Document Outline

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Overview
  • Predesktop Area
  • Windows environment
  • Antidote Delivery Manager
  • Rejuvenating and migrating
  • Hints and tips
• Chapter 2. Installation
  • Installation considerations
    • Upgrading consideration
    • Compatibility with Computrace, Storage Management Subsystem, and Windows Recovery Console
  • Installation requirements
    • Requirements for installation on Lenovo computers
    • Requirements for installation on non-Lenovo computers
  • Installing the Rescue and Recovery program
    • Administrative installation
    • Installation log files
    • Installation components
    • Rescue and Recovery customized public properties
    • Rescue and Recovery environmental variables
  • Including the Rescue and Recovery program in a disk image
    • Using PowerQuest Drive Image based tools with the Rescue and Recovery program
    • Using Symantec Ghost based tools with the Rescue and Recovery program
  • Compatibility with BitLocker
    • Compatibility with BitLocker without TPM
    • Best practice of BitLocker encryption on a system with the Rescue and Recovery program
• Chapter 3. Configurations
  • XML and ADM file configurations
  • Recovery methods
    • Single file restore
    • File rescue
    • Operating system and applications restore
    • Rejuvenation
    • Full restore
    • Custom recovery
  • Backups
    • Scheduling backups and associated tasks
    • Mapping a network drive for backups
    • Sysprep backup or restore
    • Password persistence
    • Battery power settings for backups
    • Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
  • Configurations in the Rescue and Recovery Windows environment
    • Setting the base backup location
    • Configuring registry settings to include and exclude backup files
    • Configuring the Rescue and Recovery user interface
  • Configurations in the Rescue and Recovery Predesktop Area
    • Windows Vista considerations
    • Using the RRUTIL.EXE utility
    • Using the pdaguixx.ini configuration file
    • Removing Factory Restore
    • Trouble ticket
    • Configuring the Opera browser
    • Changing the video resolution
    • Startup applications
    • Passwords
  • Log files
• Chapter 4. Rejuvenation and migration
  • Creating a command file
  • File commands
  • File-migration commands
  • Examples of file-migration commands
    • Selecting files during the capture phase
  • Migrating additional application settings
    • Creating an application file
    • Example of an application.xml file for Adobe Reader
• Chapter 5. Best practices
  • Scenario 1 - New rollouts
    • Preparing the hard disk drive
    • Installing
    • Updating
    • Enabling the Rescue and Recovery desktop
  • Scenario 2 - Installing on OEM systems
    • Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 1
    • Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 2
  • Scenario 3 - Installing on Type 12 service partition
  • Scenario 4 - Installing with WIM files and Windows Vista
  • Scenario 5 - Standalone install for CD or script files
  • Scenario 6 - Working with Active Directory and ADM files
    • Corporate Active Directory Rollout
  • Scenario 7 - Performing a Bare Metal Restore from an Admin Backup
  • Scenario 8 - Manually creating the Service Partition of S drive
• Appendix A. Administrative tools
  • Command line support
    • RRCMD command-line interface
    • CLEANDRV.EXE
    • CONVDATE
    • CREATSP
    • InvAgent
    • MapDrv
    • The Rescue and Recovery Boot manager control (BMGR32)
  • BMGR CLEAN
  • SP.PQI
  • Active Directory Support
    • Administrative (ADM) template files
    • Group Policy settings
• Appendix B. Antidote Delivery Manager
  • Installing the Antidote network component
    • Windows Vista
    • Windows XP
  • Antidote with Windows Vista
  • Repository
  • Antidote Delivery Manager and Windows commands
  • Antidote Delivery Manager utilization
    • Major worm attack
    • Minor application update
  • Accommodating VPNs and wireless security
  • Antidote Delivery Manager command guide
  • Supported Microsoft commands
  • Preparation and installation
    • Preparation
    • Configuration
    • Repository
    • Schedule information
    • Signing Key
    • Network Drives
    • Installing the Antidote network component
    • Server infrastructure
  • Simple system test – display notification
  • Deployment
    • Examples
  • Example scripts
  • Virtualization Module for Antidote Delivery Manager
    • Requirements
    • Installation
    • Overview
• Appendix C. User tasks
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
  • Create rescue media
  • Rescue and Recovery user interface switching
• Appendix D. Working with Lenovo Patch Utility
  • Installation
  • Registry settings
  • Log files
  • Dependencies
  • Configurable options
  • Upgrade and compatibility
  • References
• Appendix E. Notices
  • Trademarks