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Reinstalling the Operating System, Product Key. Your Product Key is provided on the Microsoft

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Software Updates and Restorations ■ The shortcuts on a desktop are often stored in C:\ Documents and Settings\ (Your User Account)\ Desktop. ■ If you have customized the settings in a window, toolbar, or menu bar, you might want to take a screen shot of that element. The screen shot could be a time-saving reference when you begin resetting your preferences. A screen shot is a copy of an element on the screen. To copy the element from the screen and paste it into a Word document: a. Display the element on the screen. b. Copy the element or entire screen: ◆ To copy only the active window, press alt+prt sc. ◆ To copy the entire screen, press prt sc. c. To paste the copied image into a document, open Word, and then select Edit > Paste. Reinstalling the Operating System ✎ During the reinstallation, you might be prompted for your Product Key. Your Product Key is provided on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label affixed to the bottom of the notebook. To reinstall the operating system using the Operating System Recovery CD included with the notebook: 1. Insert the Operating System Recovery CD into the optical drive. 2. Turn off the notebook by using the standard Windows shutdown procedure. If the notebook is unresponsive: a. If the notebook is running Windows XP Professional, press ctrl+alt+del. Select Shut down from the drop-down list, and then select OK. b. If the notebook is running Windows XP Home or does not respond to ctrl+alt+del, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. 4-16

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Software Updates and Restorations
■
The shortcuts on a desktop are often stored in C:\ Documents
and Settings\ (Your User Account)\ Desktop.
■
If you have customized the settings in a window, toolbar, or
menu bar, you might want to take a screen shot of that
element. The screen shot could be a time-saving reference
when you begin resetting your preferences. A screen shot is a
copy of an element on the screen. To copy the element from
the screen and paste it into a Word document:
a.
Display the element on the screen.
b.
Copy the element or entire screen:
◆
To copy only the active window, press
alt+prt sc.
◆
To copy the entire screen, press
prt sc.
c.
To paste the copied image into a document, open Word,
and then select Edit > Paste.
Reinstalling the Operating System
✎
During the reinstallation, you might be prompted for your
Product Key. Your Product Key is provided on the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label affixed to the bottom of the
notebook.
To reinstall the operating system using the
Operating System
Recovery CD
included with the notebook:
1. Insert the
Operating System Recovery CD
into the optical
drive.
2. Turn off the notebook by using the standard Windows
shutdown procedure. If the notebook is unresponsive:
a.
If the notebook is running Windows XP Professional,
press
ctrl+alt+del.
Select Shut down from the drop-down
list, and then select OK.
b.
If the notebook is running Windows XP Home or does
not
respond to
ctrl+alt+del,
press and hold the power
button for
5 seconds.