Lenovo ThinkPad G50 Microsoft Windows XP Conversion Kit - Page 5

important

data

or

personal

files

that

you

want

to

keep

onto

removable

media

or

a

network

drive

before

you

start

the

conversion

process.

Performing

the

conversion

process

Important:

Ensure

that

you

have

read

all

of

the

information

in

“Before

you

begin

the

conversion

process”

on

page

2.

To

convert

your

operating

system

to

Microsoft

Windows

XP,

perform

the

following

steps:

Step

1.

Make

the

DVD

drive

the

first

startup

device

in

the

startup

sequence

using

the

following

procedure:

a.

Shut

down

the

operating

system

and

turn

off

your

computer.

b.

Turn

on

your

computer.

c.

When

the

logo

screen

is

displayed,

press

and

release

the

F1

key.

The

Setup

Utility

program

opens.

d.

Use

the

arrow

keys

to

select

Startup

from

the

main

menu

and

press

Enter.

e.

Use

the

arrow

keys

to

select

Boot

from

the

Startup

menu

and

press

Enter.

f.

Use

the

arrow

keys

to

select

ATAPI

CD0

from

the

Boot

menu.

If

you

will

be

using

a

supported

external

DVD

drive,

select

it

instead.

g.

Press

F6

repeatedly

until

the

selected

drive

(ATAPI

CD0

or

other

supported

external

DVD

drive)

appears

as

the

first

device

in

the

list.

Continue

with

step

2.

Step

2.

Insert

the

bootable

Rescue

and

Recovery

disc

from

your

Windows

XP

Conversion

kit

into

the

DVD

drive.

Step

3.

Press

F10

to

save

and

exit

the

Setup

Utility

program.

Step

4.

When

prompted,

select

Yes

in

the

Setup

Confirmation

window,

and

then

press

Enter

to

start

the

computer

from

the

bootable

Rescue

and

Recovery

disc.

Using

the

Microsoft

Windows

XP

Conversion

Kit

3

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