User Manual (XP/Windows7)
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Reinstalling Windows XP 
(For Windows XP, For supported models only)
You can reinstall Windows using the SYSTEM RECOVERY MEDIA when Windows 
does not work properly. (For models supplied with a SYSTEM RECOVERY MEDIA.)
For models supplied with the Samsung Recovery Solution, you can reinstall Windows 
using the Samsung Recovery Solution.
These descriptions are for Windows XP and for supported models only.
 A SYSTEM RECOVERY MEDIA may not be supplied depending on your computer 
model.
 The SYSTEM RECOVERY MEDIA is supplied as a CD or DVD depending on your 
model, and some models are printed as System Recovery CD.
 To reinstall Windows using SYSTEM RECOVERY MEDIA, an external-type ODD 
must be connected before turning the computer on. The following descriptions 
assume that an external ODD is connected.
Reinstalling Windows may delete data (les and programs) saved on the hard disk 
drive. Make sure to backup all important data. Samsung Electronics shall not be held 
liable for any loss of data.
Running SYSTEM RECOVERY 
MEDIA
Insert the SYSTEM RECOVERY MEDIA 
into the CD-ROM drive.










