7-8 Solving System Problems
Using the Product Recovery CD
If you determine that you need to restore your system to its initial
installation state follow the instructions given here.
In the Windows NT environment you can use the repair/emergency disk
to restore your system to its current state of operation without reverting
to its initial installation state. For details about creating the
repair/emergency disk, refer to the Windows NT documentation.
Note:
Only use the Recovery CD as a last
resort. Check the problem checklist at the beginning
of this chapter for information about solving
problems before using the CD. The recovery CD
provides a variety of options that either remove or
replace existing files. This may result in data loss.
The Product Recovery CD gives you the following choices.
Full — Completely rebuilds your hard disk drive, destroying all
existing data in the process. Once you choose this option, you
are prompted to confirm your choice. When your choice is
confirmed, the recovery proceeds without requiring any
intervention or responses on your part. Simply walk away and
return in about half an hour.
Note
: Use full restore if your hard disk consists
of one partition (drive).
Partition — Lets you preserve your existing hard disk drive
partition structure and format only the primary partition without
affecting the extended partition(s).
Partition restore formats drive C (of a multiple partitioned drive)
and restores drive C to its initial installation state. Additional
partitions, e.g., drives D, E, etc., remain intact.
