Custom recovery and preinstallation setup, Customizing the recovery process, Manifest files – Lenovo THINKPAD Z60M User Manual
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Custom
recovery
and
preinstallation
setup
As
an
extension
of
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program,
custom
recovery
technology
has
been
added
to
the
recovery
process.
Users
will
interact
with
this
custom
recovery
method
through
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
and
the
Lenovo
Base
Software
Selector
programs.
By
performing
a
custom
recovery,
users
have
the
option
of
including
and
excluding
individual
components
such
as
applications,
device
drivers
or
operating
systems
as
part
of
the
recovery
process.
Administrators
will
define
what
options
a
user
will
have
during
a
custom
recovery
process
with
the
ThinkVantage
Base
Software
Administrator
program.
The
Base
Software
Administrator
program
is
a
versatile
software
utility
that
you
can
use
to
accomplish
custom
recovery
and
preinstallation
related
tasks.
With
the
Base
Software
Administrator
program,
you
can
customize
the
recovery
process
for
users
and
you
can
create
personalization
files
used
to
automate
the
preinstallation
setup
for
Windows.
Customizing
the
recovery
process
In
today’s
electronic
environment,
computer
systems
are
threatened
by
malicious
activity
with
the
distribution
of
viruses,
worms,
and
Trojan
horses.
Technology
and
anti-virus
software
has
improved
in
the
fight
against
malicious
activity;
however,
there
are
times
when
the
software
on
a
computer
will
need
to
be
renewed
by
removing
malicious
files
and
starting
over.
Rescue
and
Recovery
is
a
valuable
tool
in
the
renewal
process
by
providing
methods
to
restore
a
computer
in
the
event
the
computer
is
sold,
recycled,
transferred
to
another
area
or
needs
to
be
put
in
an
operational
state
after
all
other
methods
of
recovery
has
failed.
Various
types
of
recovery
methods
can
be
used
to
renew
computer
systems.
The
Base
Software
Administrator
program
utilizes
the
full
factory
recovery
method
and
the
custom
factory
recovery
method.
The
full
factory
recovery
method
restores
the
factory
contents
of
the
hard
drive
that
consists
of
components
such
as
applications,
device
drivers,
and
the
operating
system.
Factory
components
are
installed
at
the
factory
prior
to
the
purchase
of
a
computer.
Using
the
Base
Software
Administrator
program,
you
can
control
the
recovery
options
that
are
available
to
the
user
during
the
recovery
process.
The
following
list
provides
the
recovery
methods
you
can
designate
a
user
to
perform:
v
Full
factory
recovery
only
v
Custom
factory
recovery
only
v
Either
a
full
factory
recovery
or
a
custom
factory
recovery
Components
consist
of
applications,
device
drivers,
and
operating
systems.
These
components
are
in
a
custom
packaged
format
and
are
contained
in
the
service
partition
of
the
computer.
From
a
recovery
standpoint,
components
are
categorized
as
follows:
v
Required
components
are
always
installed
upon
recovery.
v
Optional
components
are
displayed
for
the
user
on
the
Base
Software
Selector
menu.
v
Restricted
components
are
not
installed
upon
recovery,
and
are
not
displayed
to
the
end
user.
Manifest
files
Customizing
the
recovery
process
is
controlled
with
manifest
files.
The
Base
Software
Administrator
program
can
create
custom
manifest
files.
Manifest
files
have
the
extension
.cfi,
and
contain
information
about
the
components
within
the
Chapter
3.
Rescue
and
Recovery
customization
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