Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Overview
  • Predesktop Area
  • Windows environment
  • Rejuvenating
  • Hints and Tips
• Chapter 2. Installation
  • Installation considerations
  • Installing the Rescue and Recovery program
    • Installation requirements
      • Requirements for Lenovo computers
      • Requirements for non-Lenovo computers
    • Installation components
      • Administrative installation procedure
      • Using msiexec.exe
    • Installation log files
    • Rescue and Recovery installation
      • Rescue and Recovery custom public properties
      • Including the Rescue and Recovery program in a disk image
      • Using PowerQuest Drive Image based tools with Rescue and Recovery
      • Using WIM files, ImageX, and Windows 7
      • Using Symantec Ghost-based tools with Rescue and Recovery
    • Rescue and Recovery environmental variables
    • 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 system drive only
    • Rejuvenation
    • Full restore
    • Custom recovery
      • Customizing the recovery process
      • Preinstallation setup
  • Backups
    • Scheduling backups and associated tasks
    • Sysprep Backup/Restore
      • Sysprep backup changes in Windows 7
      • Restore a Sysprep Backup
    • Mapping a network drive for backups
      • Setting up user accounts for network backups
      • Capturing a Sysprep utility image in the base backup
      • Capturing a multiple partition machine and excluding files in a Sysprep backup
      • Supported Sysprep multiple drive configurations
    • Password Persistence
    • EFS file limitation
    • Battery power settings for backups
    • Completing a backup
    • Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
  • Rescue and Recovery in the Windows environment
    • Using the Rescue and Recovery program in the Windows environment
      • Include and exclude backup files with registry settings
      • Trouble ticket
      • Rescue and Recovery interface switching
  • Working with the Predesktop Area
    • Working with WIM files and ImageX
    • Using RRUTIL.EXE
      • Predesktop Area directory list
      • Get files from Predesktop Area directories
      • Put files in the Predesktop Area directories
      • Delete files from the Predesktop Area directories
      • Rename a file in the Predesktop Area
      • Test for Rescue and Recovery being installed
      • Backup directory list
      • Get files from \RRBackups directories
      • Put files in the \RRBackups directories
      • Determine \RRBackups space consumed
      • Example: pdaguixx.ini
      • Example 1: Adding device drivers (such as ethernet) to the Predesktop Area
      • Example 2 : Adding mass-storage controller drivers (such as SATA) to the Predesktop Area
    • Customizing the preboot environment
      • Changing the main GUI fonts
      • Changing the environment background
      • Editing pdagui.ini
      • Changing entries and functions in the right panel
      • Removing Factory Restore
    • Configuring the Opera browser
      • Opera will not save settings after it is closed
      • E-mail
      • Disabling the address bar
      • Customizing bookmarks
      • Changing proxy settings
      • Enabling or specifying the full download path
      • Adding a specific file extension to the downloadable files list
      • Changing the behavior of files with specific extensions
      • Adding a static IP address
    • Changing the video resolution
    • Startup applications
    • Passwords
      • Predesktop Area or master password
      • Backup password
      • No password
    • Password access
      • Master password
      • User ID and password or passphrase
      • No password
  • Log files
  • Create Rescue Media
• Chapter 4. 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
      • Creating a bootable Rescue and Recovery CD
      • Creating the recovery ISO file and burning to a CD sample script file
  • Scenario 3 - Installing with WIM files and Windows 7
  • Scenario 4 - Standalone install for CD or script files
  • Scenario 5 - Working with Active Directory and ADM files
    • Corporate Active Directory Rollout
  • Scenario 6 - Performing a Bare Metal Restore from an Admin Backup
  • Scenario 7 - Manually creating the Service Partition of S drive
• Appendix A. Administrative tools
  • Command line support
    • Mailman
    • AWizard.exe
    • SETPASSWORD
    • RELOADSCHED
    • RRCMD command-line interface
      • How to replace a file in a base backup
      • How to restore a backup from specific system
    • CLEANDRV.EXE
    • CONVDATE
    • CREATSP
    • InvAgent
    • MapDrv
      • Using MapDrv
    • Rescue and Recovery Boot manager control (BMGR32)
  • BMGR CLEAN
  • Active Directory Support
    • Administrative (ADM) template files
      • Defining manageable settings
    • Group Policy settings
      • Rescue and Recovery
      • Settings
      • User interface
      • Backup
      • Restore
      • Rejuvenate
      • User Messages
      • Mapping network drive
      • Scheduler tasks
• Appendix B. User tasks
  • Windows 7
  • Create rescue media
  • Rescue and Recovery user interface switching
• Appendix C. Notices
  • Trademarks