Refer to the following instruction to perform a complete PC Restore with Windows Recovery Environment:
- Insert the Windows Setup Disc into the CD / DVD drive.
- Restart the computer.
- Specify the language setting, and then click [Next].
- Click [Repair your computer].
- Setup will search the hard disk for existing Windows installation, then displays the result in [System Recovery Options].
- Click [Next] afterward.
- On the [System Recovery Options] page, click [System Image Recovery].
- Perform one of the following actions:
- Click [Use the latest available system image (recommended)] and then click [Next].
- Click [Select a system image] and then click [Next].
- If the [Select a system image] option is selected, perform one of the following actions on the [Select the location of the backup] page:
- On the [Select the date and time of system image to restore] page, select the version to be restored, and then click [Next].
- Click [Advanced] to browse for a backup on the network, and then click [Next].
- On the [Choose how to restore the backup] page, perform the following optional tasks, and then click [Next]:
- Select the [Format and repartition disks] check box to delete existing partitions and reformat the destination disks to be the same as the backup.
- Click the [Exclude disks button and then the checkbox beside the disk to be excluded from being formatted and partitioned.
- Select the [Only restore system disk] check box to perform an operating system only recovery.
- Click [Install drivers] to install drivers for the hardware to be recovering to.
- Click [Advanced] to specify whether the computer is restarted and the disks are checked for errors immediately after the recovery.
- Confirm the details for the restoration, and then click [Finish] to begin the restore process.
Note:
In some cases, the computer manufacturer may have installed the Windows Recovery Environment directly to a partition on the hard drive.
To access this partition, slowly tap the [F8] key after the BIOS information clears from the screen before the Windows startup menu.
