Lenovo ThinkPad R50p - Manual (Page 93)

Note: System volume information may be on the newly created service
partition. The system volume information needs to be deleted through
Windows System Restore.
4. Install Rescue and Recovery and reboot, when prompted.
Scenario 6 - Installing with WIM files and Windows Vista
Windows Vista deployment is based on disk imaging with ImageX. ImageX utilizes
file based imaging with WIM files instead of sector-based image formats.
Considering this formatting development, use the following steps when installing
and deploying Rescue and Recovery on Windows Vista:
1. Boot to Windows PE 2.0
2. Launch Diskpart
3. Select Disk
4. Clean Disk
5. Create desired primary partition of size desired
6. Make the partition active
7. Assign the drive letter (C)
8. Exit Diskpart
9. Format disk such as c: /fs:ntfs /q /y /v:WinXP
10. Run bootsect /nt52
11. Run BMGR32.EXE /Fbootmgr.bin /M1 /IBM /THINK
12. Use Imagex.exe to apply your WIM file to C:
13. Reboot
For more information about Windows Vista, WIM files, or ImageX, see the
following Web site:
www.microsoft.com
Scenario 7 - 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 Rescue and Recovery.
2. Configure BIOS password recovery silently.
Scenario 8 - 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 Rescue and Recovery 4.2 on an image machine.
2. From the Windows Start menu, run gpedit.msc.
3. Right click on Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration.
4. Select Add/Remove Templates.
5. Press the Add button and then select the rnr.adm file. The rnr.adm file can be
obtained from the Administrative tools package located at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu
6. Press the close button on the Add/Remove Template dialog box.
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