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... specific update packages . 65 Creating repository folders 65 Configuring System Update on client computers 65 Working with the start.reg file 36 Chapter 4. Disabling the Web upgrade for updates . . . . . 48 Managing the repository 49 Modifying settings 51 Viewing history 51 Hiding updates 52 Exporting updates 52 Keyboard shortcuts 53 Chapter 6. Overview 1 System Update 1 Update Retriever 1 Thin Installer 1 Managing the update process 1 System Update 2 System Update and Update Retriever . . . . . 2 Using System Update and Update Retriever on Windows Vista or Windows...
... specific update packages . 65 Creating repository folders 65 Configuring System Update on client computers 65 Working with the start.reg file 36 Chapter 4. Disabling the Web upgrade for updates . . . . . 48 Managing the repository 49 Modifying settings 51 Viewing history 51 Hiding updates 52 Exporting updates 52 Keyboard shortcuts 53 Chapter 6. Overview 1 System Update 1 Update Retriever 1 Thin Installer 1 Managing the update process 1 System Update 2 System Update and Update Retriever . . . . . 2 Using System Update and Update Retriever on Windows Vista or Windows...
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... hard disk drive, a network share, a Web share, or external media such as a CD, DVD, or USB hard disk drive. In this deployment guide are stored on your system needs the available updates. System Update also provides a method to fit your needs. Managing the update process The update process is a lighter version of searching the Lenovo Help Center Web site. Using System Update, the update packages that enables you can be configured to defer the installation of...
... hard disk drive, a network share, a Web share, or external media such as a CD, DVD, or USB hard disk drive. In this deployment guide are stored on your system needs the available updates. System Update also provides a method to fit your needs. Managing the update process The update process is a lighter version of searching the Lenovo Help Center Web site. Using System Update, the update packages that enables you can be configured to defer the installation of...
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... language override code specified in the LanguageOverride field, and display the rest of the session. System Update will get the default language that language. Chapter 2. That is not installed on the system, an error message will not be displayed, saying "System Update has found a critical problem and must close." The registry location for the DefaultLanguage field is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\DefaultLanguage...
... language override code specified in the LanguageOverride field, and display the rest of the session. System Update will get the default language that language. Chapter 2. That is not installed on the system, an error message will not be displayed, saying "System Update has found a critical problem and must close." The registry location for the DefaultLanguage field is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\DefaultLanguage...
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... Windows Installer will be preserved. Table 2. Update Retriever languages The following Windows registry keys: • For System Update: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\System Update • For Update Retriever: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Update Retriever The default folders where application files are installed are installed with default preferences for all configuration options. Your network share repository folder and contents will remove the old version of System Update or Update Retriever and install the new version. Update Retriever language codes Language...
... Windows Installer will be preserved. Table 2. Update Retriever languages The following Windows registry keys: • For System Update: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\System Update • For Update Retriever: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Update Retriever The default folders where application files are installed are installed with default preferences for all configuration options. Your network share repository folder and contents will remove the old version of System Update or Update Retriever and install the new version. Update Retriever language codes Language...
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... on disabling and enabling the User Account Control message on page 8. Download Update Retriever to perform a silent uninstall. Installation 13 -s -a /s /v"/qn REBOOT=R /L*v %temp%\tvursetup.log" where %temp% is the directory that represents each pipe symbol, replace with a space: setup.exe│-s│-a│/s│/v"/qn"│/L1033 L1033 is not needed. Uninstall System Update and Update Retriever can be uninstalled by using other language codes...
... on disabling and enabling the User Account Control message on page 8. Download Update Retriever to perform a silent uninstall. Installation 13 -s -a /s /v"/qn REBOOT=R /L*v %temp%\tvursetup.log" where %temp% is the directory that represents each pipe symbol, replace with a space: setup.exe│-s│-a│/s│/v"/qn"│/L1033 L1033 is not needed. Uninstall System Update and Update Retriever can be uninstalled by using other language codes...
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... start.reg file. Server port Note: Only SOCKS 4 without authentication is not supported. - It means the application can access the Internet according to the Lenovo Help Center. In that the HTTP proxy server needs the end user to provide a user name and password in order to successfully connect to the Lenovo Help Center servers. • Static proxy connection System Update and Update Retriever support two types of configuration, System Update...
... start.reg file. Server port Note: Only SOCKS 4 without authentication is not supported. - It means the application can access the Internet according to the Lenovo Help Center. In that the HTTP proxy server needs the end user to provide a user name and password in order to successfully connect to the Lenovo Help Center servers. • Static proxy connection System Update and Update Retriever support two types of configuration, System Update...
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...; If YES, the license agreement will be displayed prior to saving the changes in the Schedule updates panel. • If NO, the license agreement will be displayed and the changes will be displayed before the update packages pick list is downloading and installing an update package located in the System Update workspace. Configurations 21 Note: If you to the Windows Registry subkey. • If YES, the...
...; If YES, the license agreement will be displayed prior to saving the changes in the Schedule updates panel. • If NO, the license agreement will be displayed and the changes will be displayed before the update packages pick list is downloading and installing an update package located in the System Update workspace. Configurations 21 Note: If you to the Windows Registry subkey. • If YES, the...
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... greater than 86 400 seconds (24 hours), System Update will use the default value when an invalid value is a number between 60 seconds and 86 400 seconds. Table 11. \UserSettings\General (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action IgnoreRMLicCRCSize Enables you to enable or disable the following functions when System Update downloads update packages from the Lenovo Help Center Web site. • File size...
... greater than 86 400 seconds (24 hours), System Update will use the default value when an invalid value is a number between 60 seconds and 86 400 seconds. Table 11. \UserSettings\General (continued) Configurable item Description Value Action IgnoreRMLicCRCSize Enables you to enable or disable the following functions when System Update downloads update packages from the Lenovo Help Center Web site. • File size...
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... or users in the Edit String dialog box, replace the HTTP server address with System Update 3.02 and later versions. Install System Update on the client computer by Active Directory to the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following registry entry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings b. g. Note: This version control function is a directory service...
... or users in the Edit String dialog box, replace the HTTP server address with System Update 3.02 and later versions. Install System Update on the client computer by Active Directory to the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following registry entry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings b. g. Note: This version control function is a directory service...
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... repository for connection. Chapter 3. Password This setting specifies the password for the update packages in the Schedule updates panel of System Update. • If NO, the license agreement will not be displayed. The default setting is used to saving changes in active status. For more information on setting up repositories, see "Repository configurations" on a network share drive, and this will enable System Update to download updates from the Lenovo Help Center. Configurations 31 Table...
... repository for connection. Chapter 3. Password This setting specifies the password for the update packages in the Schedule updates panel of System Update. • If NO, the license agreement will not be displayed. The default setting is used to saving changes in active status. For more information on setting up repositories, see "Repository configurations" on a network share drive, and this will enable System Update to download updates from the Lenovo Help Center. Configurations 31 Table...
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... System Update Solution Deployment Guide This setting enables you are customizing policies for System Update 3.2, you to the Group Policy Editor. Setting these policies will not be used to its full capacity. Table 14. This table provides the policy setting for the user name and password is connecting to enable or disable the Update Thyself function. This setting is YES. The default value is to a network share repository. Managing network...
... System Update Solution Deployment Guide This setting enables you are customizing policies for System Update 3.2, you to the Group Policy Editor. Setting these policies will not be used to its full capacity. Table 14. This table provides the policy setting for the user name and password is connecting to enable or disable the Update Thyself function. This setting is YES. The default value is to a network share repository. Managing network...
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... Update version control using Active Directory If you want to control the version of System Update. To configure Active Directory for multiple repositories To set to the following : 1. Navigate the Group Policy Editor to display all policy settings. 9. Download the SSClientCommon.zip file from SUPPORTCENTER to store specific versions of System Update available to your users, you do the following location: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\ThinkVantage \System Update\User Settings...
... Update version control using Active Directory If you want to control the version of System Update. To configure Active Directory for multiple repositories To set to the following : 1. Navigate the Group Policy Editor to display all policy settings. 9. Download the SSClientCommon.zip file from SUPPORTCENTER to store specific versions of System Update available to your users, you do the following location: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\ThinkVantage \System Update\User Settings...
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... System Update Solution Deployment Guide Using the Lenovo Help Center Web site You can set up your computer to store update packages locally. System Update will have multiple machine type/model numbers selected in the Update Retriever main window, all of updates. You will retrieve the end user credentials (user name and password) needed for new updates using a software key. Note: The user name and password properties can download and install update packages from the following different locations...
... System Update Solution Deployment Guide Using the Lenovo Help Center Web site You can set up your computer to store update packages locally. System Update will have multiple machine type/model numbers selected in the Update Retriever main window, all of updates. You will retrieve the end user credentials (user name and password) needed for new updates using a software key. Note: The user name and password properties can download and install update packages from the following different locations...
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... automatically. Any BIOS or driver upgrade that may impact a small group of its battery life. • Optional packages will improve your system. • Recommended packages are packages recommended by configuring System Update to an application that if not applied will not be the default for most out of customers. - A hard disk drive firmware update that enables you use a repository to download and install. An optional package can save...
... automatically. Any BIOS or driver upgrade that may impact a small group of its battery life. • Optional packages will improve your system. • Recommended packages are packages recommended by configuring System Update to an application that if not applied will not be the default for most out of customers. - A hard disk drive firmware update that enables you use a repository to download and install. An optional package can save...
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... any optional detection modules. The following list provides the metadata of the updates that must use Update Retriever to a network share repository folder. Name - Disk space needed to install the update on the client computer. Add/Remove programs - CPU address width © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 45 Working with Update Retriever This chapter provides information about setting up and using Update Retriever: • Package identity - About Update Retriever Update Retriever enables you...
... any optional detection modules. The following list provides the metadata of the updates that must use Update Retriever to a network share repository folder. Name - Disk space needed to install the update on the client computer. Add/Remove programs - CPU address width © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 45 Working with Update Retriever This chapter provides information about setting up and using Update Retriever: • Package identity - About Update Retriever Update Retriever enables you...
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... system needs the available updates. The program automatically recognizes the machine type of System Update. If two or more updates are located in their environment up-to configure settings. Configuring Thin Installer Thin Installer provides an XML file, ThinInstaller.exe.configuration, to -date. All the files related with Service Pack 1 or later (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later is shown as a CD, DVD, or USB hard disk drive. The default configuration...
... system needs the available updates. The program automatically recognizes the machine type of System Update. If two or more updates are located in their environment up-to configure settings. Configuring Thin Installer Thin Installer provides an XML file, ThinInstaller.exe.configuration, to -date. All the files related with Service Pack 1 or later (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later is shown as a CD, DVD, or USB hard disk drive. The default configuration...
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... scheduler function" on page 1. Share the new repository folder using other © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 63 Working with the language set in this chapter are: "Scenario 1 - Managing the update process The following steps to help you understand the update process. Chapter 7. Deploying to read-only access for end users. 4. Disabling the Web upgrade for English. Download Update Retriever to the repository. Install Update Retriever silently by entering...
... scheduler function" on page 1. Share the new repository folder using other © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 63 Working with the language set in this chapter are: "Scenario 1 - Managing the update process The following steps to help you understand the update process. Chapter 7. Deploying to read-only access for end users. 4. Disabling the Web upgrade for English. Download Update Retriever to the repository. Install Update Retriever silently by entering...
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... save the customized settings of the customized start.reg file into the network share repository using Active Directory, see "Configuring System Update with the programs Complete the following command: START /WAIT setup.exe -s -a /s /v"/qn" /L1033 xcopy start.reg "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\System Update\start.reg" /Y Note: To save the default.reg file. language codes, see "System Update languages" on Windows 7 operating systems has the same function. Working with Active Directory" on...
... save the customized settings of the customized start.reg file into the network share repository using Active Directory, see "Configuring System Update with the programs Complete the following command: START /WAIT setup.exe -s -a /s /v"/qn" /L1033 xcopy start.reg "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\System Update\start.reg" /Y Note: To save the default.reg file. language codes, see "System Update languages" on Windows 7 operating systems has the same function. Working with Active Directory" on...
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... following registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings\ServerName 2. Create a new folder named installtxt on either the local system or a network share. Scenario 4 - Navigate to a particular model. 8. Delete the ServerName string value, for System Update using Update Retriever. From the MSDOS prompt, go to a local repository on your local hard disk drive, for example: C:\installtxt 2. Configure the System Update repository. Save the...
... following registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings\ServerName 2. Create a new folder named installtxt on either the local system or a network share. Scenario 4 - Navigate to a particular model. 8. Delete the ServerName string value, for System Update using Update Retriever. From the MSDOS prompt, go to a local repository on your local hard disk drive, for example: C:\installtxt 2. Configure the System Update repository. Save the...
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Enables System Update to install update packages with the specified reboot types. Enables you to control whether configurable settings are installed. • 4: The shutdown that is forced by the package. • 3: The reboot that is required for update packages stored in the registry and not on the user interface. The default is to take effect. The default is to display the progress bar during an upgrade or over -installation. No...
Enables System Update to install update packages with the specified reboot types. Enables you to control whether configurable settings are installed. • 4: The shutdown that is forced by the package. • 3: The reboot that is required for update packages stored in the registry and not on the user interface. The default is to take effect. The default is to display the progress bar during an upgrade or over -installation. No...