Chapter8.Recoveryinformation
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoose
fromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverfromasoftware-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethods
varydependingonthetypeofoperatingsystemthatisinstalled.Youcanrestorethecomputersettings
usingaprogramortherecoverydiscset.Formoreinformationaboutusingtherecoverydiscset,see
thedocumentationthatcomeswiththediscset.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage63
•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage68
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem
TherecoveryinformationinthissectiononlyappliestothecomputersthathavetheRescueandRecovery
programortheProductRecoveryprograminstalled.IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconinthe
LenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthatyoumustinstalltheRescueandRecovery
programmanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.ToinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup
andRestore.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
3.Whentheinstallationprocessfinishes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage63
•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage64
•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage66
•“Reinstallingprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage66
•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage68
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
Recoverymediaenableyoutorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactory-defaultstateandputthecomputerin
anoperationalstateafterallotherrecoverymethodshavefailed.Recoverymediaareusefulifyoutransfer
thecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,orrecyclethecomputer.Asaprecautionarymeasure,itis
importanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Thedataontherecoverymediacanbeusedfor
thefollowingpurposes:
•Reinstalltheprogramsanddevicedriversonyourcomputer
•Reinstalltheoperatingsystem
•ModifythedatafilesontheharddiskdriveusingtheAdditionalFiles
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium.Itis
recommendedthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
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