Starting SmartRestore
Note:
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The SmartRestore utility can only be run by users with Administrator rights.
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Before starting SmartRestore, save your current work and close all running
applications, deactivate any screen saver and energy saving mode.
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If you never deleted the backup partition, you are ready to proceed.
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If you have deleted the backup partition and created Master CDs/DVDs for your
computer, please insert Master CD/DVD 1 into your optical disk drive.
To start SmartRestore from Windows Vista
Click Start, All programs, NEC Computers Utilities, SmartRestore.
From the Smart-
Restore main
screen, you will be
able to:
Uninstalling and Reinstalling Software Using SmartRestore
You may want to remove a program if:
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You do not use it any longer.
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You want to free up some space on your hard disk drive.
You may want to reinstall a program if:
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It has been corrupted and does not work any longer, or if it keeps generating errors on the computer.
Uninstall and reinstall Software from the SmartRestore main screen as follows.
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Uninstall or Reinstall
Preloaded Software.
Reset your hardware config-
uration.
Start Windows Uninstall or
Change Programs Wizard.
Please see Windows online
help for more information.
Start Windows Features
Wizard. Please see Windows
online help for more infor-
mation.
Start the Recovery program.
Run Recovery DVD Creator. Click the Create my Recovery DVD link.
Table 5: NEC recovery utilities in Windows Vista
Solving System Problems
Click the Add or Remove a NEC Compu-
ters Application link (default).
Click the Add or Remove a NEC Compu-
ters Driver link.
Click the Add or Remove other Programs
link.
Click the Microsoft Windows Features link.
Click the NEC Computers Recovery link.
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