9 Software Updates, Restorations and Utilities Contents Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2 Preparing for a Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2 Downloading and Installing an Update . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4 Backing Up and Restoring Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7 Setting a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7 Restoring to a System Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7 Repairing or Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . 9–8 Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8 Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9–9 Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10 Installing a Retail Version of an Operating System. . . . 9–11 Using the Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–11 Opening the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–11 Navigating and Selecting in the Setup Utility . . . . . 9–12 Restoring Setup Utility Default Settings . . . . . . . . . 9–12 Exiting the Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12 Using the Support Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–13 Using the Help and Support Window . . . . . . . . . . .
9–13 Using Support Telephone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14 Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2 9–1