Partition Only Restore - NEC VERSA UltraLite Service And Reference Manual

A series of hardware detection screens display, the system reboots, and the Windows Setup
screen appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Windows.
You are required to reenter the Microsoft license number.

Partition Only Restore

If the preinstalled software on drive C: of the multiple partitioned drive becomes unusable and
you cannot boot from the hard drive, use the Product Recovery Utility to restore the primary
partition to its initial shipping configuration.
multiple partitions and if drive C: contains the operating system and related drivers. Move all
other data and applications to other partitions (drives) or the Partition Only restore process will
erase them completely.
The Partition Only restore option deletes all files on drive C: and replaces them with the original
factory installed files. Only use the Partition Only restore option if the preinstalled software on
drive C: is unusable.
Use these steps to perform a Partition Only restore as follows:
Check the Product Recovery CD title and make sure that it is the correct CD for the NEC
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Versa notebook and operating system.
Power off the system before connecting the external CD-ROM drive to the notebook.
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Put the CD into the CD-ROM drive tray, close the drive door, and reboot the notebook.
3.
Read the License Agreement screen that appears. Left click to accept the agreement.
4.
You have the option of accepting or declining the agreement. If you decline, the recovery
utility exits.
In the NEC Product Recovery Utility screen, select Partition Only to restore drive C: of a
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multiple partitioned drive to its original factory installed state.
applications installed on the notebook.
If the hard drive is configured with multiple or extended partitions, you might have to reinstall
some software to restore configuration settings and shared files.
Read the Warning screen.
6.
A warning displays indicating that drive C: (the primary drive/partition) is about to be
erased and formatted. It may be necessary to reinstall software to the other drives
(partitions) to reestablish Start Menu links and other configuration requirements stored on
drive C:.
Select Continue to proceed to perform a Partition Only restore.
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When the recovery process is complete, you are prompted to remove the CD from the
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CD-ROM drive and reboot.
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Use the Partition Only restore option only if the hard drive consists of
Choose the restore option carefully to prevent losing data and
Do not turn off or disturb the notebook during the recovery process.