Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 196)

Note: F11 goes to the virtual partition. There is no link that goes to the
service partition. Restore to Factory Contents link is present but it
does not recognize a service partition in the front of the hard disk
drive. This scenario is not recommended as it will prevent you from
ever using the service partition again.
Installing images on a target computer after deployment: In a standard network
installation (network-deployment with local installation) or an installation from
ImageUltra Distribution Media, the first boot cycle following the end of
deployment starts the installation process. The following sequence of events takes
place during the installation process:
1.
An installation menu is displayed on the screen of the target computer. The
content and behavior of this menu is controlled by the base map. The person
performing the installation makes selections from the menu. The installation
program collects modules associated with the selected menu items until all
required modules are accumulated.
2. The accumulated operating-system modules and application modules are
decompressed and copied to the C partition.
3. The device-driver modules defined in the driver map are decompressed and
copied to the appropriate folder in the C partition.
4. Depending on the type of image you are installing, either a complete Windows
setup or a continuance of the configuration passes begins. If you are installing
an Ultra-Portable Image, a full Windows setup operation begins. If you are
installing a Portable-Sysprep Image, a continuation of the configuration passes
begins.
Note: If you add user information to your base map, any prompts that you
defined take place near the beginning of setup. If you do not add user
information to your base map, prompts for specific user information
occur in the normal progression of the setup process. Not taking
advantage of the user-information feature might necessitate that an
installer be physically present at the target computer longer.
If you are installing an Ultra-Portable Image that uses a Vista or
Windows 7 base operating-system module, the partitioning and
formatting of the drive is controlled by the primary partitioning module.
The operating-system installation and basic user settings are controlled
by the UNATTEND.XML module in Windows Vista or Windows 7, and
the ImageUltra Windows Vista / Windows 7 Customizations module
prepares the image for installing application modules.
5. Upon the successful completion of the operating-system setup, the setup
process begins for each application program that was deployed as a module.
The installation order is determined by a combination of the following:
v The hooks and slots defined in the Options tab of attributes associated with
the module.
v The Install Order tab of the base-map Settings window.
6. When all applications have been installed, the installation process is complete.
If you specified in the base map that the service partition is to be deleted or
resized, the operation will take place at this time.
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