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Using, Rescue, Recovery, workspace

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v On a second hard disk installed in your computer v On an externally attached USB hard disk v On a network drive v On recordable CDs or DVDs (a recordable CD or DVD drive is required for this option) After you have backed up your hard disk, you can restore the complete contents of the hard disk, restore selected files only, or restore only the Windows operating system and applications. To perform a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, open the Start menu, select All Programs, click Lenovo Care, then click Rescue and Recovery. The Rescue and Recovery program opens. 2. From the Rescue and Recovery main window, click Back up your hard drive select backup operation options. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. To perform a restore operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, open the Start menu, select All Programs, click Lenovo Care, then click Rescue and Recovery. The Rescue and Recovery program opens. 2. From the Rescue and Recovery main window, click Restore your system from a backup icon. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. For information about performing a restore operation from the Rescue and Recovery workspace, see "Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace." Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace The Rescue and Recovery(R) workspace provides an environment that runs independently of the Windows(R) operating system and is hidden from the Windows operating system. Because the Rescue and Recovery workspace is hidden, it is immune to most types of virus attacks and provides a safe place from which to perform rescue and recovery operations that might not be possible in the Windows environment. You can perform the following recovery operations from the Rescue and Recovery workspace: v Rescue files from your hard disk or from a backup: The Rescue and Recovery workspace enables you to locate files on your hard disk and transfer them to a network drive or other recordable media, such as a USB hard disk drive or a diskette. This solution is available, even if you did not back up your files or if changes were made to the files since your last backup operation. You also can rescue individual files from a Rescue and Recovery backup located on your local hard disk, a USB device, or a network drive. v Restore your hard disk from a Rescue and Recovery backup: When you perform a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, you can perform restore operations from the Rescue and Recovery workspace, even if you cannot start the Windows operating system. v Restore your hard disk to the factory contents: The Rescue and Recovery workspace enables you to restore the complete contents of your hard disk to the Chapter 8. Recovering software 35

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v
On
a
second
hard
disk
installed
in
your
computer
v
On
an
externally
attached
USB
hard
disk
v
On
a
network
drive
v
On
recordable
CDs
or
DVDs
(a
recordable
CD
or
DVD
drive
is
required
for
this
option)
After
you
have
backed
up
your
hard
disk,
you
can
restore
the
complete
contents
of
the
hard
disk,
restore
selected
files
only,
or
restore
only
the
Windows
operating
system
and
applications.
To
perform
a
backup
operation
using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program,
do
the
following:
1.
From
the
Windows
desktop,
open
the
Start
menu,
select
All
Programs
,
click
Lenovo
Care
,
then
click
Rescue
and
Recovery
.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
opens.
2.
From
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
main
window,
click
Back
up
your
hard
drive
select
backup
operation
options.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
To
perform
a
restore
operation
using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program,
do
the
following:
1.
From
the
Windows
desktop,
open
the
Start
menu,
select
All
Programs
,
click
Lenovo
Care
,
then
click
Rescue
and
Recovery
.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
opens.
2.
From
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
main
window,
click
Restore
your
system
from
a
backup
icon.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
For
information
about
performing
a
restore
operation
from
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
see
“Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.”
Using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
The
Rescue
and
Recovery(R)
workspace
provides
an
environment
that
runs
independently
of
the
Windows(R)
operating
system
and
is
hidden
from
the
Windows
operating
system.
Because
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
is
hidden,
it
is
immune
to
most
types
of
virus
attacks
and
provides
a
safe
place
from
which
to
perform
rescue
and
recovery
operations
that
might
not
be
possible
in
the
Windows
environment.
You
can
perform
the
following
recovery
operations
from
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace:
v
Rescue
files
from
your
hard
disk
or
from
a
backup:
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
enables
you
to
locate
files
on
your
hard
disk
and
transfer
them
to
a
network
drive
or
other
recordable
media,
such
as
a
USB
hard
disk
drive
or
a
diskette.
This
solution
is
available,
even
if
you
did
not
back
up
your
files
or
if
changes
were
made
to
the
files
since
your
last
backup
operation.
You
also
can
rescue
individual
files
from
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
backup
located
on
your
local
hard
disk,
a
USB
device,
or
a
network
drive.
v
Restore
your
hard
disk
from
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
backup:
When
you
perform
a
backup
operation
using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program,
you
can
perform
restore
operations
from
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
even
if
you
cannot
start
the
Windows
operating
system.
v
Restore
your
hard
disk
to
the
factory
contents:
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
enables
you
to
restore
the
complete
contents
of
your
hard
disk
to
the
Chapter
8.
Recovering
software
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