User's Manual

Dell™ Backup and Recovery Manager V1.1 Page 23
7 Dell Recovery Tools
NOTE: To use the Dell Backup and Recovery Manager, you must have
Administrator log-in rights or be listed in the Windows
®
The Dell Recovery Tools provides the following recovery tools for creating bootable
media:
Administrators Group.
• Dell Recovery Media
(Microsoft Windows
Vista and Windows 7
only): Use this tool to
create a bootable recovery
DVD or External Storage
Device that includes the
Windows Recovery
Environment, and can
include your Dell factory-
installed image. The
recovery disk is used to
restore a backup, including
your Dell factory image (if
included), or repair your
operating system. For
information on recovering
in Windows XP, see
8 Windows Recovery Environment.
NOTE: Dell Recovery Media does not contain any drivers, applications, files or
folders, or settings you have added since receiving your system from the Dell
factory.
• Dell Diagnostics: Use this tool to create a bootable Dell Hardware
Diagnostics CD.
NOTE: This option appears only if Dell Diagnostics is installed on your system.
• OS Media: Use this Windows tool to create a bootable DVD or a bootable
External Storage Device (Windows Vista and Windows 7 only) for reinstalling
the operating system and Dell factory-installed drivers.
NOTE: This option appears only if the OS Media directory is installed on your
system and you have not already created your one-time OS Media backup copy.
You can access the Dell Recovery Tools screen from other screens in the Dell
Backup and Recovery Manager by clicking the Dell Recovery Tools button.