Hi all - this is a newbie question (newbie to th
Hi all - this is a newbie question (newbie to the TC1000 that is, not to computers in general!):
I recently bought a used TC1000. The system works but it is quite a mess and so I would prefer to do a clean re-install. At the same time I would also like to change the OS language: the system currently runs a german Windows but I would prefer to install an English OS version (both language versions came with the device - 3 CDs each).
But how do I do that?
The system has no CD drive and I don't own a USB CD device. Since the system is currently working I am able to access my home LAN and thus also shares on my other PC. Via this mechanism I copied the content of the TC1000's English "QuickRestore System Recovery CD" to the TC1000's HD (I placed it into a separate partition D: in case a restore first wipes clean the entire C: drive).
But how do I start that restore? And before I do I would also like to first know if that's supposed to work? I.e. will the restore leave the D: partition intact and NOT reformats the entire disk (and thus overwriting the recovery CD images on the D: drive leaving me with a blank disk and a dead system...)?
Any advice or description how to do a clean re-install from the Recovery CDs but WITHOUT an attached CD drive would be highly appreciated!
Michael
Michael
go to
http://www.tc-one-thousand.com/
checkout the downloads section - you will find a couple of different ways to do this.
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Michael
go to
http://www.tc-one-thousand.com/
checkout the downloads section - you will find a couple of different ways to do this.
Welcome to the Buzz
Here are some threads to get you going.
So You Think You Want a Tablet PC
Welcome! New Tablet PC User
Michael
go to
http://www.tc-one-thousand.com/
checkout the downloads section - you will find a couple of different ways to do this.
Welcome to the Buzz
Here are some threads to get you going.
So You Think You Want a Tablet PC
Welcome! New Tablet PC User
Michael
go to
http://www.tc-one-thousand.com/
checkout the downloads section - you will find a couple of different ways to do this.
Welcome to the Buzz
Here are some threads to get you going.
So You Think You Want a Tablet PC
Welcome! New Tablet PC User
Michael
go to
http://www.tc-one-thousand.com/
checkout the downloads section - you will find a couple of different ways to do this.
Welcome to the Buzz
Here are some threads to get you going.
So You Think You Want a Tablet PC
Welcome! New Tablet PC User
Michael
go to
http://www.tc-one-thousand.com/
checkout the downloads section - you will find a couple of different ways to do this.
Welcome to the Buzz
Here are some threads to get you going.
So You Think You Want a Tablet PC
Welcome! New Tablet PC User
Excellent - thanks for the pointer. I think I found exactly what I need, i.e. the TFTP server, how to configure it and how then to tell the TC1000 to do a restore using that server.
Alas, the devil sits in the details! My HomeLAN router&basestation does DHCP but of course I can't tell it to provide the bootfile etc.
So I first need to establish a "Mini-LAN" between the TC1000 and my PC, so that I can use TFTP32's DHCP functionality and from there on "climb up the laddder". But for that I first need an Ethernet patch cable so I can directly connect my two systems.
But at least I now see a way!
Thanks again!
Michael
Excellent - thanks for the pointer. I think I found exactly what I need, i.e. the TFTP server, how to configure it and how then to tell the TC1000 to do a restore using that server.
Alas, the devil sits in the details! My HomeLAN router&basestation does DHCP but of course I can't tell it to provide the bootfile etc.
So I first need to establish a "Mini-LAN" between the TC1000 and my PC, so that I can use TFTP32's DHCP functionality and from there on "climb up the laddder". But for that I first need an Ethernet patch cable so I can directly connect my two systems.
But at least I now see a way!
Thanks again!
Michael
Excellent - thanks for the pointer. I think I found exactly what I need, i.e. the TFTP server, how to configure it and how then to tell the TC1000 to do a restore using that server.
Alas, the devil sits in the details! My HomeLAN router&basestation does DHCP but of course I can't tell it to provide the bootfile etc.
So I first need to establish a "Mini-LAN" between the TC1000 and my PC, so that I can use TFTP32's DHCP functionality and from there on "climb up the laddder". But for that I first need an Ethernet patch cable so I can directly connect my two systems.
But at least I now see a way!
Thanks again!
Michael
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