Editing unique scripts – Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual

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2.

If your repository contains folders, navigate to the folder that contains the
appropriate module.

3.

In the right pane of the Repository window, select the tab for the appropriate
module type.

4.

Double-click the appropriate module. The module window opens.

5.

Click the Options tab.

6.

Mark the Reboot after install check box.

7.

Click the Save icon in the Main window toolbar.

8.

Close the module window.

Editing unique scripts

The ImageUltra Builder program enables you to specify whether or not you want
to view, and edit, build scripts whenever you build a module. In most cases, the
program generates the build scripts by processing information that is contained in
the module attribute tabs. Editing scripts is optional, and is typically done to
troubleshoot problems or specify installation options that are not provided by the
ImageUltra Builder program.

Important:

Base operating-system modules for Portable-Sysprep Images and

Hardware-Specific Images do not generate a build script when you build a
module; nor does a partitioning module. All other types of modules do generate a
build script during the build process.

Condition:

Editing Unique Scripts

Solution:

If you choose to edit build scripts, some of the file extensions might be

familiar while others might not. The following is a list of unique files that contain
build scripts and a brief description of each:

v

LPL,WPL, and BAT files: These files are run during WinPE mode (immediately
before the Windows installation begins, even before the audit boot). Editing
these scripts requires using Win32 commands only.

v

CMD files: These files are executed during the Windows audit boot. Editing
these scripts requires using Windows commands only. CMD files apply to
Windows XP installations only, and only if Windows XP is checked in the
OS/Language tab for that particular module.

v

FM and FM2 files: Generally, these files are used by the Fmodify.exe program.
This program is used to automatically modify the contents of other files. In most
cases, an FM2 file functions similarly in Windows 2000 as a CMD file functions
in Windows XP.

Notes:

1.

If you are not familiar with the Fmodify.exe program, it is available in the
tools directory of the module repository and is made when the repository is
created. To get more information regarding editing FM file scripts, go to the
tools directory and enter the following command: modify /?

2.

If you rebuild a module after it is edited, then you have to edit the scripts
again the next time you build the module. It is a good idea to track your
edits carefully and record them in a separate file for safekeeping.

Including the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery product

The ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery product is available three ways:

Chapter 12. Dealing with exceptions

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