Viewing The License Agreement; Registering Your Computer; Creating An Emergency Recovery-Repair Diskette In Windows - IBM 6225 User Manual

Additional information about operating systems is posted periodically at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

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 your 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 on the IBM License Agreement icon on your
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 procedures 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

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 your
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 83.
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:
1. Start the computer and operating system.
2. Use Windows Explorer to display the directory structure of the hard disk.
3. Open the c:\ibmtools folder.
4. Double-click rrdisk.bat and follow the instructions on the screen.
and then follow the instructions. If you do not have access to the Internet, you
can use the registration program that starts through the IBM Registration folder to
print your registration information and provide IBM with a mailing address for
future technical assistance.
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