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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 10. 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 13 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, refer to the ThinkVantage Productivity Center program. 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. Creating a a secure environment Creating a secure environment enables you to recover if your power-on or hard-disk-drive passwords are lost or forgotten. However, creating the secure environment does not help you recover from forgotten Windows passwords, or passwords associated with the Rescue and Recovery workspace. By creating this environment, you are adding an additional bootable device to the Startup Device Menu, from which you can reset or erase your forgotten hardware passwords. To access the Startup Device Menu, turn on your computer and press F12. You must set an Administrator or Supervisor password before you can create a secure environment. Note: It is a good idea to print the Creating a secure environment procedure and save it in a safe place for future reference. 8 Quick Reference

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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
10.
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
13
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,
refer
to
the
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
program.
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.
Creating
a
a
secure
environment
Creating
a
secure
environment
enables
you
to
recover
if
your
power-on
or
hard-disk-drive
passwords
are
lost
or
forgotten.
However,
creating
the
secure
environment
does
not
help
you
recover
from
forgotten
Windows
passwords,
or
passwords
associated
with
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.
By
creating
this
environment,
you
are
adding
an
additional
bootable
device
to
the
Startup
Device
Menu,
from
which
you
can
reset
or
erase
your
forgotten
hardware
passwords.
To
access
the
Startup
Device
Menu,
turn
on
your
computer
and
press
F12.
You
must
set
an
Administrator
or
Supervisor
password
before
you
can
create
a
secure
environment.
Note:
It
is
a
good
idea
to
print
the
Creating
a
secure
environment
procedure
and
save
it
in
a
safe
place
for
future
reference.
8
Quick
Reference