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Installing the Rescue and Recovery program
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 run 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, refer to the readme file that is posted on the
Lenovo Web page at:
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 on Think branded systems. For best results, make sure that you have the
latest version of the software installed. To obtain the latest version of the Rescue
and Recovery program, see the Lenovo Web site:
Requirements for Lenovo computers
Lenovo-branded computers must meet or exceed the following requirements to
install the Rescue and Recovery program:
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Operating system: Windows 7
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Memory: 1 GB
– 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 is
required.
Note:
If a computer has less than 200 MB of non-shared memory, the Rescue
and Recovery program will run; however, the user will be unable to start
more than one application in the Rescue and Recovery environment.
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Internet Explorer
®
5.5 or later must be installed.
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2.4 GB of free space on your hard drive.
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VGA-compatible video that supports a resolution of 800 x 600 and 24-bit color.
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Supported Ethernet card.
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User must have administrative privileges.
Requirements for non-Lenovo computers
Installation on non-Lenovo computers have the following requirements:
Installation requirements:
2.4 GB of free hard disk space. The base install uses
930 MB.
Minimum system memory requirements:
256 MB system RAM to install the
Rescue and Recovery program.
Hard disk drive configuration:
The Rescue and Recovery program is not
supported on the factory pre-loads for original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
computers.
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