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v To rescue files from your hard disk or from a backup, click Rescue files in the Rescue and Recovery menu; then, follow the instructions on the screen. v To restore your hard disk from a Rescue and Recovery backup or to restore your hard drive to the factory contents, click Restore your system in the Rescue and Recovery menu; then, follow the instructions on the screen. Note: After restoring your hard disk to the original factory content, you might have to reinstall some software or drivers. Refer to the following notes for more information. v For information about other features of the Rescue and Recovery workspace, click Help. Notes: 1. After restoring a hard disk to the original factory contents you might have to reinstall device drivers for some devices. See "Recovering or installing device drivers" on page 46. 2. Some computers come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. If you need to recover or reinstall your Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works applications, you must use the Microsoft Office CD or Microsoft Works CD. These CDs are provided only with computers that come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. Solving recovery problems If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment, you can: v Use your rescue media (CD, DVD, or USB hard disk) to gain access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace. See "Creating and using rescue media" for details. v Use a Recovery Repair diskette to repair the Rescue and Recovery workspace or repair a file needed to enter the Windows environment. See "Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette" on page 45 for details. v If your intent is to restore the contents of the hard disk to its original factory state, you can use a set of Product Recovery discs. See "Creating and using product recovery discs" on page 41. It is important to create a Recovery Repair diskette, rescue media, and a set of Product Recovery discs as soon as possible and store them in a safe place as a precautionary measure. If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment from rescue media, a Recovery Repair diskette, or a set of Product Recovery CDs, you might not have the rescue device, CD drive, DVD drive or USB hard disk drive defined as a startup device in the BIOS startup sequence. See "Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence" on page 46 for more information. Creating and using rescue media Rescue media such as a CD or USB hard disk drive enables you to recover from failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace on your hard disk. 44 User Guide Note: The rescue disc, the first disc of the Product Recovery discs and the backup discs are startable (bootable). They can be started in any type of CD or DVD drive except for a DVD-RAM media.

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v
To
rescue
files
from
your
hard
disk
or
from
a
backup,
click
Rescue
files
in
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
menu;
then,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
v
To
restore
your
hard
disk
from
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
backup
or
to
restore
your
hard
drive
to
the
factory
contents,
click
Restore
your
system
in
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
menu;
then,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Note:
After
restoring
your
hard
disk
to
the
original
factory
content,
you
might
have
to
reinstall
some
software
or
drivers.
Refer
to
the
following
notes
for
more
information.
v
For
information
about
other
features
of
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
click
Help
.
Notes:
1.
After
restoring
a
hard
disk
to
the
original
factory
contents
you
might
have
to
reinstall
device
drivers
for
some
devices.
See
“Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers”
on
page
46.
2.
Some
computers
come
with
Microsoft
Office
or
Microsoft
Works
preinstalled.
If
you
need
to
recover
or
reinstall
your
Microsoft
Office
or
Microsoft
Works
applications,
you
must
use
the
Microsoft
Office
CD
or
Microsoft
Works
CD
.
These
CDs
are
provided
only
with
computers
that
come
with
Microsoft
Office
or
Microsoft
Works
preinstalled.
Solving
recovery
problems
If
you
are
unable
to
access
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
or
the
Windows
environment,
you
can:
v
Use
your
rescue
media
(CD,
DVD,
or
USB
hard
disk)
to
gain
access
to
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.
See
“Creating
and
using
rescue
media”
for
details.
v
Use
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
to
repair
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
or
repair
a
file
needed
to
enter
the
Windows
environment.
See
“Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette”
on
page
45
for
details.
v
If
your
intent
is
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
its
original
factory
state,
you
can
use
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs.
See
“Creating
and
using
product
recovery
discs”
on
page
41.
It
is
important
to
create
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette,
rescue
media,
and
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
as
soon
as
possible
and
store
them
in
a
safe
place
as
a
precautionary
measure.
If
you
are
unable
to
access
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
or
the
Windows
environment
from
rescue
media,
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette,
or
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
CDs,
you
might
not
have
the
rescue
device,
CD
drive,
DVD
drive
or
USB
hard
disk
drive
defined
as
a
startup
device
in
the
BIOS
startup
sequence.
See
“Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence”
on
page
46
for
more
information.
Creating
and
using
rescue
media
Rescue
media
such
as
a
CD
or
USB
hard
disk
drive
enables
you
to
recover
from
failures
that
prevent
you
from
gaining
access
to
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
on
your
hard
disk.
Note:
The
rescue
disc,
the
first
disc
of
the
Product
Recovery
discs
and
the
backup
discs
are
startable
(bootable).
They
can
be
started
in
any
type
of
CD
or
DVD
drive
except
for
a
DVD-RAM
media.
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User
Guide