
[setting] tab. We suggest that users choose high color (16 bit) or true color
(24 bit) for color quality, and 1280 X 1024 pixels for screen resolution.
Click on the [Advance] button at the lower part of the [Setup] tab to bring up
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