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Table 19. Description of configurable items Configurable item RepositoryPath Description Specifies the repository path. By default, Thin Installer searches for updates in a subdirectory under the Thin Installer folder. LogPath Specifies the log path. By default, the log is created in a subdirectory under the Thin Installer folder. Value Default value: blank Default value: blank LanguageOverride BlockSize AskBeforeClosing Specifies the language to be used. Specifies the number of bytes to be read each time data is downloaded. Prompts the user whether to close Thin Installer. Default value: EN Possible values: • DA • NL • EN • FI • FR • DE • IT • JP • KO • NO • PT • ES • SV • CHS • CHT Default value: 4096 Possible values: • 4096 • 8192 Default value: NO Possible values: • YES • NO DisplayLicenseNotice Enables you to skip the license agreement that is displayed before the update package pick list is populated. Default value: NO Possible values: • YES • NO Action If specified, Thin Installer searches for updates from the specified repository path. If Thin Installer does not have write access to the specified log path, Thin Installer will create the log at the default location. Changes the language to the specified one. Sets the number of bytes to the specified one. • If YES, a dialog box will prompt to ask whether to close Thin Installer. • If NO, no dialog box will prompt to ask whether to close Thin Installer, and Thin Installer will close directly. • If YES, the license agreement screen will be displayed prior to the update package pick list. • If NO, the license agreement screen will not be displayed. 56 System Update Solution Deployment Guide

Section	Page
Preface	5
Chapter 1. Overview	7
System Update	7
Update Retriever	7
Thin Installer	7
Managing the update process	7
System Update	8
System Update and Update Retriever	8
Using System Update and Update Retriever on non-Lenovo systems	11
Chapter 2. Installation	13
Installation requirements	13
.Net	14
Installation components	14
System Update languages	14
Update Retriever languages	16
Installation considerations	16
Installation procedures and command-line parameters	17
A scenario of installing System Update and Update Retriever in an enterprise environment	19
Uninstall	19
Silent uninstall on Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems	20
Chapter 3. Configurations	21
Connection configurations	21
Configuring System Update	21
Configuring System Update with the registry	22
Configuring System Update with Active Directory	35
Configuring System Update with the start.reg file	42
Chapter 4. Working with System Update	45
About System Update	45
Extras tab	45
System Update billboard	45
Working with update packages	45
Downloading and installing updates	46
Working with license agreements	47
Using System Update	47
Scheduling the search for updates	48
Viewing the download and installation history	49
Hiding and restoring hidden updates	49
Working with updates that force a reboot	49
Keyboard shortcuts	49
Chapter 5. Working with Update Retriever	51
About Update Retriever	51
About update packages	51
Update Retriever first time setup	52
Using Update Retriever	53
Manual searching for new updates	53
Scheduling the search for updates	54
Managing the repository	55
Modifying settings	57
Viewing history	57
Hiding updates	58
Exporting updates	58
Keyboard shortcuts	59
Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer	61
About Thin Installer	61
Configuring Thin Installer	61
Using Thin Installer	64
Return error codes	67
Logs	67
Windows Vista and Windows 7 considerations	68
Web server configuration	68
Best practices	68
Uninstalling Thin Installer	68
Chapter 7. Best practices	69
Scenario 1 - Managing the update process	69
Step 1 - Installing the programs	69
Step 2 - Customizing the programs	70
Step 3 - Working with the programs	70
Scenario 2 - Deploying specific update packages	71
Creating repository folders	71
Configuring System Update on client computers	71
Working with Update Retriever	71
Deploying the packages	72
Scenario 3 - Deploying to non-Lenovo systems	72
Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System Update	73
Scenario 5 - Installing specific update packages with the MSDOS prompt	73
Scenario 6 - Deploying update packages to client computer repositories	74
Step 1 - Setting up the administrator system	74
Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client computers	74
Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the scheduler function	74
Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer	75
Deploying the packages using USB, CD, or DVD media	75
Deploying the update packages using a network share repository	75
Deploying the update packages using a system management tool	75
Integrating Thin Installer with the ImageUltra Builder program	75
Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image	76
Appendix A. Command line parameters	77
Automatic search	77
Command line scripts	77
Search modes	84
Notification parameters	85
MapDrv utility	87
Command line interface	87
Using the MapDrv utility	88
Appendix B. Notices	91

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Table 19. Description of conﬁgurable items

Conﬁgurableitem

Description

Value

Action

RepositoryPath

Speciﬁes the repository path. By

default, Thin Installer searches for

updates in a subdirectory under the

Thin Installer folder.

Default value: blank

If speciﬁed, Thin Installer

searches for updates from

the speciﬁed repository

path.

LogPath

Speciﬁes the log path. By default,

the log is created in a subdirectory

under the Thin Installer folder.

Default value: blank

If Thin Installer does not

have write access to the

speciﬁed log path, Thin

Installer will create the log

at the default location.

Default value: EN

LanguageOverride

Speciﬁes the language to be used.

Possible values:

•

CHS

•

CHT

Changes the language to

the speciﬁed one.

Default value: 4096

BlockSize

Speciﬁes the number of bytes to be

read each time data is downloaded.

Possible values:

•

4096

•

8192

Sets the number of bytes

to the speciﬁed one.

Default value: NO

AskBeforeClosing

Prompts the user whether to close

Thin Installer.

Possible values:

•

YES

•

YES

, a dialog box will

prompt to ask whether

to close Thin Installer.

•

, no dialog box will

prompt to ask whether

to close Thin Installer,

and Thin Installer will

close directly.

Default value: NO

DisplayLicenseNotice

Enables you to skip the license

agreement that is displayed before

the update package pick list is

populated.

Possible values:

•

YES

•

YES

, the license

agreement screen will

be displayed prior to the

update package pick

list.

•

, the license

agreement screen will

not be displayed.

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