Creating recovery media

[tbar2112]

Hi,

I bought a T400s today. It came with Vista Prof which I will replace with Win 7 as soon as I can. I can't figure out how to create recovery CDs for my Vista installation. In the user's guide, it says "...be sure to create a Product Recovery disc. This can be done from the Create Recovery Media choice in the ThinkVantage section of the main Windows menu." However, this option does not exist there.

I do assume that creating OS backup media is different from the "Back up your hard drive" option available in Recue and Recovery. Any ideas?

Thanks!

[PH0ENIX]

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ordering_ ... lled_O.2FS

If the option isn't there, call Lenovo and complain. They'll send you the CDs for free.

[visionviper]

From the ThinkVantage menu go to "Security, Protection and Recovery" and select "Back up my data". (It looks like you have this step down )

Once the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery application loads on the bottom left click "Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery". This will open a new menu with more options. Click "Back up your hard drive" and it will load the "Create a backup" window. From here you can select "Create a backup to CDs/DVDs".

It will create a complete backup with a bootable recovery disc.

[tbar2112]

Once the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery application loads on the bottom left click "Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery". This will open a new menu with more options. Click "Back up your hard drive" and it will load the "Create a backup" window. From here you can select "Create a backup to CDs/DVDs".

It will create a complete backup with a bootable recovery disc.

Thanks! I even had this advanced step down, but assumed creating "clean" OS backup media was different from creating a complete backup. I'm wiser now