Operating system and applications, Rejuvenation, Operating – Lenovo ThinkPad R50p User Manual

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the

current

user

is

authorized

to

access.

The

user

then

selects

the

files,

folders,

or

both

to

be

rescued.

Excluding

the

local

hard

disk,

the

system

will

display

available

file

locations

where

the

files

can

be

rescued.

The

user

will

need

to

choose

a

destination

with

sufficient

space

for

the

rescued

files

and

the

system

restore

files.

Operating

system

and

applications

Operating

system

and

Applications

gives

the

user

the

option

to

select

a

backup

before

the

system

deletes

files.

Files

designated

to

be

deleted

are

defined

by

the

rules

in

the

registry.

When

a

backup

has

been

selected,

the

system

will

restore

the

files

defined

by

the

registry

from

the

selected

backup.

There

are

options

in

the

registry

file

that

can

specify

a

program

to

run

before

a

restore

or

after

a

restore.

See

the

ThinkVantage

Technologies

XML/ADM

Supplement

for

more

information

about

registry

settings

and

values.

Notes:

1.

Operating

system

and

Applications

always

use

Password

Persistence.

2.

Operating

system

and

Applications

restore

is

not

available

from

CD/DVD

backup.

You

can

add

custom

tasks

to

run

before

and

after

both

Backups

and

Restores.

See

ThinkVantage

Technologies

XML/ADM

Supplement

for

the

backup

and

restore

settings.

Rejuvenation

When

you

need

to

rejuvenate

your

system,

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

program

will

optimize

system

performance

by

taking

a

new

incremental

backup

and

then

defragment

your

hard

drive.

The

rejuvenation

process

helps

eliminate

viruses,

adware

and

spyware,

while

maintaining

your

current

settings

and

data.

To

rejuvenate

your

system,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

From

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

interface,

click

the

Restore

your

system

from

a

backup

icon.

The

Restore

your

system

screen

is

displayed.

2.

On

the

Restore

your

system

screen,

select

Rejuvenate

your

system

.

3.

Choose

the

drive

and

backup

that

you

want

to

use

to

rejuvenate

your

system

by

completing

the

following

procedure:

a.

Select

the

appropriate

drive

from

the

drop-down

menu

of

available

drives.

Backup

files

on

the

selected

drive

are

displayed

by

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

interface.

b.

Select

the

backup

file

that

you

want

to

use

to

rejuvenate

your

system.

c.

Click

Next

.

d.

Confirm

that

the

selected

backup

is

the

one

that

you

want

to

use

to

rejuvenate

your

system,

and

then

click

Next

to

begin

the

restoration

process.

Note:

Do

not

power

off

your

computer

during

this

operation.

e.

Click

OK

.

A

progress

bar

is

displayed.

You

can

add

custom

tasks

to

run

either

before

or

after

a

rejuvenation.

See

the

ThinkVantage

Technologies

XML/ADM

Supplement

for

the

rejuvenation

settings.

Note:

Some

operating

system

settings

are

stored

in

the

registry.

Considering

rejuvenation

restores

your

registry

from

a

backup

and

restores

certain

registry

keys

captured

from

the

current

system

settings,

you

may

find

some

inconsistencies

after

the

rejuvenation

process.

For

example,

if

you

have

a

shared

folder

in

a

backup

and

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and

Recovery

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