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Performing, backup, recovery, operations

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prompted to insert your Product Recovery discs and are guided through the process of restoring to the factory-installed contents only. To use Product Recovery discs on Windows XP, do the following: Attention: When you restore the factory-installed contents from the Product Recovery discs, all files currently on the hard disk drive will be deleted and replaced by the factory-installed contents. During the restore process, you will be given the opportunity to save one or more files currently on your hard disk drive to other media before any data is removed. 1. Insert the Start Recovery disc into your optical drive. 2. Restart your computer. 3. After a short delay, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. Note: If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open, you might not have your startup device (CD drive or DVD drive) set correctly in your BIOS startup sequence. For more information, see "Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence" on page 48. 4. In the Rescue and Recovery menu, click Restore your system. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Insert the appropriate Product Recovery disc when prompted. To use Product Recovery discs on Windows Vista, do the following: Attention: When you restore the factory-installed contents from the Product Recovery discs, all files currently on the hard disk drive will be deleted and replaced by the factory contents. 1. Insert the Start Recovery disc into your optical drive. 2. Restart your computer. After a short delay, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. Note: If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open, you might not have your startup device (CD drive or DVD drive) set correctly in your BIOS startup sequence. For more information, see "Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence" on page 48. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Insert the appropriate Product Recovery disc when prompted. Note: After restoring your hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents, you might have to reinstall some software or drivers. See "Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace" on page 45 for details. Performing backup and recovery operations The Rescue and Recovery program enables you to back up all your hard disk drive contents including the operating system, data files, application programs, and personal settings. You can designate where the Rescue and Recovery program stores the backup: v On a protected area of your hard disk drive v On a second hard disk drive installed in your computer v On an externally attached USB hard disk drive v On a network drive 44 User Guide

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prompted
to
insert
your
Product
Recovery
discs
and
are
guided
through
the
process
of
restoring
to
the
factory-installed
contents
only.
To
use
Product
Recovery
discs
on
Windows
XP,
do
the
following:
Attention:
When
you
restore
the
factory-installed
contents
from
the
Product
Recovery
discs,
all
files
currently
on
the
hard
disk
drive
will
be
deleted
and
replaced
by
the
factory-installed
contents.
During
the
restore
process,
you
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
save
one
or
more
files
currently
on
your
hard
disk
drive
to
other
media
before
any
data
is
removed.
1.
Insert
the
Start
Recovery
disc
into
your
optical
drive.
2.
Restart
your
computer.
3.
After
a
short
delay,
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
Note:
If
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
fails
to
open,
you
might
not
have
your
startup
device
(CD
drive
or
DVD
drive)
set
correctly
in
your
BIOS
startup
sequence.
For
more
information,
see
“Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence”
on
page
48.
4.
In
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
menu,
click
Restore
your
system
.
5.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Insert
the
appropriate
Product
Recovery
disc
when
prompted.
To
use
Product
Recovery
discs
on
Windows
Vista,
do
the
following:
Attention:
When
you
restore
the
factory-installed
contents
from
the
Product
Recovery
discs,
all
files
currently
on
the
hard
disk
drive
will
be
deleted
and
replaced
by
the
factory
contents.
1.
Insert
the
Start
Recovery
disc
into
your
optical
drive.
2.
Restart
your
computer.
After
a
short
delay,
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
Note:
If
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
fails
to
open,
you
might
not
have
your
startup
device
(CD
drive
or
DVD
drive)
set
correctly
in
your
BIOS
startup
sequence.
For
more
information,
see
“Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence”
on
page
48.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Insert
the
appropriate
Product
Recovery
disc
when
prompted.
Note:
After
restoring
your
hard
disk
drive
to
the
factory-installed
contents,
you
might
have
to
reinstall
some
software
or
drivers.
See
“Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace”
on
page
45
for
details.
Performing
backup
and
recovery
operations
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
enables
you
to
back
up
all
your
hard
disk
drive
contents
including
the
operating
system,
data
files,
application
programs,
and
personal
settings.
You
can
designate
where
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
stores
the
backup:
v
On
a
protected
area
of
your
hard
disk
drive
v
On
a
second
hard
disk
drive
installed
in
your
computer
v
On
an
externally
attached
USB
hard
disk
drive
v
On
a
network
drive
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User
Guide