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Chapter 8. Recovering software This chapter will help you become familiar with recovery solutions provided by Lenovo. This chapter explains how and when 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 Refer to the Access Help online help system for additional information about the Rescue and Recovery program provided by Lenovo. For information on how to access the online help system, see "Access Help" on page 42. 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 operating system you have. Creating and using the Product Recovery disc If your computer is equipped with a recordable CD or DVD drive, you can create a set of Product Recovery discs that enables you to restore the contents of the hard disk to the same state as when the computer was originally shipped from the factory. Product Recovery discs are useful if you transfer the computer to another area, sell the computer, recycle the computer, or as a last resort 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 soon 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 make them. To create Product Recovery discs, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, open the Start menu, select All Programs, select Lenovo Care, click Create Recovery Media. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. The following explains how Product Recovery discs are used on different operating systems: v Windows XP: Use Product Recovery discs to restore your computer to the original factory contents, perform a custom factory recovery, or to perform other rescue and recovery operations such as rescuing individual files. © Lenovo 2005, 2007. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 33

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Chapter
8.
Recovering
software
This
chapter
will
help
you
become
familiar
with
recovery
solutions
provided
by
Lenovo.
This
chapter
explains
how
and
when
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
Refer
to
the
Access
Help
online
help
system
for
additional
information
about
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
provided
by
Lenovo.
For
information
on
how
to
access
the
online
help
system,
see
“Access
Help”
on
page
42.
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
operating
system
you
have.
Creating
and
using
the
Product
Recovery
disc
If
your
computer
is
equipped
with
a
recordable
CD
or
DVD
drive,
you
can
create
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
that
enables
you
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
the
same
state
as
when
the
computer
was
originally
shipped
from
the
factory.
Product
Recovery
discs
are
useful
if
you
transfer
the
computer
to
another
area,
sell
the
computer,
recycle
the
computer,
or
as
a
last
resort
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
soon
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
make
them.
To
create
Product
Recovery
discs,
do
the
following:
1.
From
the
Windows
desktop,
open
the
Start
menu,
select
All
Programs
,
select
Lenovo
Care
,
click
Create
Recovery
Media
.
2.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
The
following
explains
how
Product
Recovery
discs
are
used
on
different
operating
systems:
v
Windows
XP:
Use
Product
Recovery
discs
to
restore
your
computer
to
the
original
factory
contents,
perform
a
custom
factory
recovery,
or
to
perform
other
rescue
and
recovery
operations
such
as
rescuing
individual
files.
©
Lenovo
2005,
2007.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
33