Lenovo ThinkPad R61i User Manual

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: Silent install using the MSI with a reboot
: Type the following command on one line

start /WAIT msiexec /i "C:\TVTRR\Rescue and Recovery.msi" /qn

With reboot suppressed, enter the following command:

: Silent install using the MSI without a reboot
: Type the following command on one line

start /WAIT msiexec /i "C:\TVTRR\Rescue and Recovery.msi" /qn REBOOT="R"

3.

Enter the following commands:

: Start the Rescue and Recovery Service
net start

"TVT Backup Service"

: Create Sysprep Base Backup to Local Hard Drive
: Type the following command on one line

cd "\Program Files\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery"
rrcmd sysprepbackup location=l name="Sysprep Backup"

If you want to use a password, add the syntax password=pass.

4.

Run your specific Sysprep implementation when you see the following
message:

***************************************************
** Ready to take sysprep backup.

**

** PLEASE RUN SYSPREP NOW AND SHUT DOWN.

**

**

**

** Next time the machine boots, it will boot

**

** to the Predesktop Area and take a backup.

**

***************************************************

5.

Shut down and reboot the machine when Sysprep is complete.

Note:

The operating system will reboot into the Predesktop Area of Rescue and

Recovery. The status bar with System Restore in Progress will appear.

6.

When complete, the message Sysprep Backup is Complete will appear.

7.

Power off the system using the power button.

8.

Capture the image for deployment.

Capturing a multiple partition machine and excluding files in a
Sysprep backup

To capture multiple partitions in a Sysprep utility backup, do the following:

1.

Perform an administrative installation action:

:: Extract the WWW EXE to the directory C:\TVTRR
start /WAIT z652zisus00xxxx.exe /a /s /v"/qn TARGETDIR
(where XXXX is the build ID)
="C:\TVTRR" REBOOT="R"" /w

2.

Add the following command to the end of the rnrdeploy.xml file in
C:\tvtrr\Program Files\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery:

<Rescue__and__Recovery..Settings..Backup path
="Rescue and Recovery\Settings\Backup">

To EXCLUDE a partition, add the following to the rnrdeploy.xml file:

<BackupPartitions dword="20" />
</Rescue__and__Recovery..Settings..Backup>

For additional information on how to use the rnrdeploy.xml file, refer to the
ThinkVantage Technologies XML/ADM Supplement. This supplement can be
downloaded from the Lenovo Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-
ADMIN#tvsu
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Chapter 3. Configurations

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