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Parameter(Required):Description
/AClearMBRandinstallPCDOSMBR
Parameter(Optional):
/Dn
Applychangestodrive.Usen=0fortherstdrive.
/Y
Yestoall
/?
DisplayHelp
/H
DisplayHelp
ActiveDirectorySupport
ActiveDirectoryisadirectoryservice.Thedirectoryiswhereinformationaboutusersandresourcesis
stored.Thedirectoryserviceallowsaccesssoyoucanmanipulatethoseresources.
ActiveDirectoryprovidesamechanismthatgivesadministratorstheabilitytomanagecomputers,groups,
users,domains,securitypolicies,andanytypeofuser-denedobjects.ThemechanismusedbyActive
DirectorytoaccomplishthisisknownasGroupPolicy.WithGroupPolicy,administratorsdenesettingsthat
canbeappliedtocomputersorusersinthedomain.
ThinkVantageTechnologyproductscurrentlyuseavarietyofmethodsforgatheringsettingsusedtocontrol
programsettings,includingreadingfromspecicapplication-denedregistryentries.
FortheRescueandRecoveryprogram,ActiveDirectorycanmanagesuchsettingsas:
•Setbackuplocations.
•Setbackupdatesandtimes.
Administrative(ADM)templateles
TheADM(Administrative)templateledenespolicysettingsusedbyapplicationsontheclientcomputers.
Policiesarespecicsettingsthatgoverntheapplicationbehavior.Policysettingsalsodenewhetherthe
userwillbeallowedtosetspecicsettingsthroughtheapplication.
Settingsdenedbyanadministratorontheserveraredenedaspolicies.Settingsdenedbyauseronthe
clientcomputerforanapplicationaredenedaspreferences.AsdenedbyMicrosoft,policysettingstake
precedenceoverpreferences.
Forexample,ausermayputabackgroundimageonhisdesktop.Thisistheuser’spreferencesetting.An
administratormaydeneasettingontheserverthatdictatesthatausermustuseaspecicbackground
image.Theadministratorspolicysettingwilloverridethepreferencesetbytheuser.
WhentheRescueandRecoveryprogramchecksforasetting,itwilllookforthesettinginthefollowingorder:
•Computerpolicies
•Userpolicies
•Defaultuserpolicies
•Computerpreferences
•Userpreferences
•Defaultuserpreferences
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