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Contents Preface v Chapter 1. Overview 1 System Update 1 Update Retriever 1 Managing the update process 1 System Update 2 System Update and Update Retriever . . . . . 2 Non-Lenovo 4 Chapter 2. Installation 5 Installation requirements 5 .Net 6 Installation components 6 System Update languages 6 Update Retriever languages 7 Installation considerations 7 System Update standard installation procedures and command-line parameters 8 Installing System Update or Update Retriever . . . 10 Uninstall 10 Silent uninstall for Windows Vista 11 Chapter 3. Configurations 13 Connection configurations 13 Configuring System Update 14 Configuring System Update with the registry . . 14 Configuring System Update with Active Directory 28 Configuring System Update with start.reg . . . 35 Chapter 4. Working with System Update 39 About System Update 39 Extras tab 39 System Update billboard 39 Working with update packages 40 Downloading and installing updates . . . . . 40 Using System Update 41 Scheduling the search for updates 42 Keyboard shortcuts 43 Chapter 5. Working with Update Retriever 45 About Update Retriever 45 Update Retriever setup 45 Using Update Retriever 46 Search for updates with Update Retriever . . . 46 Manual check for new updates 46 Modify settings 46 Configuring automatic check for new updates . . 47 Automatic search and download of new updates 47 Viewing the download history 47 Show updates in a repository 48 © Copyright Lenovo 2009 Hiding updates 48 Importing updates 48 Scheduling updates 49 Creating and modifying an update package . . 49 Keyboard shortcuts 52 Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer 53 About Thin Installer 53 Downloading Thin Installer 53 System requirements 53 .Net 53 Using Thin Installer 54 Log file 56 Windows Vista considerations 57 Return codes 58 Keyboard shortcuts 58 Configuring Thin Installer 58 Configuring Thin Installer with XML . . . . . 58 Uninstall 61 Chapter 7. Best practices 63 Scenario 1 - Managing the update process . . . . 63 Step 1 - Installing the programs 63 Step 2 - Customizing the programs . . . . . 64 Step 3 - Working with the programs . . . . . 64 Scenario 2 - Deploying specific packages . . . . 65 Creating repository folders 65 Configuring System Update on client systems . . 65 Working with Update Retriever 65 Deploying the packages 66 Scenario 3 - Deploy onto non-Lenovo systems . . . 66 Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System Update 67 Scenario 5 - Installing specific packages with the MSDOS Command Prompt 67 Scenario 6 - Deploying packages to client system repositories 68 Step 1 - Administrator system setup . . . . . 68 Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client systems 68 Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the Scheduler function 68 Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer . . . . . 69 Deploying the packages using USB or CD . . . 69 Deploying the packages using network share repository 69 Deploying the packages using a system management tool 69 Integrating Thin Installer with ImageUltra Builder (IUB 70 Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image 70 Appendix A. Command line parameters 71 Automatic search 71 Command line scripts 71 iii

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System Update
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Chapter 2. Installation
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Installation components
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System Update languages
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Update Retriever languages
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Installation considerations
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Chapter 3. Configurations
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Connection configurations
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Configuring System Update
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Configuring System Update with start.reg
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Chapter 4. Working with System
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About System Update
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Extras tab
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System Update billboard
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Working with update packages
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Downloading and installing updates
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Using System Update
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Scheduling the search for updates
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Chapter 5. Working with Update
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About Update Retriever
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Update Retriever setup
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Using Update Retriever
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Search for updates with Update Retriever
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Manual check for new updates
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Modify settings
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Configuring automatic check for new updates .
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Automatic search and download of new updates
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Viewing the download history
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Show updates in a repository
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Hiding updates
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Importing updates
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Scheduling updates
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Creating and modifying an update package
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer
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About Thin Installer
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Downloading Thin Installer
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System requirements
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.Net
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Using Thin Installer
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Log file
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Windows Vista considerations
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Return codes
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Configuring Thin Installer
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Configuring Thin Installer with XML
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Uninstall
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Chapter 7. Best practices
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Scenario 1 - Managing the update process
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Step 1 - Installing the programs
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Step 2 - Customizing the programs
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Step 3 - Working with the programs
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Scenario 2 - Deploying specific packages
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Creating repository folders
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Configuring System Update on client systems .
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Working with Update Retriever
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Deploying the packages
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Scenario 3 - Deploy onto non-Lenovo systems .
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Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System
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Scenario 5 - Installing specific packages with the
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Scenario 6 - Deploying packages to client system
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Step 1 - Administrator system setup
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Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client
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Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the
Scheduler function
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Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer
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Deploying the packages using USB or CD
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Deploying the packages using network share
repository
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Deploying the packages using a system
management tool
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Integrating Thin Installer with ImageUltra
Builder (IUB)
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Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image
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Appendix A. Command line parameters
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Automatic search
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Command line scripts
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