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The parameters for cleanmbr32.exe are: Table 28. Parameter (Required): /A Parameter (Optional): /Dn /Y /? /H Description Clear MBR and install PC DOS MBR Apply changes to drive. Use n=0 for the first drive. Yes to all Display Help Display Help Active Directory Support Active Directory is a directory service. The directory is where information about users and resources is stored. The directory service allows access so you can manipulate those resources. Active Directory provides a mechanism that gives administrators the ability to manage computers, groups, users, domains, security policies, and any type of user-defined objects. The mechanism used by Active Directory to accomplish this is known as Group Policy. With Group Policy, administrators define settings that can be applied to computers or users in the domain. ThinkVantage Technology products currently use a variety of methods for gathering settings used to control program settings, including reading from specific application-defined registry entries. For the Rescue and Recovery program, Active Directory can manage such settings as: v Set back up locations. v Set back up dates and times. Administrative (ADM) template files The ADM (Administrative) template file defines policy settings used by applications on the client computers. Policies are specific settings that govern the application behavior. Policy settings also define whether the user will be allowed to set specific settings through the application. Settings defined by an administrator on the server are defined as policies. Settings defined by a user on the client computer for an application are defined as preferences. As defined by Microsoft, policy settings take precedence over preferences. For example, a user may put a background image on his desktop. This is the user's preference setting. An administrator may define a setting on the server that dictates that a user must use a specific background image. The administrators policy setting will override the preference set by the user. When the Rescue and Recovery program checks for a setting, it will look for the setting in the following order: v Computer policies Appendix A. Administrative tools 71

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The parameters for cleanmbr32.exe are:
Table 28.
Parameter (Required):
Description
/A
Clear MBR and install PC DOS MBR
Parameter (Optional):
/Dn
Apply changes to drive. Use
n
=0
for the first
drive.
/Y
Yes to all
/?
Display Help
/H
Display Help
Active Directory Support
Active Directory is a directory service. The directory is where information about
users and resources is stored. The directory service allows access so you can
manipulate those resources.
Active Directory provides a mechanism that gives administrators the ability to
manage computers, groups, users, domains, security policies, and any type of
user-defined objects. The mechanism used by Active Directory to accomplish this is
known as Group Policy. With Group Policy, administrators define settings that can
be applied to computers or users in the domain.
ThinkVantage Technology products currently use a variety of methods for
gathering settings used to control program settings, including reading from specific
application-defined registry entries.
For the Rescue and Recovery program, Active Directory can manage such settings
as:
v
Set back up locations.
v
Set back up dates and times.
Administrative (ADM) template files
The ADM (Administrative) template file defines policy settings used by
applications on the client computers. Policies are specific settings that govern the
application behavior. Policy settings also define whether the user will be allowed
to set specific settings through the application.
Settings defined by an administrator on the server are defined as policies. Settings
defined by a user on the client computer for an application are defined as
preferences. As defined by Microsoft, policy settings take precedence over
preferences.
For example, a user may put a background image on his desktop. This is the user’s
preference setting. An administrator may define a setting on the server that
dictates that a user must use a specific background image. The administrators
policy setting will override the preference set by the user.
When the Rescue and Recovery program checks for a setting, it will look for the
setting in the following order:
v
Computer policies
Appendix A. Administrative tools
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