Owner's manual

Contents
Preface................iii
Chapter1.Overview..........1
PredesktopArea...............1
Windowsenvironment.............2
Rejuvenating................2
HintsandTips................2
Chapter2.Installation.........3
Installationconsiderations...........3
InstallingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram....3
Installationrequirements..........4
Installationcomponents..........4
Installationlogles............5
RescueandRecoveryinstallation......6
RescueandRecoveryenvironmental
variables................9
CompatibilitywithBitLocker.......10
Chapter3.Congurations......13
XMLandADMlecongurations.......13
Recoverymethods.............13
Singlelerestore............13
Filerescue..............14
Operatingsystemandapplications.....14
Restoresystemdriveonly........14
Rejuvenation.............14
Fullrestore..............15
Customrecovery............15
Backups.................17
Schedulingbackupsandassociatedtasks..18
SysprepBackup/Restore.........18
Mappinganetworkdriveforbackups....19
PasswordPersistence..........21
EFSlelimitation............22
Batterypowersettingsforbackups.....22
Completingabackup..........22
MicrosoftMessageQueuing(MSMQ)....22
RescueandRecoveryintheWindows
environment................23
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramin
theWindowsenvironment........23
WorkingwiththePredesktopArea.......25
WorkingwithWIMlesandImageX....26
UsingRRUTIL.EXE...........26
Customizingtheprebootenvironment....32
ConguringtheOperabrowser......36
Changingthevideoresolution.......41
Startupapplications...........41
Passwords..............42
Passwordaccess............43
Logles.................43
CreateRescueMedia............43
Chapter4.Bestpractices......45
Scenario1-Newrollouts..........45
Preparingtheharddiskdrive.......45
Installing...............45
Updating...............47
EnablingtheRescueandRecoverydesktop.47
Scenario2-InstallingwithWIMlesandWindows
7....................48
Scenario3-StandaloneinstallforCDorscript
les...................49
Scenario4-WorkingwithActiveDirectoryand
ADMles.................49
CorporateActiveDirectoryRollout.....49
Scenario5-PerformingaBareMetalRestorefrom
anAdminBackup.............50
Scenario6-ManuallycreatingtheServicePartition
ofSdrive.................50
AppendixA.Administrativetools...53
Commandlinesupport...........53
AWizard.exe..............53
SETPASSWORD............53
RELOADSCHED............53
RRCMDcommand-lineinterface......53
CLEANDRV.EXE............55
CONVDATE..............55
CREATSP...............56
InvAgent...............56
MapDrv................57
RescueandRecoveryBootmanagercontrol
(BMGR32)...............58
BMGRCLEAN...............61
ActiveDirectorySupport...........62
Administrative(ADM)templateles.....62
GroupPolicysettings..........63
AppendixB.Usertasks........75
Windows7................75
Createrescuemedia............75
RescueandRecoveryuserinterfaceswitching..75
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