Appendix b. user tasks, Windows 7, Create rescue media – Lenovo ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery 4.3 (Deployment Guide) User Manual

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Appendix B. User tasks

Users belonging to different user groups have different rights and abilities to
perform various user tasks.

Windows 7

The following table presents the tasks that the limited users, power users, and
administrators can perform with the Rescue and Recovery program in a Windows
7 environment.

Table 39. Windows 7 user tasks

Tasks

Limited user

Power user

Administrator

Create rescue media ISO.

No

No

Yes (with
command lines
provided below)

Create bootable CD media.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create USB hard disk drive
bootable media.

No

No

Yes

Initiate backup.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Initialize restore operation in the
Rescue and Recovery environment
(RRE).

Yes

Yes

Yes

Perform single-file restore
operation in the Rescue and
Recovery environment.

No (Windows)
Yes (Windows
Pre Boot Area)

No (Windows)
Yes (Windows
Pre Boot Area)

Yes

Set options to be included or
excluded in the Rescue and
Recovery interface.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Backup to a network drive.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Schedule backups.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Carry over Predesktop Area login
ID
Note:

The last Windows

administrator ID is the only ID that
can automatically be carried over
from Windows to the Predesktop
Area. Windows limited users and
power users will need to retype
their user IDs and passwords to
log on to the Predesktop Area.

No

No

Yes

Create rescue media

Administrators can use the following command lines to create the Rescue Media
ISO. These command lines enable you to make the required ISO file and the file is
automatically placed in the C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\rrcd\
directory:

:: This line will create the ISO silently and not burn it

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