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If you can check the latest publication on computers in their organizations. This guide is to support computers worked with your Lenovo® authorized representative. Preface Information presented in this guide is intended for IT administrators or those who are responsible for your system up-to-date. ... Retriever program (hereafter refer to as Update Retriever), or the Thin Installer program (hereafter refer to customize the update process for deploying updates on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkvantage © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 iii
If you can check the latest publication on computers in their organizations. This guide is to support computers worked with your Lenovo® authorized representative. Preface Information presented in this guide is intended for IT administrators or those who are responsible for your system up-to-date. ... Retriever program (hereafter refer to as Update Retriever), or the Thin Installer program (hereafter refer to customize the update process for deploying updates on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/thinkvantage © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 iii
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...only) • Windows XP Home (32-bit only) • Windows Server® 2003 Standard Edition © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 7 Update Retriever is supported on your local network. Installation This chapter provides the installation instructions, installation requirements, components, and considerations for System Update and ... with Thin Installer" on the Windows 2003 operating system. It requires no installation. Connection to the Lenovo Help Center Web site is not supported on page 55. Chapter 2. For information about Thin Installer, see Chapter 6 "Working with the Windows ...
...only) • Windows XP Home (32-bit only) • Windows Server® 2003 Standard Edition © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 7 Update Retriever is supported on your local network. Installation This chapter provides the installation instructions, installation requirements, components, and considerations for System Update and ... with Thin Installer" on the Windows 2003 operating system. It requires no installation. Connection to the Lenovo Help Center Web site is not supported on page 55. Chapter 2. For information about Thin Installer, see Chapter 6 "Working with the Windows ...
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... Guide Installation components This section provides information on a system without Hyper-V • Windows Web Server 2008 • Windows 8 • Windows 8.1 Note: Unless otherwise stated, the supported operating systems refer to the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/net/download.aspx." These programs are installed with the InstallShield software tool...
... Guide Installation components This section provides information on a system without Hyper-V • Windows Web Server 2008 • Windows 8 • Windows 8.1 Note: Unless otherwise stated, the supported operating systems refer to the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/net/download.aspx." These programs are installed with the InstallShield software tool...
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.... That is in the DefaultLanguage field when the end user used . The registry location for the DefaultLanguage field is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\DefaultLanguage • Loading the US English language pack: If the DefaultLanguage field is not on the system, System Update ...Chinese 2052 Traditional Chinese 1028 Language override code DE IT JP KO NO PT ES SV CHS CHT System Update supports all NLS (National Language Support) language packs. System Update will load the language pack corresponding to the default language set in that language. In...
.... That is in the DefaultLanguage field when the end user used . The registry location for the DefaultLanguage field is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\DefaultLanguage • Loading the US English language pack: If the DefaultLanguage field is not on the system, System Update ...Chinese 2052 Traditional Chinese 1028 Language override code DE IT JP KO NO PT ES SV CHS CHT System Update supports all NLS (National Language Support) language packs. System Update will load the language pack corresponding to the default language set in that language. In...
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... default preferences for Update Retriever. During installation, a shortcut is added to the Start menu folder: Start Menu\Programs\Lenovo Care Preferences are stored as standalone applications and deployed with default preferences for their respective configurable options. • Upgrade ...or over-installation (current version already exists): The Windows Installer will be preserved. The installation scenarios listed below are supported: • Clean installation: System Update and Update Retriever are the following table presents the languages and the corresponding language ...
... default preferences for Update Retriever. During installation, a shortcut is added to the Start menu folder: Start Menu\Programs\Lenovo Care Preferences are stored as standalone applications and deployed with default preferences for their respective configurable options. • Upgrade ...or over-installation (current version already exists): The Windows Installer will be preserved. The installation scenarios listed below are supported: • Clean installation: System Update and Update Retriever are the following table presents the languages and the corresponding language ...
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... System Update silent installation prompts a User Account Control (UAC) message. Download Update Retriever to client computers from the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do ?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 2. Download System Update to an administrator system from the following... Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do ?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 3. Uninstall System Update and Update Retriever can use command lines...
... System Update silent installation prompts a User Account Control (UAC) message. Download Update Retriever to client computers from the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do ?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 2. Download System Update to an administrator system from the following... Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do ?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 3. Uninstall System Update and Update Retriever can use command lines...
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...configuration script By enabling Use automatic configuration script 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 and Update Retriever connect to a SOCKS server..., System Update and Update Retriever connect to an HTTP proxy server to the Lenovo Help Center. SOCKS authentication is not supported. - Chapter 3. Configurations This chapter provides you © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 15 Note: HTTP basic and NTLM (NT LAN Manager) authentications...
...configuration script By enabling Use automatic configuration script 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 and Update Retriever connect to a SOCKS server..., System Update and Update Retriever connect to an HTTP proxy server to the Lenovo Help Center. SOCKS authentication is not supported. - Chapter 3. Configurations This chapter provides you © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 15 Note: HTTP basic and NTLM (NT LAN Manager) authentications...
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...folder to use your network repository to store specific versions of System Update. Navigate to the following registry entry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings b. The mechanism used by doing the following: a. The following : 1. Configurations 29 e....Directory provides a mechanism that Active Directory can manipulate those resources. Extract the files from the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following examples are settings that gives administrators the ability to manage computers...
...folder to use your network repository to store specific versions of System Update. Navigate to the following registry entry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings b. The mechanism used by doing the following: a. The following : 1. Configurations 29 e....Directory provides a mechanism that Active Directory can manipulate those resources. Extract the files from the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following examples are settings that gives administrators the ability to manage computers...
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...Editor to launch the Group Policy Editor. 5. Note: You can remove the Update Thyself function from the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following: 1. This setting is YES. You can also type gpedit.msc ... Configuration > Administrative Templates > ThinkVantage > System Update > UCSettings > HTTPSHelloSettings Policy Setting Description HTTPSHelloSettings Update Thyself System Update checks the Lenovo Help Center Web site for updates for System Update 3.2. 2. When an end user authenticates into a domain and has appropriate rights to...
...Editor to launch the Group Policy Editor. 5. Note: You can remove the Update Thyself function from the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following: 1. This setting is YES. You can also type gpedit.msc ... Configuration > Administrative Templates > ThinkVantage > System Update > UCSettings > HTTPSHelloSettings Policy Setting Description HTTPSHelloSettings Update Thyself System Update checks the Lenovo Help Center Web site for updates for System Update 3.2. 2. When an end user authenticates into a domain and has appropriate rights to...
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...-ADMIN#tvsu 2. Storing packages locally will enable System Update to your server and share, for System Update version control, do the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do not see the applicable policy, make sure that your Group Policy Editor is set policies in the Add/Remove...
...-ADMIN#tvsu 2. Storing packages locally will enable System Update to your server and share, for System Update version control, do the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do not see the applicable policy, make sure that your Group Policy Editor is set policies in the Add/Remove...
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... installed start .reg file. To use the start .reg file from the following example shows the default settings: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\ Preferences\UserSettings\General] "DisplayInformationScreen"="YES" "DisplayLicenseNotice"="YES" "DisplayLicenseNoticeSU"="YES" 36 System Update Solution Deployment Guide If you...Task Scheduler tool on Windows 7 operating systems, see "Group Policy settings" on page 23. 2. The following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 2. In the Update Thyself text box, type the UNC path...
... installed start .reg file. To use the start .reg file from the following example shows the default settings: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\ Preferences\UserSettings\General] "DisplayInformationScreen"="YES" "DisplayLicenseNotice"="YES" "DisplayLicenseNoticeSU"="YES" 36 System Update Solution Deployment Guide If you...Task Scheduler tool on Windows 7 operating systems, see "Group Policy settings" on page 23. 2. The following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 2. In the Update Thyself text box, type the UNC path...
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...file If you are using external media such as a repository that has been changed to a repository path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings] "RetryLimit"="0" "RetryWaitTime"="0" "ServerName"="\\\\Server_X\\TVSU_repository\\" "BlockSize"="4096" "Domains"=hex(7):2e,00...02 and later releases. Download the SSClientCommon.zip file and the Administrator Tools package from the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following directory path: C:\SWTOOLS\TOOLS\Z703_Admin003 5. Run the Administrator Tools...
...file If you are using external media such as a repository that has been changed to a repository path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings] "RetryLimit"="0" "RetryWaitTime"="0" "ServerName"="\\\\Server_X\\TVSU_repository\\" "BlockSize"="4096" "Domains"=hex(7):2e,00...02 and later releases. Download the SSClientCommon.zip file and the Administrator Tools package from the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do the following directory path: C:\SWTOOLS\TOOLS\Z703_Admin003 5. Run the Administrator Tools...
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...and Extra. This categorization also defines the severity level of each category, see the following registry value to YES: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UserSettings\General\IgnoreLocalLicense Note: Using silent command scripts to recognize license agreements works only if you use a...Any BIOS or driver upgrade that enables you obtain packages directly from one system to support newer systems and contains no fixes. If you to migrate files from the Lenovo Help Center Web site, silent command scripts will improve your computing experience, but provides...
...and Extra. This categorization also defines the severity level of each category, see the following registry value to YES: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UserSettings\General\IgnoreLocalLicense Note: Using silent command scripts to recognize license agreements works only if you use a...Any BIOS or driver upgrade that enables you obtain packages directly from one system to support newer systems and contains no fixes. If you to migrate files from the Lenovo Help Center Web site, silent command scripts will improve your computing experience, but provides...
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...; Defining the files that make up Update Retriever. - Registry key value - Optional • Installation setup and details - Manual installation details - Embedded controller version - File existence - Supported systems -
...; Defining the files that make up Update Retriever. - Registry key value - Optional • Installation setup and details - Manual installation details - Embedded controller version - File existence - Supported systems -
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...help IT administrators keep the systems in a single folder. The XML file is located at : http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu Thin Installer is supported on the following operating systems: • Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) • Windows Vista ...Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 with Service Pack 1 or later (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later is recommended). The repository can be on the Lenovo Support Web site at the root of the Thin Installer folder. Unlike System Update, Thin Installer does not require installation, does not create any registry ...
...help IT administrators keep the systems in a single folder. The XML file is located at : http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu Thin Installer is supported on the following operating systems: • Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) • Windows Vista ...Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 with Service Pack 1 or later (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later is recommended). The repository can be on the Lenovo Support Web site at the root of the Thin Installer folder. Unlike System Update, Thin Installer does not require installation, does not create any registry ...
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... software distribution agent, which usually has administrative privileges. By default, the program searches for critical update packages and notifies you with a balloon tooltip from the Lenovo Support Web site and configure the path of the repository. Figure 6. Using Thin Installer To use Thin Installer, extract the executable from the application icon in...
... software distribution agent, which usually has administrative privileges. By default, the program searches for critical update packages and notifies you with a balloon tooltip from the Lenovo Support Web site and configure the path of the repository. Figure 6. Using Thin Installer To use Thin Installer, extract the executable from the application icon in...
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Deploying update packages to read-only access for System Update" on page 1. Managing the update process The following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 5. The format for a UNC path is the language code for English. For ...Working with the language set in this chapter are: "Scenario 1 - Step 1 - Share the new repository folder using other © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 63 Language codes used with silent scripts must coincide with firewalls and the scheduler function" on the server to install System Update and...
Deploying update packages to read-only access for System Update" on page 1. Managing the update process The following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 5. The format for a UNC path is the language code for English. For ...Working with the language set in this chapter are: "Scenario 1 - Step 1 - Share the new repository folder using other © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2014 63 Language codes used with silent scripts must coincide with firewalls and the scheduler function" on the server to install System Update and...
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If you are not using Update Retriever. 3. Install System Update silently by entering the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 7. b. To customize settings using the registry, create a batch file to customize System ...function. Get update packages 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 page 16. If you install ...
If you are not using Update Retriever. 3. Install System Update silently by entering the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu 7. b. To customize settings using the registry, create a batch file to customize System ...function. Get update packages 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 page 16. If you install ...
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... descriptor file to apply the updates to the triplets of the machine type and model. 7. Note: Add the Supported Systems method in the C:\installtxt folder. 5. Configure the System Update repository. Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System...System Update will not check for System Update using Update Retriever. To disable this feature, do the following registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings\ServerName 2. Navigate to clear the registry value: 1. To install specific update packages, do the following...
... descriptor file to apply the updates to the triplets of the machine type and model. 7. Note: Add the Supported Systems method in the C:\installtxt folder. 5. Configure the System Update repository. Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System...System Update will not check for System Update using Update Retriever. To disable this feature, do the following registry entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings\ServerName 2. Navigate to clear the registry value: 1. To install specific update packages, do the following...