Windows environment, Rejuvenating and migrating, Windows – Lenovo ThinkPad R50p User Manual

Page 10: Environment, Rejuvenating, Migrating

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Open

browser:

Starts

the

Opera

Web

browser

(Web

or

Intranet

access

requires

a

wired

Ethernet

connection).

Download

files:

Allows

you

to

download

needed

files

to

the

partition

in

the

\SWSHARE

folder

in

the

Windows

partition.

Map

network

drive:

Helps

users

access

network

drives

for

software

downloads

or

file

transfer.

v

Troubleshoot

Diagnostic

overview:

Links

to

Rescue

and

Recovery

diagnostics

help

topics.

Diagnose

hardware:

Opens

the

PC

Doctor

application

that

can

perform

hardware

tests

and

report

results.

Create

diagnostic

disks:

Enables

you

to

create

a

set

of

diagnostic

diskettes.

Boot

from

another

device:

Enables

you

to

boot

from

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

CD,

a

set

of

back

up

CD’s,

an

internal

drive

or

a

detachable

storage

device

such

as

a

USB

hard

disk

drive.

System

information:

Provides

details

about

the

computer

and

its

hardware

components.

Event

log:

Provides

details

of

recent

user

activities

and

listings

of

computer

hardware

to

aid

in

problem

determination

and

resolution.

The

log

viewer

provides

a

readable

way

to

view

activity

and

asset

log

entries.

Warranty

status

Rescue

and

Recovery

is

available

on

Lenovo-branded

personal

computers

that

come

with

preinstalled

software.

It

is

also

available

for

purchase

as

a

CD

file

so

that

organizations

can

benefit

from

Rescue

and

Recovery

on

non-Lenovo

branded

computers.

You

can

then

purchase

separate

licenses

for

individual

computers

Note:

The

last

Windows

administrator

ID

is

the

only

ID

that

can

automatically

carry

over

from

Windows

to

the

Predesktop

Area.

Windows

limited

and

power

users

will

need

to

retype

their

user

ID

and

passwords

to

logon

to

the

Predesktop

Area.

Windows

environment

The

Rescue

and

Recovery

Windows

environment

enables

users

to

rescue

lost

data,

applications,

and

operating

systems

with

the

touch

of

a

button.

This

capability

reduces

time-consuming

help

desk

calls,

which

result

in

support

cost

savings.

You

can

schedule

backups

of

all

users’

computers,

thereby

limiting

risk

and

downtime.

Rescue

and

Recovery

offers

your

clients

an

extra

layer

of

support

by

pre-configuring

automatic

external

backup

to

a

server

or

external

storage.

Backups

are

encrypted

by

default

with

the

256

AES

key.

Rejuvenating

and

migrating

With

Rescue

and

Recovery,

you

can

migrate

a

user’s

work

environment

from

one

system

to

another

upon

rejuvenating

from

a

backup.

A

user’s

work

environment

includes

the

following

items:

v

Operating-system

preferences,

such

as

desktop

and

network

connectivity

settings.

v

Files

and

folders

v

Customized

application

settings,

such

as

bookmarks

in

a

Web

browser

or

editing

preferences

in

Microsoft

®

Word.

v

User

accounts

For

more

information,

see

Chapter

4,

“Rejuvenation

and

migration,”

on

page

53.

2

Rescue

and

Recovery

4.2

Deployment

Guide

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