Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual

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One

rule

to

remember

is

that

at

least

one

operating-system

module

must

be

associated

with

each

branch

that

extends

from

the

root

node

of

a

map

tree.

This

can

be

accomplished

using

one

of

two

methods:

v

Branch

method:

At

least

one

operating-system

module

must

be

nested

somewhere

within

a

branch

(most

common

implementation).

This

method

determines

which

operating

system

to

install

based

on

menu

choices.

v

Root

method:

If

the

same

operating

system

will

be

used

for

each

image

defined

in

your

map,

you

can

insert

the

operating-system

at

the

root

node

(least

common

implementation).

This

method

automatically

associates

the

operating

system

with

every

branch

in

your

map.

Depending

on

the

type

of

operating-system

module

associated

with

a

given

branch,

you

might

have

limitations

as

to

whether

you

can

associate

application

modules

with

that

branch:

v

If

the

operating-system

module

is

a

Hardware-Specific

Image,

you

cannot

associate

application

modules

with

that

branch.

If

you

attempt

to

associate

application

modules

with

that

branch,

the

application

modules

will

be

ignored

during

the

installation

process.

Only

those

applications

contained

within

the

Hardware-Specific

Image

itself

will

be

installed.

v

If

the

operating

system

module

is

an

Ultra-Portable

Image

or

Portable-Sysprep

Image,

you

can

associate

application

modules

with

that

branch.

You

insert

modules

in

strategic

locations

in

the

base

map.

Module

names

never

appear

on

the

installation

screen

at

the

target

computer.

Typically,

modules

are

associated

with

specific

menu

items

so

the

installation

of

the

modules

is

contingent

upon

the

selection

of

a

given

menu

item.

As

the

person

performing

the

installation

progresses

through

the

menu

structure,

the

modules

to

be

installed

accumulate

until

the

final

selection

is

made

from

the

final

menu,

at

which

time,

all

of

the

accumulated

modules

are

installed.

Using

the

map

that

was

used

as

an

example

earlier,

the

appropriate

operating-system

modules

would

be

inserted

in

the

right

pane

for

the

French

and

English

menu

items

as

shown

in

the

following

illustrations:

Sample base map

Windows XP Professional

English

French

Windows 2000

WINXPPRO_ENG

2.0

Operating System

In Test

Sample base map : Base Map *

Name

Version

Type

State

80

ImageUltra

Builder

Version

4.01:

User

Guide

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