Installing rescue and recovery, Installation requirements, Requirements for ibm and lenovo computers – Lenovo THINKPAD Z60M User Manual
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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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Rescue
and
Recovery
Deployment
Guide
Version
4.1