Operating System Recovery

Please follow the procedure below if you need to recover the Windows XP Pro Operating System of your
LIFEBOOK computer back to its original state as supplied when new.

To recover your software you will need the CD-ROM titled ‘Fujitsu Siemens Product Recovery CD-ROM’ and the
CD-ROM titled ‘Drivers and Utilities’ that were supplied with your computer.

Caution. This procedure will erase all your files. Fujitsu Siemens recommends that you regularly save
copies of files that you have created to a floppy diskette, recordable CD-ROM or other backup device.

1. Plug in and turn on the LIFEBOOK.

2. When you see the large ‘Fujitsu Siemens’ logo, press the F12 key to enter the ‘Boot Menu’
3. When you see the ‘Boot Menu’ insert the CD-ROM titled ‘Fujitsu Siemens Product Recovery CD-ROM’
that came with your computer into the DVD tray and close it.
4. In the ‘Boot Menu’ use the up / down arrow keys on the keyboard marked  or  to highlight ‘CD-ROM’
on the menu. Press the ‘Enter’ key, marked 
5. When you see the prompt on the screen ‘Press any Key to boot from CD’… press any key on the
keyboard.
Your computer will now load files it needs from the CD-ROM to restore Windows XP on your computer. This
will take a few minutes.
On a welcome screen you are asked if you want to setup or repair. Choose setup by pressing ENTER.
Now you have to agree with the EULA (license agreement). To do this press F8.
6. It appears the “Windows XP Home Edition Setup” Welcome screen. To perform a clean Windows
installation press ESC
7. The recovery process will pause on a screen that says ‘The following list shows the existing partitions and
un-partitioned space on this computer.’ We recommend that you do not make any changes to the
computer’s suggested settings unless you are an expert user. Press the ‘Enter’ key marked 
Press “D” to delete the partition, Press “Enter” to continue and then press “L” to confirm. Now the partition is
deleted.
Press “Enter” twice more to select the suggested space and start the formatting with NTFS file system as
recommended.
8. The computer will now examine your hard disk and then automatically copy files from the CD-ROM to
continue the recovery process. This will take several minutes. During this process your computer will also
re-start automatically. After your computer has automatically re-started, the Windows XP Pro setup process
will start.
9. The setup process will pause with the graphical display and the visible license agreement. Accept the
agreement and click on ‘Next >’,
the Windows XP installation process proceeds.
10. You will be prompted to enter the name and organization. After your input click on the box marked ‘Next >’
to continue.
11. You will be prompted to enter a name for the computer. After your input click on the box marked ‘Next >’
to continue.
the Windows XP finalize installing process proceeds.
12. After restart Windows is installed. A message box appears, telling that your graphic settings are low. To
improve click on the balloon. Another message box tells you to press OK to do this automatically. Do this
one time and a second time to confirm.
13. The screen “Welcome to Microsoft Windows” appears. To continue click the Next Button and follow the
Microsoft instructions.
14. Remove the recovery CD-ROM from the DVD-Drive and store it in a safe place.
15. Now follow the process under the heading ‘The Drivers and Utilities CD’ to install the software drivers for
the components in your system.