Creating And Using Rescue Media; Creating Rescue Media - Lenovo 3246A2U User Manual

For more information about the features of the Rescue and Recovery workspace,
click Help.
Notes:
1. After restoring a hard disk drive to the factory default settings, you might have
2. Some computers come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. If

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
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,

Creating rescue media

This section provides instructions on how to create rescue media on different
operating systems.
v To create a rescue medium on Windows 7, do the following:
v To create a rescue medium on Windows Vista or Windows XP, do the following:
to reinstall device drivers for some devices. See "Installing or reinstalling
device drivers" on page 55.
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.
on the operating system.
after using a rescue medium to recover the computer from failures and gaining
access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace.
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.
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.
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