Notes:
1. If installing Rescue and Recovery Version 4.1 over versions, 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 you
will have to take a backup first. If you installing Rescue and Recovery Version
4.1 over version 3.1 you don’t need to take a backup, but it is recommended.
2. Backup files captured by previous versions of Rescue and Recovery 1.0, 2.0,
and 3.0 cannot be recovered by Rescue and Recovery version 4.1.
Installing Rescue and Recovery
The Rescue and Recovery installation package was developed with InstallShield
10.5 Premier as a Basic MSI project. InstallShield Premier 10.5 uses the Windows
Installer to install applications, which gives administrators many capabilities to
customize installations, such as setting property values from the command line.
This chapter describes ways to use and execute the Rescue and Recovery setup
package. For a better understanding, read the entire chapter before you begin to
install this package.
Note:
When installing this package, please refer to the Readme file that is posted
on the Lenovo web page at:
http://lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2QAK
The Readme file contains up-to-the-minute information on software versions,
supported systems, system requirements, and other considerations to help you
with the installation process.
Installation requirements
This section addresses system requirements for installing the Rescue and Recovery
package. For best results, go to the following Web site to make sure that you have
the latest version of the software:
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkvantage
A number of legacy computers from IBM
®
can support Rescue and Recovery
provided that they meet the requirements specified. Refer to the
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkvantage
for information about IBM-branded computers that support Rescue and Recovery.
Requirements for IBM and Lenovo computers
IBM-branded and Lenovo-branded computers must meet or exceed the following
requirements to install Rescue and Recovery:
v Operating system: Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1
or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or greater.
v Memory: 128 MB for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, 512 MB for Windows
Vista
– In shared memory configurations, the BIOS setting for maximum shared
memory must be set to no less than 8 MB.
– In non-shared memory configurations, 120 MB of non-shared memory.
Note: If a computer has less than 200 MB of non-shared memory, Rescue and
Recovery will run; however, the user will be unable to start more than one
application in the Rescue and Recovery environment.
v Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater must be installed.
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