Impacts – Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual
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As a retail product for non-Lenovo-branded computers
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As a downloadable product for selected ThinkPad and ThinkCentre computers
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The Rescue and Recovery tools reside in two locations:
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On the Windows side (C partition) are a set of tools that enable a user to create
backups, rescue media, and recovery media.
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In a Windows PE-based partition is the Rescue and Recovery workspace, an
environment that runs independently of the Windows operating system and is
hidden from the Windows operating system.
Because the Rescue and Recovery workspace is hidden, it is immune from most
types of virus attacks and provides a safe place from which to perform rescue
and recovery operations that might not be possible in the Windows
environment.
The factory-installed version of the Rescue and Recovery product uses a service
partition. The user-installable versions of the Rescue and Recovery product
typically installs in and uses a virtual partition. However, if the user-installable
versions of the Rescue and Recovery products detect a preexisting Windows
PE-based service partition with at least 500MB of free space during the installation,
it will install in and use the service partition.
Impacts
As of the publishing of this book, there are four versions of the Rescue and
Recovery program:
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Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore (referred to as Rescue and Recovery
version 1)
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Rescue and Recovery - Rapid Restore (referred to as Rescue and Recovery
version 2)
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Rescue and Recovery 3 (referred to as Rescue and Recovery version 3)
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Rescue and Recovery 4 (referred to as Rescue and Recovery version 4)
Because of the variations among these versions, the relationship between each
version and the ImageUltra Builder program vary.
The following scenarios are provided to help you understand the relationship
between the ImageUltra Builder program and the various versions of the Rescue
and Recovery product.
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Scenario 1:
Installing Rescue and Recovery version 3 on a computer that has a
Smart Image installed. In this scenario, if a service partition already exists, the
content of the service partition will remain mostly unchanged. The name of the
ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder workspace will change to the Rescue and
Recovery workspace and the list of menu items might be extended to provide
more recovery options.
If a service partition does not already exist, the Rescue and Recovery version 3
program will be installed in a virtual partition.
Additionally, whether or not a service partition already exists, several additional
Rescue and Recovery tools will be installed on the C partition and added to the
Windows Start menu.
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Scenario 2:
Installing Rescue and Recovery versions 1 or 2 on a computer that
has a Smart Image installed. This scenario is not supported if a service partition
already exists. If a service partition does not already exist, the Rescue and
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