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When installing, a shortcut is added to the following Start menu folder for ThinkPad® systems: Start Menu\Programs\ThinkVantage For Lenovo systems, the following shortcut is added to the Start menu folder: Start Menu\Programs\Lenovo Care Preferences are stored as settings in the following Windows registry keys: v For System Update: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\System Update v For Update Retriever: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Update Retriever The default folder where application files are installed is the following: v For System Update: %PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\System Update v For Update Retriever: %PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\Update Retriever System Update standard installation procedures and command-line parameters System Update and Update Retriever all use the same command line parameters for installing the applications. The following example starts a non-silent command line installation for System Update or Update Retriever: c:\>[System Update installation file name].exe To do a silent command line extraction followed by an installation you use the -s parameter. The extract defaults to the Windows Temp folder. c:\>[System Update installation file name].exe -s To silently extract to a specific folder followed by an installation you would do the following: c:\>[System Update installation file name].exe -s -fc:\tvt\tvsut The f parameter in the -f causes the files to be extracted to the c:\tvt\tvsut folder. You can use the -e parameter to extract the contents of the installation file. If you want the installation file to start the executable, specify the file name after the -e parameter (-e[System Update installation file name]). For examples where the file name is not specified, see following table: Table 3. Extract Command Scripts Product System Update Update Retriever Command Line Example for Extraction Comment SystemUpdate- Extracts System setup.exe Update to -fc:\tvt\tvsufolder -e c:\tvt\tvsufolder UpdateRetriever- Extracts Update setup.exe Retriever to -fc:\tvt\tvurfolder -e c:\tvt\tvurfolder Extracted File To Execute to Start the Install based on Extraction Folder Example c:\tvt\tvsufolder\ UninstallSU.exe c:\tvt\tvurfolder\ setup.exe 8 System Update Solution Deployment Guide

Section	Page
Contents	3
Preface	5
Chapter 1. Overview	7
System Update	7
Update Retriever	7
Managing the update process	7
System Update	8
System Update and Update Retriever	8
Deploying updates/packages to client systems	9
System Update and Update Retriever with customized update packages	9
Non-Lenovo	10
Chapter 2. Installation	11
Installation requirements	11
.Net	12
Installation components	12
System Update languages	12
Update Retriever languages	13
Installation considerations	13
System Update standard installation procedures and command-line parameters	14
Windows Vista considerations	15
List of parameters	15
Installing System Update or Update Retriever	16
Uninstall	16
Silent uninstall for Windows Vista	17
Chapter 3. Configurations	19
Connection configurations	19
Configuring System Update	20
Configuring System Update with the registry	20
UC Settings configurable items	21
UC Settings\\HTTPSHelloSettings configurable items	22
UC Settings\\HTTPSPackageSettings configurable items	23
Proxy server configurations	24
User Settings\\General configurations	24
User Settings\\Scheduler	28
Repository configurations	31
Version control for System Update	33
Configuring System Update with Active Directory	34
Administrative (ADM) template files	35
Group Policy settings	36
Managing network share repositories with Active Directory®	40
System Update version control using Active Directory	41
Configuring System Update with start.reg	41
Configuring multiple repository locations using the start.reg file	43
System Update version control with start.reg	43
System Update billboard and the start.reg file	44
Chapter 4. Working with System Update	45
About System Update	45
Extras tab	45
System Update billboard	45
Working with update packages	46
Downloading and installing updates	46
Using the Lenovo Help Center Web site	46
Using a repository on a client system	46
Using a repository on a network share	46
Working with license agreements	47
Using System Update	47
Scheduling the search for updates	48
Automatic search for new updates	48
Automatic search for new updates with download	49
Automatic search for new updates with download and install	49
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
Update Retriever setup	51
Using Update Retriever	52
Search for updates with Update Retriever	52
Manual check for new updates	52
Modify settings	52
Configuring automatic check for new updates	53
Automatic search and download of new updates	53
Viewing the download history	53
Show updates in a repository	54
Hiding updates	54
Importing updates	54
Importing an update package into network share repository	54
Scheduling updates	55
Scheduling search for critical updates	55
Scheduling search for critical and recommended updates	55
Assigning triplets to an update	55
Generating a contents report of the network share repository	55
Creating and modifying an update package	55
About update packages	55
Creating an update package	57
Modifying an update package	57
Keyboard shortcuts	58
Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer	59
About Thin Installer	59
Downloading Thin Installer	59
System requirements	59
.Net	59
Using Thin Installer	60
Log file	62
Windows Vista considerations	63
Return codes	64
Keyboard shortcuts	64
Configuring Thin Installer	64
Configuring Thin Installer with XML	64
Uninstall	67
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 packages	71
Creating repository folders	71
Configuring System Update on client systems	71
Working with Update Retriever	71
Deploying the packages	72
Scenario 3 - Deploy onto non-Lenovo systems	72
Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System Update	73
Scenario 5 - Installing specific packages with the MSDOS Command Prompt	73
Scenario 6 - Deploying packages to client system repositories	74
Step 1 - Administrator system setup	74
Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client systems	74
Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the Scheduler function	74
Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer	75
Deploying the packages using USB or CD	75
Deploying the packages using network share repository	75
Deploying the packages using a system management tool	75
Integrating Thin Installer with ImageUltra Builder (IUB)	76
Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image	76
Appendix A. Command line parameters	77
Automatic search	77
Command line scripts	77
Search modes	83
Notification parameters	84
Map Drive utility	86
Command line interface	87
Using the MapDrv utility	87
Displaying encrypted user name and password strings	87
Storing network share information for a TVT	88
Connecting to the network share for a TVT	88
Disconnecting the network share for a TVT	88
Appendix B. Notices	89

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When installing, a shortcut is added to the following Start menu folder for

ThinkPad

systems:

Start Menu\Programs\ThinkVantage

For Lenovo systems, the following shortcut is added to the Start menu folder:

Start Menu\Programs\Lenovo Care

Preferences are stored as settings in the following Windows registry keys:

For System Update:

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\System Update

For Update Retriever:

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Update Retriever

The default folder where application files are installed is the following:

For System Update:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\System Update

For Update Retriever:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Lenovo\Update Retriever

System Update standard installation procedures and

command-line parameters

System Update and Update Retriever all use the same command line parameters

for installing the applications. The following example starts a non-silent command

line installation for System Update or Update Retriever:

c:\>[System Update installation file name].exe

To do a silent command line extraction followed by an installation you use the -s

parameter. The extract defaults to the Windows Temp folder.

c:\>[System Update installation file name].exe -s

To silently extract to a specific folder followed by an installation you would do the

following:

c:\>[System Update installation file name].exe -s -fc:\tvt\tvsut

The f parameter in the -f causes the files to be extracted to the c:\tvt\tvsut folder.

You can use the -e parameter to extract the contents of the installation file. If you

want the installation file to start the executable, specify the file name after the –e

parameter (-e[System Update installation file name]). For examples where the file

name is not specified, see following table:

Table 3. Extract Command Scripts

Product

Command Line

Example for

Extraction

Comment

Extracted File To

Execute to Start the

Install based on

Extraction Folder

Example

System Update

SystemUpdate-

setup.exe

-fc:\tvt\tvsufolder -e

Extracts System

Update to

c:\tvt\tvsufolder

c:\tvt\tvsufolder\

UninstallSU.exe

Update Retriever

UpdateRetriever-

setup.exe

-fc:\tvt\tvurfolder -e

Extracts Update

Retriever to

c:\tvt\tvurfolder

c:\tvt\tvurfolder\

setup.exe

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