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v Create an Enhanced Diagnostics diskette. The Enhanced Diagnostics tool can isolate hardware problems and is part of the Product Recovery program. Making an Enhanced Diagnostics diskette ahead of time assures you use of the Enhanced Diagnostics tool if the Product Recovery program becomes inaccessible. See "Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette" on page 17. v Record your computer machine type, model, and serial number. If you need service or technical support, you will probably be asked for this information. See "Recording your computer information" on page 9. Keep this Quick Reference in a safe place. It is the only publication that has important information about reinstalling factory-installed software. Chapter 3, "Recovering software," on page 11 contains the information about recovering factory-installed software. Updating your operating system Microsoft® makes updates available for various operating systems through the Microsoft Windows Update Web site. The Web site automatically determines what Windows updates are available for your specific computer and lists those updates only. Updates could include security fixes, new versions of Windows components (such as media player), fixes to other portions of the Windows operating system, or enhancements. For details about updating your operating system, go to Access IBM. Installing other operating systems If you install your own operating system, follow the instructions that come with your operating-system CDs or diskettes. Remember to install all device drivers after you install your operating system. Installation instructions are usually provided with the device drivers. Updating anivirus your software Your computer comes with the Norton AntiVirus software you can use to detect and eliminate viruses. You should run the LiveUpdate application to get the latest updates from the Norton AntiVirus Web site. LiveUpdate will download the latest virus list and Norton AntiVirus will use the new list when it scans your computer the next time. For details about updating your antivirus software, go to Access IBM. 8 Quick Reference