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Supported Sysprep multiple drive configurations Windows PE drive enumeration may be different than the Windows main operating system enumeration for Primary partitions. If you wish to backup to a partition other than C:\ Primary, you must set the Backup partition type to Extended. Note: Backups will fail when doing a Sysprep backup if the drive letters of the partitions are changed after running the Sysprep backup. Password Persistence The following table shows considerations for deciding whether to use Password Persistence. Table 13. Password Persistence considerations Issue Impact if Password Persistence is enabled If a user logs into an old backup with the current account and password, then none of the Encrypted File system files and folders will work because those files were encrypted against the original account and password, not the current account and password. v User will lose Encrypted File System data v You cannot use Encrypted File System and Password Persistence together. If the user did not exist on backup, then the v The User ID documents settings are not user will not have any of their user folders or set. files. All Internet Explorer favorites and application data do not exist. v Potential data loss Deleting the user ID in the current accounts and passwords will remove the user ID authentication information from all the backups. v User does not have access to data. If a manager or a network administrator v Is not a standard of the Microsoft User wanted to delete the access of several ID maintenance practices and ex-employees and wanted to restore to the recommendations. base backup to reset the system to remove all of the employees authentication accounts, the ex-employees would still have access with Password Persistence. When restoring from a local hard drive, the current password will be used when Password Persistence is selected. When restoring from USB or the network, the password of the most recent backup will be used. EFS file limitation The date and time stamp attributes are not preserved for EFS files restored by the Rescue and Recovery program, all other files will retain their original date and time. Battery power settings for backups With the corresponding ADM file installed for the Rescue and Recovery program, if you have the Battery Percent Requirement set in Group Policy at 1% in the following ADM path: ThinkVantage\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\Backup, and the system that you are attempting to backup has 1% remaining battery power, set the following policy to Hide the No Battery user message: ThinkVantage\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\User Messages Chapter 3. Configurations 25

Section	Page
Contents	5
Preface	7
Chapter 1. Overview	9
Predesktop Area	9
Windows environment	10
Rejuvenating	10
Hints and Tips	11
Chapter 2. Installation	13
Installation considerations	13
Installing the Rescue and Recovery program	14
Installation requirements	14
Requirements for Lenovo computers	14
Requirements for non-Lenovo computers	14
Installation components	15
Administrative installation procedure	15
Using msiexec.exe	16
Installation log files	16
Rescue and Recovery installation	17
Rescue and Recovery custom public properties	19
Including the Rescue and Recovery program in a disk image	19
Using PowerQuest Drive Image based tools with Rescue and Recovery	20
Using WIM files, ImageX, and Windows 7	21
Using Symantec Ghost-based tools with Rescue and Recovery	21
Rescue and Recovery environmental variables	21
Compatibility with BitLocker	21
Compatibility with BitLocker without TPM	21
Best practice of BitLocker encryption on a system with the Rescue and Recovery program	22
Chapter 3. Configurations	23
XML and ADM file configurations	23
Recovery methods	23
Single file restore	24
File rescue	24
Operating system and applications	24
Restore system drive only	24
Rejuvenation	24
Full restore	25
Custom recovery	25
Customizing the recovery process	25
Preinstallation setup	26
Backups	28
Scheduling backups and associated tasks	28
Sysprep Backup/Restore	29
Sysprep backup changes in Windows 7	29
Restore a Sysprep Backup	29
Mapping a network drive for backups	30
Setting up user accounts for network backups	30
Capturing a Sysprep utility image in the base backup	30
Capturing a multiple partition machine and excluding files in a Sysprep backup	31
Supported Sysprep multiple drive configurations	33
Password Persistence	33
EFS file limitation	33
Battery power settings for backups	33
Completing a backup	34
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)	34
Rescue and Recovery in the Windows environment	34
Using the Rescue and Recovery program in the Windows environment	34
Include and exclude backup files with registry settings	34
Trouble ticket	36
Rescue and Recovery interface switching	36
Working with the Predesktop Area	37
Working with WIM files and ImageX	38
Using RRUTIL.EXE	38
Predesktop Area directory list	38
Get files from Predesktop Area directories	39
Put files in the Predesktop Area directories	39
Delete files from the Predesktop Area directories	40
Rename a file in the Predesktop Area	40
Test for Rescue and Recovery being installed	40
Backup directory list	40
Get files from \\RRBackups directories	41
Put files in the \\RRBackups directories	41
Determine \\RRBackups space consumed	41
Example: pdaguixx.ini	42
Example 1: Adding device drivers (such as ethernet) to the Predesktop Area	43
Example 2 : Adding mass-storage controller drivers (such as SATA) to the Predesktop Area	44
Customizing the preboot environment	44
Changing the main GUI fonts	44
Changing the environment background	45
Editing pdagui.ini	45
Changing entries and functions in the right panel	47
Removing Factory Restore	49
Configuring the Opera browser	49
Opera will not save settings after it is closed	49
E-mail	50
Disabling the address bar	50
Customizing bookmarks	50
Changing proxy settings	51
Enabling or specifying the full download path	52
Adding a specific file extension to the downloadable files list	52
Changing the behavior of files with specific extensions	53
Adding a static IP address	54
Changing the video resolution	55
Startup applications	55
Passwords	56
Predesktop Area or master password	56
Backup password	56
No password	56
Password access	56
Master password	57
User ID and password or passphrase	57
No password	57
Log files	57
Create Rescue Media	57
Chapter 4. Best practices	59
Scenario 1 - New rollouts	59
Preparing the hard disk drive	59
Installing	59
Updating	61
Enabling the Rescue and Recovery desktop	61
Scenario 2 - Installing on OEM systems	62
Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 1	63
Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 2	63
Creating a bootable Rescue and Recovery CD	63
Creating the recovery ISO file and burning to a CD sample script file	64
Scenario 3 - Installing with WIM files and Windows 7	64
Scenario 4 - Standalone install for CD or script files	65
Scenario 5 - Working with Active Directory and ADM files	65
Corporate Active Directory Rollout	66
Scenario 6 - Performing a Bare Metal Restore from an Admin Backup	66
Scenario 7 - Manually creating the Service Partition of S drive	66
Appendix A. Administrative tools	69
Command line support	69
Mailman	69
AWizard.exe	69
SETPASSWORD	69
RELOADSCHED	69
RRCMD command-line interface	69
How to replace a file in a base backup	71
How to restore a backup from specific system	71
CLEANDRV.EXE	72
CONVDATE	72
CREATSP	72
InvAgent	73
MapDrv	74
Using MapDrv	75
Rescue and Recovery Boot manager control (BMGR32)	75
BMGR CLEAN	78
Active Directory Support	79
Administrative (ADM) template files	79
Defining manageable settings	80
Group Policy settings	80
Rescue and Recovery	81
Settings	81
User interface	81
Backup	84
Restore	88
Rejuvenate	89
User Messages	89
Mapping network drive	90
Scheduler tasks	90
Appendix B. User tasks	91
Windows 7	91
Create rescue media	91
Rescue and Recovery user interface switching	92
Appendix C. Notices	93

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Supported Sysprep multiple drive configurations

Windows PE drive enumeration may be different than the Windows main

operating system enumeration for Primary partitions. If you wish to backup to a

partition other than C:\ Primary, you must set the Backup partition type to

Extended.

Note:

Backups will fail when doing a Sysprep backup if the drive letters of the

partitions are changed after running the Sysprep backup.

Password Persistence

The following table shows considerations for deciding whether to use Password

Persistence.

Table 13. Password Persistence considerations

Issue

Impact if Password Persistence is enabled

If a user logs into an old backup with the

current account and password, then none of

the Encrypted File system files and folders

will work because those files were encrypted

against the original account and password,

not the current account and password.

User will lose Encrypted File System data

You cannot use Encrypted File System

and Password Persistence together.

If the user did not exist on backup, then the

user will not have any of their user folders or

files. All Internet Explorer favorites and

application data do not exist.

The User ID documents settings are not

set.

Potential data loss

Deleting the user ID in the current accounts

and passwords will remove the user ID

authentication information from all the

backups.

User does not have access to data.

If a manager or a network administrator

wanted to delete the access of several

ex-employees and wanted to restore to the

base backup to reset the system to remove all

of the employees authentication accounts, the

ex-employees would still have access with

Password Persistence.

Is not a standard of the Microsoft User

ID maintenance practices and

recommendations.

When restoring from a local hard drive, the current password will be used when

Password Persistence is selected. When restoring from USB or the network, the

password of the most recent backup will be used.

EFS file limitation

The date and time stamp attributes are not preserved for EFS files restored by the

Rescue and Recovery program, all other files will retain their original date and

time.

Battery power settings for backups

With the corresponding ADM file installed for the Rescue and Recovery program,

if you have the Battery Percent Requirement set in Group Policy at 1% in the

following ADM path:

ThinkVantage\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\Backup

, and the

system that you are attempting to backup has 1% remaining battery power, set the

following policy to

Hide

the

No Battery

user message:

ThinkVantage\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\User Messages

Chapter 3. Configurations