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Chapter 3. Recovery information This chapter will help you get familiar with recovery solutions provided by Lenovo. This chapter explains when and how to use the following recovery methods: v Creating and using Product Recovery discs v Performing backup and recovery operations v Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace v Creating and using rescue media v Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette v Recovering or installing device drivers v Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence v Solving recovery problems Note: There are a variety of methods to choose from when considering how to recover software in the event of a software or hardware-related problem. Some methods vary depending on the type of your operating system. Creating and using Product Recovery discs If your computer is equipped with a recordable CD or DVD drive, you can create a set of Product Recovery discs that enable you to restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory-installed state. Product Recovery discs are useful if you transfer the computer to another area, sell the computer, recycle the computer, or as a last resort to put the computer in an operational state after all other methods of recovery have failed. As a precautionary measure, it is important to create a set of Product Recovery discs as early as possible. Note: The recovery operations you can perform using Product Recovery discs vary depending on the operating system from which they were created. Your Microsoft Windows license permits you to create only one set of Product Recovery discs, so it is important that you store the discs in a safe place after you have made them. To create Product Recovery discs, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage → Create Recovery Media or Create Product Recovery Media. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. The following list explains how Product Recovery discs are used on different operating systems: v Windows XP: use Product Recovery discs to restore your computer to the factory-installed contents, perform a custom factory recovery, or perform other rescue and recovery operations such as rescuing individual files. v Windows Vista: use Product Recovery discs to restore your computer to the factory-installed contents only. When using Product Recovery discs on Windows XP, you are given the option to enter the Rescue and Recovery workspace and choose from a variety of recovery operations. When using Product Recovery discs on Windows Vista, you are © Copyright Lenovo 2008 43

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Chapter
3.
Recovery
information
This
chapter
will
help
you
get
familiar
with
recovery
solutions
provided
by
Lenovo.
This
chapter
explains
when
and
how
to
use
the
following
recovery
methods:
v
Creating
and
using
Product
Recovery
discs
v
Performing
backup
and
recovery
operations
v
Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
v
Creating
and
using
rescue
media
v
Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
v
Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers
v
Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence
v
Solving
recovery
problems
Note:
There
are
a
variety
of
methods
to
choose
from
when
considering
how
to
recover
software
in
the
event
of
a
software
or
hardware-related
problem.
Some
methods
vary
depending
on
the
type
of
your
operating
system.
Creating
and
using
Product
Recovery
discs
If
your
computer
is
equipped
with
a
recordable
CD
or
DVD
drive,
you
can
create
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
that
enable
you
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
drive
to
the
factory-installed
state.
Product
Recovery
discs
are
useful
if
you
transfer
the
computer
to
another
area,
sell
the
computer,
recycle
the
computer,
or
as
a
last
resort
to
put
the
computer
in
an
operational
state
after
all
other
methods
of
recovery
have
failed.
As
a
precautionary
measure,
it
is
important
to
create
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
as
early
as
possible.
Note:
The
recovery
operations
you
can
perform
using
Product
Recovery
discs
vary
depending
on
the
operating
system
from
which
they
were
created.
Your
Microsoft
Windows
license
permits
you
to
create
only
one
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs,
so
it
is
important
that
you
store
the
discs
in
a
safe
place
after
you
have
made
them.
To
create
Product
Recovery
discs,
do
the
following:
1.
From
the
Windows
desktop,
click
Start
→
All
Programs
→
ThinkVantage
→
Create
Recovery
Media
or
Create
Product
Recovery
Media
.
2.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
The
following
list
explains
how
Product
Recovery
discs
are
used
on
different
operating
systems:
v
Windows
XP:
use
Product
Recovery
discs
to
restore
your
computer
to
the
factory-installed
contents,
perform
a
custom
factory
recovery,
or
perform
other
rescue
and
recovery
operations
such
as
rescuing
individual
files.
v
Windows
Vista:
use
Product
Recovery
discs
to
restore
your
computer
to
the
factory-installed
contents
only.
When
using
Product
Recovery
discs
on
Windows
XP,
you
are
given
the
option
to
enter
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
and
choose
from
a
variety
of
recovery
operations.
When
using
Product
Recovery
discs
on
Windows
Vista,
you
are
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Copyright
Lenovo
2008
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