Viewing The License Agreement; Registering Your Computer; Creating An Emergency Recovery-Repair Diskette In Windows - IBM 6223 User Manual

Viewing the license agreement

The IBM International License Agreement for Non-Warranted Programs is viewable
from the Access IBM folder. Use of your computer signifies acceptance of this
agreement.
Complete the following steps to view the license agreement in Windows XP:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start → All Programs → Access IBM.
2. Click IBM License Agreement.
For Red Hat Linux, when you start the computer, the License Agreement window
opens. To accept the terms of the agreement, click I Agree. You can also view the
license agreement by clicking the IBM License Agreement icon on the desktop.

Registering your computer

Registering your computer helps IBM provide better service to you. When IBM
receives your registration information, the information is placed into a central
technical support database. If you need technical assistance, the technical-support
representative will have information about your computer. In addition, comments
about your computer are reviewed by a team dedicated to customer satisfaction
and are taken into consideration in making improvements to IBM computers.
Use one of the following methods to register your computer in Windows:
v From the Windows XP desktop, click Start → All Programs → IBM Registration
v Register your computer at http://www.ibm.com/pc/register/.
For Red Hat Linux, click the Register PC icon on the desktop to register your
computer on the World Wide Web.

Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Windows

Note: To create and use a diskette, you must add a diskette drive to your
computer. To enable a USB diskette drive, follow these steps:
1. Enable the Legacy USB Support option under the Startup Option menu
2. Set your removable media device as the first startup device.
3. Select the removable media device you want to boot from and move it to the
At your earliest opportunity, create a recovery-repair diskette and an IBM Enhanced
Diagnostics diskette, and store them in a safe place. In the unlikely event that the
computer becomes unusable, you can use the recovery-repair diskette to access
the Product Recovery program. For more information about using this diskette, see
"Using the recovery-repair diskette in Windows" on page 97.
In Windows, you can create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory
or from the Product Recovery program partition.
Complete the following steps to create a recovery-repair diskette from the
c:\ibmtools directory:
and then follow the instructions. If you do not have access to the Internet, you
can use the registration program that starts from the IBM Registration folder to
print your registration information and provide your mailing address to IBM for
future assistance.
choice in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
top of the Removable Devices list.
Chapter 2. Operating the computer
13