Chapter6.Recoveryoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsforyourcomputer.
•“UsingOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage31
•“UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage32
UsingOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operating
system
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,theOneKey
®
RecoveryProprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:
•Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
OneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup.
•UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace
TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowing
recoveryoperationsfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.
•Creatingandusingarescuemedium
Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.
Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheOneKeyRecoveryProprogram.
SolvingrecoveryproblemsontheWindows7operatingsystem
ToreinstalltheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
2.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Presstherecoverybuttonandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstolaunchtheProductRecovery
program.
•Startthecomputer.WhentheLenovologoisdisplayed,presstherecoverybuttonandthenfollow
theon-screeninstructionstostarttheProductRecoveryprogram.
•Startthecomputer.AfteryouhaveenteredtheWindowsoperatingsystem,presstherecoverybutton
tolaunchtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.
3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoreinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Notes:
•Youcanchoosetorestoreyoursystempartitiontotheoriginalfactorystateortoapreviouslygenerated
backup.
•Therecoveryprocessisirreversible.Ensurethatyouhavebackedupyourcriticaldatabeforeusingthe
recoveryfeature.
IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doeither
ofthefollowing:
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