Maintenance Patch for ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery Version 3.01.0042 Installation Readme This package will update Rescue and Recovery version 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027, or 3.01.0037 to version 3.01.0042. Rescue and Recovery version 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027, or 3.01.0037 must be installed on your system for this update to work. This update requires approximately 112MB of space on your hard drive. Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation. Summary of changes ================== This following information provides details for problems which have been corrected in recent versions of the software. 1. Rescue and Recovery now successfully performs a backup to USB HDD after the USB memory key has been removed and the operating system has re-enumerated the devices. 2. Rescue and Recovery now successfully boots to the Rescue and Recovery workspace after completing a restore operation to a previous version and then overinstalling with the current version. 3. During installation and during backup and restore procedures, Rescue and Recovery no longer removes registry keys in the "Shell folder" path. 4. Rescue and Recovery no longer has an installation hang on OEM systems. 5. Rescue and Recovery environment now supports network connectivity for Z61 and R60 ThinkPad computers. 6. Rescue and Recovery now supports writing to and reading from dual-layer DVDs. Downloading the package ======================= 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 package ====================== Note: This maintenance patch is meant to be applied only to officially released builds of Rescue and Recovery versions 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027 and, 3.01.0037. If an administrative install (install using msiexec.exe and .msi file) was used to install versions 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027 or, 3.01.0037, the uncompressed source must be available on the system in order for the patch to be applied. Please use the following instructions to run the patch. The instructions below assume that version 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027 or, 3.01.0037 is already installed on the target system. 1. Close all open applications. 2. Click Start, select Find or Search, then click Files and folders. 3. Type rnr30webupdate042.exe in the search field, then click Find Now. This will locate the file you just downloaded. 4. Double-click the rnr30webupdate042.exe icon. 5. Click Next, then read the license agreement. 6. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement. 7. Click Next. 8. The necessary files will extract to the C:\SWTOOLS\APPS\RnR30\webupdate042 directory and the installation should start automatically. 9. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Uninstalling the package ======================== If Rescue and Recovery version 3.00.0025,3.00.0027 or, 3.01.0037 and the Web update were installed using Windows Installer 3.0 or greater, the Web update can be uninstalled using the following commands. If version 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027, or 3.01.0037 were installed with a previous version of Windows Installer, then the Web update cannot be uninstalled. Windows Installer 3.0 or greater is included in Windows XP SP2. If you installed version 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027, or 3.01.0037 using setup.exe (non-administrative install), then Windows Installer 3.0 is installed automatically. If version 3.00.0025, 3.00.0027, or 3.01.0037 was installed using msiexec.exe and the .msi file with a user interface (non-silent), you will be warned that you will not be able to uninstall future updates if Windows Installer is not 3.0 or greater. 1. Click Start, then click Run. 2. Type Msiexec /I {BF90215F-2D7B-4C84-8A24-A03BC41B95DD} MSIPATCHREMOVE={27BD642E-BF7F-45E9-8767-3DF535CD5522} /qb 3. Click OK. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions, if any, to complete the uninstallation. 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, 2006. (C) Portions Copyright IBM Corp. 2005. All rights reserved.