Preparing source files for a partitioning module – Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual

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v

If you type a path in this field and you provide a Silent Install
Command in the Source tab, the files will be copied to the C partition in
addition to the application being installed.

v

If you type a path in this field and you do not provide a Silent Install
Command in the Source tab, the files will be copied to the C partition,
but the application will not be installed automatically.

Type a path only if you want the installable files to be copied to the C
partition of the target computer.

b.

All other fields on the Options tab are used to handle special cases. For
information about the Install Hook and Install Slot fields, see Chapter 9,
“Specifying the module-installation order,” on page 169.
For information
about other fields on this tab, refer to the ImageUltra help system.

18.

Click the Save icon in the Main window tool bar; then, close the Operating
System window.

19.

Continue with “Building a new module” on page 167.

Setting the attributes based on an existing add-on
operating-system module

To set the attributes for a new add-on operating-system module to match the
attributes of an existing add-on operating-system module, do the following:

1.

Open the repository where you want the new add-on operating-system
module to reside.

2.

If your repository contains folders, navigate to the folder where you want the
new add-on operating-system to reside.

3.

From the Main Window menu bar, click Insert and then click Operating
System...

. The New Module Wizard opens.

4.

Click Next.

5.

Verify that the Operating System radio button is selected, and then click Next.

6.

In the Name field, type a name that you want to use to identify this module.
Be as specific as possible. This name will be the name that appears in the
repository.

7.

Click the No radio button to indicate that this module is not a container.

8.

Click Next.

9.

From the list of modules, select the module you want to use as the source and
then click Next.

10.

Click Finish. The New Module Wizard closes and the Operating System
window for the new module opens.

11.

Modify any attributes that need to be changed. Refer to the ImageUltra
Builder help system if you need assistance.

12.

When you are finished modifying the attributes, click the Save icon in the
Main window tool bar; then, close the Operating System window.

13.

Continue with “Building a new module” on page 167.

Preparing source files for a partitioning module

You use partitioning modules in a base map to prepare the drive before installing
an image or to install an image itself. For example, you can use a partitioning
module to erase all user partitions, erase specific user partitions, install a D
partition where a user can store data files, or install a D partition that contains
data. The ImageUltra Builder program provides several partitioning modules to

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