Document Outline

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Overview
  • System Update
  • Update Retriever
  • Thin Installer
  • Managing the update process
    • System Update
    • System Update and Update Retriever
  • Using System Update and Update Retriever on non-Lenovo systems
• Chapter 2. Installation
  • Installation requirements
    • .Net
  • Installation components
    • System Update languages
    • Update Retriever languages
  • Installation considerations
    • Installation procedures and command-line parameters
  • A scenario of installing System Update and Update Retriever in an enterprise environment
  • Uninstall
    • Silent uninstall on Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems
• Chapter 3. Configurations
  • Connection configurations
  • Configuring System Update
    • Configuring System Update with the registry
    • Configuring System Update with Active Directory
    • Configuring System Update with the start.reg file
• Chapter 4. Working with System Update
  • About System Update
    • Extras tab
    • System Update billboard
  • Working with update packages
    • Downloading and installing updates
    • Working with license agreements
  • Using System Update
    • Scheduling the search for updates
    • Viewing the download and installation history
    • Hiding and restoring hidden updates
    • Working with updates that force a reboot
  • Keyboard shortcuts
• Chapter 5. Working with Update Retriever
  • About Update Retriever
  • About update packages
  • Update Retriever first time setup
  • Using Update Retriever
    • Manual searching for new updates
    • Scheduling the search for updates
    • Managing the repository
    • Modifying settings
    • Viewing history
    • Hiding updates
    • Exporting updates
  • Keyboard shortcuts
• Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer
  • About Thin Installer
  • Configuring Thin Installer
  • Using Thin Installer
    • Return error codes
    • Logs
    • Windows Vista and Windows 7 considerations
    • Web server configuration
  • Best practices
  • Uninstalling Thin Installer
• Chapter 7. Best practices
  • Scenario 1 - Managing the update process
    • Step 1 - Installing the programs
    • Step 2 - Customizing the programs
    • Step 3 - Working with the programs
  • Scenario 2 - Deploying specific update packages
    • Creating repository folders
    • Configuring System Update on client computers
    • Working with Update Retriever
    • Deploying the packages
  • Scenario 3 - Deploying to non-Lenovo systems
  • Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System Update
  • Scenario 5 - Installing specific update packages with the MSDOS prompt
  • Scenario 6 - Deploying update packages to client computer repositories
    • Step 1 - Setting up the administrator system
    • Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client computers
  • Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the scheduler function
  • Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer
    • Deploying the packages using USB, CD, or DVD media
    • Deploying the update packages using a network share repository
    • Deploying the update packages using a system management tool
    • Integrating Thin Installer with the ImageUltra Builder program
    • Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image
• Appendix A. Command line parameters
  • Automatic search
  • Command line scripts
  • Search modes
  • Notification parameters
  • MapDrv utility
    • Command line interface
    • Using the MapDrv utility
• Appendix B. Notices
  • Trademarks