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Table 32. \Rescue and Recovery\Settings\User interface (continued) Policy Setting Description Restore Rejuvenate Show, gray, or hide the Rejuvenate radio button in the restore options. Default: Show. Restore RestoreOSApps Show, gray, or hide the Restore OS/Apps radio button in the restore options. Default: Show. Restore SFRRestoreNTFSToFat32 Show or hide the Fat32 partitions when restoring files from NTFS. Default: Show. Restore RescueFileSearch Show, gray, or hide the Rescue File Search button. Default: Show. Restore PasswordPersist Show, gray, or hide the Password Persist radio button. Default: Show. Restore BaseBackup Show or hide the Base Backup from being restored through the user Interface. Default: Show. Restore AdminBackups Show or hide the Admin Backups from being restored through the user Interface. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences BackupLocation Show, gray, or hide the Backup Location in the Schedule and Preference dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences ScheduleSettings Show, gray, or hide Schedule Settings in the Schedule and Preference dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences ScheduleFrequency Show, gray, or hide Schedule Frequency in the Schedule and Preference dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences ScheduleTime Show, gray, or hide Schedule Time in the Schedule and Preference dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences SuspendCheck Show, gray, or hide the Suspend check box in the Schedule and Preferences dialog box. Default: Hide. Schedule and Preferences BackupPartitions Show, gray, or hide the Backup Partitions check box in the Schedule and Preferences dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences BackupStorageWarning Show, gray, or hide the Backup Storage Warning item in the Schedule and Preferences dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences PasswordProtect Show, gray, or hide the Password Protect item in the Schedule and Preferences dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences LockHardDisk Show, gray, or hide the Lock Hard Disk item in the Schedule and Preferences dialog box. Default: Show. Schedule and Preferences MaxIncrementalBackups Show, gray or hide the Maximum number of incremental backups allowed control item in the Schedule and Preferences dialog box. Default: Show. CopyBackups CopyToOptical Show, gray, or hide the Copy To Optical radio button. Default: Show. Appendix A. Administrative tools 75

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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Table 32. \Rescue and Recovery\Settings\User interface (continued)

Policy

Setting

Description

Restore

Rejuvenate

Show, gray, or hide the

Rejuvenate

radio

button in the restore options. Default: Show.

Restore

RestoreOSApps

Show, gray, or hide the

Restore OS/Apps

radio

button in the restore options. Default: Show.

Restore

SFRRestoreNTFSToFat32

Show or hide the Fat32 partitions when

restoring files from NTFS. Default: Show.

Restore

RescueFileSearch

Show, gray, or hide the

Rescue File Search

button. Default: Show.

Restore

PasswordPersist

Show, gray, or hide the

Password Persist

radio

button. Default: Show.

Restore

BaseBackup

Show or hide the Base Backup from being

restored through the user Interface. Default:

Show.

Restore

AdminBackups

Show or hide the Admin Backups from being

restored through the user Interface. Default:

Show.

Schedule and Preferences

BackupLocation

Show, gray, or hide the Backup Location in the

Schedule and Preference

dialog box. Default:

Show.

Schedule and Preferences

ScheduleSettings

Show, gray, or hide Schedule Settings in the

Schedule and Preference

dialog box. Default:

Show.

Schedule and Preferences

ScheduleFrequency

Show, gray, or hide Schedule Frequency in the

Schedule and Preference

dialog box. Default:

Show.

Schedule and Preferences

ScheduleTime

Show, gray, or hide Schedule Time in the

Schedule and Preference

dialog box. Default:

Show.

Schedule and Preferences

SuspendCheck

Show, gray, or hide the

Suspend

check box in

the

Schedule and Preferences

dialog box.

Default: Hide.

Schedule and Preferences

BackupPartitions

Show, gray, or hide the

Backup Partitions

check box in the

Schedule and Preferences

dialog box. Default: Show.

Schedule and Preferences

BackupStorageWarning

Show, gray, or hide the

Backup Storage

Warning

item in the

Schedule and Preferences

dialog box. Default: Show.

Schedule and Preferences

PasswordProtect

Show, gray, or hide the

Password Protect

item

in the

Schedule and Preferences

dialog box.

Default: Show.

Schedule and Preferences

LockHardDisk

Show, gray, or hide the

Lock Hard Disk

item

in the

Schedule and Preferences

dialog box.

Default: Show.

Schedule and Preferences

MaxIncrementalBackups

Show, gray or hide the

Maximum number of

incremental backups allowed

control item in

the

Schedule and Preferences

dialog box.

Default: Show.

CopyBackups

CopyToOptical

Show, gray, or hide the

Copy To Optical

radio

button. Default: Show.

Appendix A. Administrative tools