ThinkVantage(TM) Rescue and Recovery(TM) update for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 and XP version 2.051 Installation Readme This package installs an update for the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery software versions 2.04.0182 or 2.02.0178. Rescue and Recovery v2.04.0182 or v2.02.0178 must be installed on your system for this update to work. This update requires approximately 40MB of space on your hard drive. Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation. Problems corrected in this version of the software ================================================== The following information provides details for problems which have been corrected in this version of the software: 1. Users are now able to boot into the Rescue and Recovery workspace after restoring a sysprep base backup from a CD. 2. The Backup Scheduler now correctly supports Daylight Savings Time timestamping. 3. A new CD-RW engine has been incorporated to improve the creation of rescue media and recovery CDs. 4. The Rescue and Recovery application no longer causes an intermittent system crash when a Daylight Savings Time event occurs. 5. Users can now save files to a USB hard drive prior to restoring from a backup. 6. A multiple-partition image can be correctly restored to a blank hard drive. 7. Users can no longer insert a restore CD before being prompted to prior to the second boot into the Rescue and Recovery environment. 8. Bootmanager updates have been incorporated to make the Rescue and Recovery application compatible with Pointsec software. 9. A DOS window no longer opens when you select to view Help topics in the Rescue and Recovery environment. Downloading the update ====================== 1. Click the file link to download the file from the Web page. 2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded file. Installing the update ===================== 1. Close all open applications. 2. Click Start, select Find or Search, then click Files and folders. 3. Type rnr2_patch2051.exe in the search field, then click Find Now. This will locate the file you just downloaded. 4. Double-click the rnr2_patch2051.exe icon. 5. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation. Silent installation with reboot ------------------------------- 1. Close all open applications. 2. Click Start, then click Run. 3. Type c:\\rnr2_patch2051.exe /s /v/qn, then click OK. Note: should be replaced with the full directory path in which you downloaded the file. 4. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation. Silent installation without reboot ---------------------------------- 1. Close all open applications. 2. Click Start, then click Run. 3. Type c:\\rnr2_patch2051.exe /s /v"/qn REBOOT="R"", then click OK. Note: should be replaced with the full directory path in which you downloaded the file. 4. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation. Note: If you choose to repair your installation of Rescue and Recovery 2.04.0182 or 2.02.0178 after applying this patch, you will need to reinstall this patch. Trademarks ========== The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both: Lenovo ThinkCentre ThinkPad ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. (C) Copyright Lenovo 2005. (C) Portions Copyright IBM Corp. 2005. All rights reserved.