Contents
Preface ...............v
Chapter 1. Overview .........1
Predesktop Area .............1
Windows environment ...........2
Rejuvenating ..............2
Hints and Tips..............3
Chapter 2. Installation .........5
Installation considerations ..........5
Installing the Rescue and Recovery program....6
Installation requirements .........6
Installation components..........7
Installation log files ...........8
Rescue and Recovery installation ......9
Rescue and Recovery environmental variables . . 13
Compatibility with BitLocker .......13
Chapter 3. Configurations ......15
XML and ADM file configurations.......15
Recovery methods ............15
Single file restore ...........16
File rescue ..............16
Operating system and applications .....16
Restore system drive only ........16
Rejuvenation .............16
Full restore .............17
Custom recovery ...........17
Backups ...............20
Scheduling backups and associated tasks . . . 20
Sysprep Backup/Restore .........21
Mapping a network drive for backups ....22
Password Persistence ..........25
EFS file limitation ...........25
Battery power settings for backups .....25
Completing a backup ..........26
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ).....26
Rescue and Recovery in the Windows environment 26
Using the Rescue and Recovery program in the
Windows environment .........26
Working with the Predesktop Area ......29
Working with WIM files and ImageX .....30
Using RRUTIL.EXE ...........30
Customizing the preboot environment ....36
Configuring the Opera browser.......41
Changing the video resolution .......47
Startup applications ..........47
Passwords ..............48
Password access ............48
Log files ...............49
Create Rescue Media ...........49
Chapter 4. Best practices .......51
Scenario 1 - New rollouts..........51
Preparing the hard disk drive .......51
Installing ..............51
Updating ..............53
Enabling the Rescue and Recovery desktop. . . 53
Scenario 2 - Installing on OEM systems .....54
Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 1 . . 55
Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 2 . . 55
Scenario 3 - Installing with WIM files and Windows
7..................56
Scenario 4 - Standalone install for CD or script files 57
Scenario5-Working with Active Directory and
ADM files ...............57
Corporate Active Directory Rollout .....58
Scenario 6 - Performing a Bare Metal Restore from
an Admin Backup ............58
Scenario 7 - Manually creating the Service Partition
of S drive ...............58
Appendix A. Administrative tools . . . 61
Command line support ..........61
Mailman ..............61
AWizard.exe .............61
SETPASSWORD ............61
RELOADSCHED ...........61
RRCMD command-line interface ......61
CLEANDRV.EXE ...........64
CONVDATE .............64
CREATSP ..............64
InvAgent ..............65
MapDrv ..............66
Rescue and Recovery Boot manager control
(BMGR32) ..............67
BMGR CLEAN .............70
Active Directory Support ..........71
Administrative (ADM) template files .....71
Group Policy settings ..........72
Appendix B. User tasks .......83
Windows 7 ..............83
Create rescue media ...........83
Rescue and Recovery user interface switching . . . 84
Appendix C. Notices .........85
Trademarks ..............86
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