Lenovo ThinkCentre M70z (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.5 Deployment Guide - Page 55
Scenario 3 - Standalone install for CD or script files
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13. Reboot For more information about Windows 7, WIM files, or ImageX, see the following Web site: http://www.microsoft.com Scenario 3 - Standalone install for CD or script files For a standalone install for CD or script file, complete the following steps: 1. Use one batch file to silently install the Rescue and Recovery program. 2. Configure BIOS password recovery silently. Scenario 4 - Working with Active Directory and ADM files The following example illustrates how the Administrative Template file (.adm) can be used locally and how the settings can be exported through a registry file and then imported to all intended machines. This example documents how to hide the Advanced menu in the main user interface. 1. Install the Rescue and Recovery program on an image machine. 2. From the Windows Start menu, run gpedit.msc. 3. Right-click Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration. 4. Select Add/Remove Templates. 5. Click the Add button and then select the rnr.adm file. The rnr.adm file can be obtained from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Technologies Administrator Tools Web page at: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=TVAN-ADMIN#rnr 6. Click the Close button on the Add/Remove Template dialog box. 7. Click the Administrative Templates tab under the Computer Configuration. A new tab named ThinkVantage is presented. Under the ThinkVantage tab there will be a Rescue and Recovery tab. All the available setting can be configured now for this machine. 8. Go to ThinkVantage ➙ Rescue and Recovery ➙ User Interface ➙ Menus, and double click on the Advanced Menu tab. 9. Select Enabled on the Settings tab of the Advanced Menu Properties dialog box. 10. Select Hide from the Advanced Menu dropdown box. 11. Click OK on the Advanced Menu Properties dialog box. 12. From the Windows Start menu, run regedit. 13. Right-click on the following registry key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery. 14. Click Export. 15. Type the file name in the File Name field on the Export Registry File dialog box. 16. Navigate to your intended path in the Save As field on the Export Registry File dialog box. 17. Click the Save button. Now, you can create an installation package that will install the Rescue and Recovery program silently and have the package import this new registry key so that all machines will have the advanced menu hidden. This can be used for any of the settings in the ADM file. Corporate Active Directory Rollout For a corporate Active Directory rollout, complete the following steps: 1. Install either through Active Directory or LANDesk. a. Take backups and get reports through Active Directory and LANDesk of who and when they were taken. Chapter 4. Best practices 49