Defining user information, Deploying smart images to target computers – Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual
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To start the tool, click Tools in the Main window menu bar; then, click
Administration. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Defining user information
The User Information tab in base maps enables you to define default values for
user-specific settings, or prompt for user-specific settings near the beginning of the
installation process, or both. You can define the user information settings and
prompts anytime during the base-map development. For detailed information
about using this feature, see “Defining user information in a base map” on page
92.
If you are creating an Ultra-Portable Image using an I386 base operating-system
module, you must create an UNATTEND.TXT file in Windows XP or an
UNATTEND.XML file in Windows Vista or Windows 7 to define certain user
information and control the operating-system installation. The UNATTEND.TXT
and UNATTEND.XML files are answer files that reside in the I386 folder and
contain all of the information required by Windows setup. Although you can use
the User Information tab in the base maps to provide some of this information, it
does not provide all of the information required by the fields during this type of
installation. For information about creating or modifying UNATTEND.TXT or
UNATTEND.XML file, use the following resources:
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The Microsoft Web site at
Search for the string UNATTEND.TXT or UNATTEND.XML.
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Your Windows 2000 installation CD. Start the CD and locate the
UNATTEND.DOC file.
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Your Windows XP installation CD. Start the CD and open the DEPLOY.CHM file
located in the DEPLOY.CAB file.
After you create your UNATTEND.TXT file in Windows XP or UNATTEND.XML
file in Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must create an UNATTEND.TXT or
UNATTEND.XML module and include it in your base map. During the
image-installation process, the UNATTEND.TXT or UNATTEND.XML module
replaces the UNATTEND.TXT or UNATTEND.XML file in the I386 folder with the
UNATTEND.TXT or UNATTEND.XML file you created. This feature enables you
to create multiple UNATTEND.TXT or UNATTEND.XML files that can be
associated with a common I386 base operating-system module.
Deploying Smart Images to target computers
Important:
Before deploying a Smart Image to a real work environment, test the
Smart Image to ensure that it works as expected.
You can deploy Smart Images to target computers using either of two methods:
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Direct deployment from Distribution discs: This method copies all modules
defined in the selected base map and driver map to a set of recordable CD or
DVD discs.
The first CD of the set is bootable. When started in the target computer, the
deployment program on the disc copies the modules from the discs to the
service partition and prepares the target computer for the installation process. If
a service partition does not exist at the start of the deployment process, one is
created.
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