Lenovo ThinkPad R61i - Manual (Page 104)

Settings defined by an administrator on the server are defined as policies. Settings
defined by a user on the client computer for an application are defined as
preferences. As defined by Microsoft, policy settings take precedence over
preferences.
For example, a user may put a background image on his desktop. This is the user’s
preference setting. An administrator may define a setting on the server that
dictates that a user must use a specific background image. The administrators
policy setting will override the preference set by the user.
When Rescue and Recovery checks for a setting, it will look for the setting in the
following order:
v Computer policies
v User policies
v Default user policies
v Computer preferences
v User preferences
v Default user preferences
As described previously, computer and user policies are defined by the
administrator. These settings can be initialized through the XML configuration file
or through a Group Policy in the Active Directory. Computer and user preferences
are set by the user on the client computer through options in the applications
interface. Default user preferences are initialized by the XML configuration script.
Users do not change the values directly. Changes made to these settings by a user
will be updated in the user preferences.
Customers not using Active Directory can create a default set of policy settings to
be deployed to client systems. Administrators can modify XML configuration
scripts and specify that they be processed during the installation of the product.
Defining manageable settings
The following example shows settings in the Group Policy editor using the
following hierarchy:
Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>ThinkVantage>
Rescue and Recovery>User Interface>Menus>Backup Menu
The ADM files indicate where in the registry the settings will be reflected. These
settings will be in the following registry locations:
Table 32. Registry locations
Header Header
Computer policies HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\Rescue
and Recovery\
User policies HKCU\Software\Policies\Lenovo\Rescue
and Recovery\
Default user policies HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\Rescue
and Recovery\User defaults
Computer preferences HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Rescue and
Recovery\
User preferences HKCU\Software\Lenovo\Rescue and
Recovery\
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