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Chapter 2. Installing and using the Rescue and Recovery software The IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore product (hereafter called the Rescue and Recovery program) provides a number of features that can help you recover from a problem, even if you cannot start the Windows operating system. Main features include: v Full and incremental hard disk backup through the IBM Rescue and Recovery program. Backup files can be stored in a protected area of your computer hard disk, on recordable CD or DVD media, on a network drive, or on a USB device such as your USB hard disk drive. v Full hard disk recovery using backup files created by the Rescue and Recovery program. v Recovery and transfer of individual files stored on your local hard disk in Windows partitions, a network drive, or from a Rescue and Recovery backup file. v The Rescue and Recovery workspace, which runs independently of the Windows operating system. Through the Rescue and Recovery workspace you can restore your hard disk to one of several saved states, recover files from your Windows partition or from a backup, communicate over the internet, and view useful information about the condition of your computer. Prerequisites To install this program, you must have the following: v Windows XP or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3. If you are installing this program on a harddisk that has a capacity of greater than 137 GB, Service Pack 1 is required for Windows XP. v Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. v 128 MB of memory of which no more than 8 MB can be designated as shared memory under the video setup in BIOS. v 800 MB of free disk space. Before you install Rescue and Recovery Consider the following information when deciding to install Rescue and Recovery: v State of your system. Is your system set up the way you would want it to be restored? Will you be adding any other important software? Before you install Rescue and Recovery, make sure you have the following components. The following prerequisites are necessary for Rescue and Recovery to function properly: v An IBM ThinkCentre™ or ThinkPad® computer v Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher Application compatibility Some applications that have complex filter driver environments (such as anti-virus software) might not be compatible with IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore software. For information regarding compatibility issues, refer to the README file that accompanies IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore software on the Web: www.ibm.com/thinkvantage. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004 5

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Chapter
2.
Installing
and
using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
software
The
IBM
Rescue
and
Recovery
with
Rapid
Restore
product
(hereafter
called
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program)
provides
a
number
of
features
that
can
help
you
recover
from
a
problem,
even
if
you
cannot
start
the
Windows
operating
system.
Main
features
include:
v
Full
and
incremental
hard
disk
backup
through
the
IBM
Rescue
and
Recovery
program.
Backup
files
can
be
stored
in
a
protected
area
of
your
computer
hard
disk,
on
recordable
CD
or
DVD
media,
on
a
network
drive,
or
on
a
USB
device
such
as
your
USB
hard
disk
drive.
v
Full
hard
disk
recovery
using
backup
files
created
by
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program.
v
Recovery
and
transfer
of
individual
files
stored
on
your
local
hard
disk
in
Windows
partitions,
a
network
drive,
or
from
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
backup
file.
v
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
which
runs
independently
of
the
Windows
operating
system.
Through
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
you
can
restore
your
hard
disk
to
one
of
several
saved
states,
recover
files
from
your
Windows
partition
or
from
a
backup,
communicate
over
the
internet,
and
view
useful
information
about
the
condition
of
your
computer.
Prerequisites
To
install
this
program,
you
must
have
the
following:
v
Windows
XP
or
Windows
2000
with
Service
Pack
3.
If
you
are
installing
this
program
on
a
harddisk
that
has
a
capacity
of
greater
than
137
GB,
Service
Pack
1
is
required
for
Windows
XP.
v
Internet
Explorer
5.5
or
later.
v
128
MB
of
memory
of
which
no
more
than
8
MB
can
be
designated
as
shared
memory
under
the
video
setup
in
BIOS.
v
800
MB
of
free
disk
space.
Before
you
install
Rescue
and
Recovery
Consider
the
following
information
when
deciding
to
install
Rescue
and
Recovery:
v
State
of
your
system.
Is
your
system
set
up
the
way
you
would
want
it
to
be
restored?
Will
you
be
adding
any
other
important
software?
Before
you
install
Rescue
and
Recovery,
make
sure
you
have
the
following
components.
The
following
prerequisites
are
necessary
for
Rescue
and
Recovery
to
function
properly:
v
An
IBM
ThinkCentre
™
or
ThinkPad
®
computer
v
Internet
Explorer
5.5
or
higher
Application
compatibility
Some
applications
that
have
complex
filter
driver
environments
(such
as
anti-virus
software)
might
not
be
compatible
with
IBM
Rescue
and
Recovery
with
Rapid
Restore
software.
For
information
regarding
compatibility
issues,
refer
to
the
README
file
that
accompanies
IBM
Rescue
and
Recovery
with
Rapid
Restore
software
on
the
Web:
www.ibm.com/thinkvantage.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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