Notes:
1.
After restoring a hard disk drive to the factory default settings, you might have
to reinstall device drivers for some devices. See “Installing or reinstalling
device drivers” on page 57.
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 preinstalled with Microsoft Office or
Microsoft Works.
Creating and using rescue media
With rescue media, such as a disc or a USB hard disk drive, you can recover the
computer from failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and
Recovery workspace on your hard disk drive.
Notes:
1.
The recovery operations you can perform using rescue media vary depending
on the operating system.
2.
The rescue discs can be started in any type of CD or DVD drive.
3.
You can also run the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic program,
after using a rescue medium to recover the computer from failures and gaining
access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace.
Creating rescue media
This section provides instructions on how to create rescue media on different
operating systems.
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To create a rescue medium on Windows 7, do the following:
1.
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
→
All Programs
→
Lenovo
ThinkVantage Tools
→
Enhanced Backup and Restore
. The Rescue and
Recovery program opens.
2.
From the Rescue and Recovery main window, click the
Launch advanced
Rescue and Recovery
arrow.
3.
Click the
Create Rescue Media
icon. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media
window opens.
4.
In the
Rescue Media
area, select the type of rescue media you want to
create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive,
or a secondary internal hard disk drive.
5.
Click
OK
and follow the instructions on the screen.
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To create a rescue medium on Windows Vista or Windows XP, do the following:
1.
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
→
All Programs
→
ThinkVantage
→
Create Recovery Media
. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window
opens.
2.
In the
Rescue Media
area, select the type of rescue media you want to
create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive,
or a secondary internal hard disk drive.
3.
Click
OK
and follow the instructions on the screen.
Using rescue media
This section provides instructions on how to use the rescue media you have
created.
Chapter 3. Recovery information
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