Chapter 4. Recovering Software; Creating And Using Product Recovery Discs - Lenovo ThinkCentre M55p 8811 User Manual

Chapter 4. Recovering software

The Rescue and Recovery
their computer data and recover from software or hardware-related failures. In the
event of a computer failure, use the Rescue and Recovery program to restore the
contents of the primary hard drive to a previously saved state. This chapter will
help you become familiar with recovery solutions provided by Lenovo.
The Rescue and Recovery program has two components, Rescue and Recovery
(Windows
operations can be launched from Windows or from a Rescue and Recovery
workspace environment that is independent of the Windows operating system.
If you encounter a problem, use the recovery tools from either the Windows
environment or from the Rescue and Recovery workspace to perform one of the
two recovery operations:
v Rescue files
v Restore your system or your individual files
See "Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace" on page 39 to perform one of the
two recovery operations.
Refer to the Access Help online help system for additional information about the
Rescue and Recovery program. For information on how to access the online help
system, see "Access Help" on page 58. The following information refers to the
Rescue and Recovery Windows environment.

Creating and using product recovery discs

If your computer is equipped with a recordable CD or DVD drive, you can create a
set of Product Recovery discs that enables you to restore the contents of the hard
disk to the same state as when the computer was originally shipped from the
factory. Product Recovery discs are useful if you transfer the computer to another
area, sell the computer, recycle the computer, or as a last resort put the computer
in an operational state after all other methods of recovery have failed. It is
important to create a set of Product Recovery discs as soon as possible.
Note: Your Microsoft
To create Product Recovery discs, do the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start, select All Programs, select
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
To use Product Recovery discs, do the following:
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environment) and Rescue and Recovery workspace. Recovery
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Windows license permits you to create only one set of
Product Recovery discs, so it is important that you store the discs in a safe
place after you make them.
ThinkVantage, click Create Recovery Media.
program is software aimed at helping users restore
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