Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 15 - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter 1. Overview
The Rescue and Recovery program represents a unique combination of ThinkVantage Technologies. This
integrated application provides a suite of powerful tools that can be used even if the Windows operating
system will not start.
The Rescue and Recovery program has two main interfaces. The primary interface operates in the
Microsoft Windows environment. The secondary interface, the Rescue and Recovery Predesktop Area,
operates independently of the Windows operating system in the Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment)
environment.
The Rescue and Recovery program has the following features:
• The Rescue and Recovery Predesktop Area provides an environment to start your computer when you
fail to log in to the Windows operating system.
• The Rescue and Recovery Windows environment enables you to back up the operating system and files
and restore the operating system and files in familiar interfaces.
• Antidote Delivery Manager is an antivirus, anti-worm infrastructure included in the Rescue and Recovery
program.
The Rescue and Recovery program includes the option to switch to a simplified user interface with a few
basic operations, or stay with the advanced user interface with extended options. For more information on
interface switching, see “Configuring the Rescue and Recovery user interface” on page 29.
Note: Some features of the Rescue and Recovery program run under the Windows operating system. In
some instances, system information used in the Rescue and Recovery environment is gathered while the
Windows operating system is running. If the Windows operating system does not function correctly, this will
not prevent the Rescue and Recovery environment from operating normally.
Predesktop Area
The Rescue and Recovery Predesktop Area provides an emergency workspace for users who are unable
to start the Windows operating system on their computers. Running under Windows PE, the Rescue and
Recovery Predesktop Area offers the Windows look, feel, and function and helps users solve problems
without consuming IT staff time.
The Rescue and Recovery Predesktop Area has four major categories of functions:
• Rescue and Restore
– Recovery overview: Links users to help topics about the various recovery options that are provided.
– Rescue files: Enables users to copy files created by the Windows applications to removable media or
to a network, and users can continue with their work even in a disabled workstation.
– Restore from backup: Enables users to restore files that have been backed up with the Rescue
and Recovery program.
• Configure
– Configuration overview: Links to Rescue and Recovery environment help topics about configuration.
– Recover password or passphrase: Provides a user or an administrator with the ability to recover a
password or passphrase in the Rescue and Recovery environment.
– Access BIOS: Opens the BIOS Setup Utility program.
• Communicate
– Communication overview: Links to related help topics in the Rescue and Recovery environment.
– Open browser: Starts the Opera Web browser (Web or Intranet access requires a wired Ethernet
connection).
– Download files: Allows you to download needed files to the partition in the \SWSHARE folder in
the Windows partition.
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