Lenovo ThinkPad T420si (English) User Guide - Page 167
Installing Windows Vista
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To install these Registry Patches, go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support Installing the Windows 7 Update Module Package The Windows 7 Update Modules are in the following directory: C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\. The name of each subfolder is the number of a fix module. For information about each fix module, visit the Microsoft Knowledge Base homepage at: http://support.microsoft.com/, type the number of the fix module you need in the search field, and click Search. Note: The Web site address might change without notice. If the homepage is not displayed, search for it from the Microsoft top page. To install a fix module, run the EXE file in a subfolder and follow the instructions on the screen. Note: If you remove the hard disk drive from the computer with a single-core processor and install it on a computer with a dual-core processor, you can get access to the hard disk drive. The opposite, however, is not true: If you remove the hard disk drive from a computer with a dual-core processor and install it on a computer with a single-core processor, you cannot get access to the hard disk drive. Installing Windows Vista Before you start, print these instructions. Note: Your computer supports Windows Vista with Service Pack 2. Before you install Windows Vista Service Pack 2, make sure you install the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 first. To install Windows Vista and its related software on your computer, do as follows: 1. Start ThinkPad Setup. 2. Select Startup menu. 3. Select UEFI/Legacy Boot. 4. Do one of the following: • If you want to install the Windows Vista 32 bit operating system, select Legacy Only or Both. • If you want to install the Windows Vista 64 bit operating system in Legacy mode, select Legacy Only. • If you want to install the Windows Vista 64 bit operating system in UEFI mode, select UEFI Only. 5. Press F10. 6. Insert the DVD for Windows Vista integrated with Service Pack 1 into the DVD drive, and restart the computer. 7. Install the Windows Vista Service Pack 2. You can install the Windows Vista Service Pack 2 using the Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Installation CD or download it from either Microsoft Download Center or Microsoft Windows update Web site. 8. Restore C:\SWTOOLS from the backup copy you made before starting the installation. 9. Install the Intel Chipset Support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. To do this, run infinst_autol.exe in C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\INTELINF. 10. Install device drivers. They are provided in the C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS directory on your hard disk drive. You will also need to install application software, which is provided in the C:\SWTOOLS\APPS directory on your hard disk drive. To do this, refer to the instructions in "Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers" on page 90. Chapter 8. Advanced configuration 151