Configuring the System 3-21
NEC OS Restore CD
The following procedures describe how to use the NEC OS
Restore CD that ships with your system.
Please read the following sections in their entirety before
using the NEC OS Restore CD to restore the Windows
operating system or factory-installed drivers on your system.
Introducing OS Restore Options
The NEC OS Restore CD contains the Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows NT operating system and device
drivers for the hardware that was factory-installed in your
system. Use this CD to restore your system to its working
state if a problem occurs that causes data loss or corruption.
After restoring the operating system, use the NEC
Application and Driver CD to install your applications,
optional drivers, and online documents.
Note
:
Use the NEC Application and Driver
CD to install or restore applications, optional
drivers, and online documents (see βNEC
Application and Driver CDβ later in this chapter).
Choosing a Restore Program
The OS Restore program allows you to reinstall your
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT operating
system. You can perform the restore in the following ways:
Auto
, which reformats and repartitions the hard drive
before restoring the Windows OS and factory-shipped
drivers (see βAuto Rebuild and Restoreβ)