Lenovo ThinkPad R61i - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 2. Installation
Prior to installing Rescue and Recovery, you can customize the Rescue and
Recovery XML file for your enterprise and then deploy it to client systems. The
XML file packaged with Rescue and Recovery is named rnrdeploy.xml. Once the
XML file is customized and installed, settings for Rescue and Recovery are
managed with the registry or Active Directory. For more information, see the
accompanying XML/ADM Supplement for the deployment guide located on the
ThinkVantage Technologies Administrator Tools page:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-
ADMIN#tvsu
Installation considerations
Rescue and Recovery has two main interfaces. The primary interface operates in
the Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Vista
® environment. The secondary
interface (the Rescue and Recovery Predesktop Area) operates independently of
either Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating system, in the Windows PE
environment.
Notes:
1. Rescue and Recovery only works with the non-BIOS version of Computrace if
Rescue and Recovery is installed first, and then Computrace is installed.
2. If you attempt to install Storage Management Subsystem on a computer with
Rescue and Recovery installed with the Windows PE area already installed as a
virtual partition, then Storage Management Subsystem will not install. Both
Windows PE and Storage Management Subsystem use the C:\minint directory
for its file system. The way to have both installed at the same time is to install
Rescue and Recovery 4.21 as a type 12 partition. See “Scenario 4 - Installing
with WIM files and Windows Vista” on page 81 for instructions.
3. A possible security risk may be created when the Microsoft Recovery Console is
installed on a system with Rescue and Recovery. Microsoft Recovery Console
looks for all folders with the path C:\*\system32\config\ and if it finds that
path it assumes it is an operating system. If the registry entries that require a
Windows password are not present, then recovery console will allow a user to
choose the operating system and then gain access to the entire hard drive
without needing to enter a password.
Overinstall considerations
A new backup must be taken after installation of Rescue and Recovery 4.21
because old backups from previous versions will be deleted during installation.
This backup can be done by using either a script or the user interface.
Notes:
1. If installing Rescue and Recovery 4.21 over versions, 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 you will
have to take a backup first. If you are installing Rescue and Recovery 4.21 over
version 3.1 you don’t need to take a backup, but it is recommended.
2. Backup files captured by previous versions of Rescue and Recovery 1.0, 2.0,
and 3.0 cannot be recovered by Rescue and Recovery 4.21.
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