Owner's manual
13.Reboot
FormoreinformationaboutWindows7,WIMles,orImageX,seethefollowingWebsite:
http://www.microsoft.com
Scenario3-StandaloneinstallforCDorscriptles
ForastandaloneinstallforCDorscriptle,completethefollowingsteps:
1.UseonebatchletosilentlyinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
2.CongureBIOSpasswordrecoverysilently.
Scenario4-WorkingwithActiveDirectoryandADMles
ThefollowingexampleillustrateshowtheAdministrativeTemplatele(.adm)canbeusedlocallyandhowthe
settingscanbeexportedthrougharegistryleandthenimportedtoallintendedmachines.Thisexample
documentshowtohidetheAdvancedmenuinthemainuserinterface.
1.InstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogramonanimagemachine.
2.FromtheWindowsStartmenu,rungpedit.msc.
3.Right-clickAdministrativeT emplatesunderComputerConguration.
4.SelectAdd/RemoveTemplates.
5.ClicktheAddbuttonandthenselectthernr.admle.Thernr.admlecanbeobtainedfromtheLenovo
ThinkVantageTechnologiesAdministratorToolsWebpageat:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=TVAN-ADMIN#rnr
6.ClicktheClosebuttonontheAdd/RemoveTemplatedialogbox.
7.ClicktheAdministrativeT emplatestabundertheComputerConguration.Anewtabnamed
ThinkVantageispresented.UndertheThinkVantagetabtherewillbeaRescueandRecoverytab.
Alltheavailablesettingcanbecongurednowforthismachine.
8.GotoThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery➙UserInterface➙Menus,anddoubleclickonthe
AdvancedMenutab.
9.SelectEnabledontheSettingstaboftheAdvancedMenuPropertiesdialogbox.
10.SelectHidefromtheAdvancedMenudropdownbox.
11.ClickOKontheAdvancedMenuPropertiesdialogbox.
12.FromtheWindowsStartmenu,runregedit.
13.Right-clickonthefollowingregistrykey:HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\RescueandRecovery.
14.ClickExport.
15.TypethelenameintheFileNameeldontheExportRegistryFiledialogbox.
16.NavigatetoyourintendedpathintheSaveAseldontheExportRegistryFiledialogbox.
17.ClicktheSavebutton.
Now,youcancreateaninstallationpackagethatwillinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogramsilentlyand
havethepackageimportthisnewregistrykeysothatallmachineswillhavetheadvancedmenuhidden.
ThiscanbeusedforanyofthesettingsintheADMle.
CorporateActiveDirectoryRollout
ForacorporateActiveDirectoryrollout,completethefollowingsteps:
1.InstalleitherthroughActiveDirectoryorLANDesk.
a.TakebackupsandgetreportsthroughActiveDirectoryandLANDeskofwhoandwhentheywere
taken.
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