Portable-sysprep image, Anatomy of a portable-sysprep image, Portable-sysprep – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual
Page 21: Image, Anatomy
The
same
Ultra-Portable
Image
will
only
work
for
14
days
when
installed
on
a
non-Lenovo
branded
Windows
Vista
computer.
After
14
days,
Microsoft
will
require
you
to
register
the
operating
system
and
computer
to
activate
the
image.
An
Ultra-Portable
Image
enables
you
to
use
a
driver
map
to
control
the
level
of
the
device
drivers
deployed
at
the
target
computer.
However,
if
you
are
deploying
the
image
to
Lenovo
branded
personal
computers,
you
have
the
option
of
using
the
Lenovo-factory-installed
device
drivers
already
contained
in
the
service
partition
or
the
Hidden
Protected
Area
(HPA)
of
the
target
computer.
Using
the
factory-installed
device
drivers
simplifies
the
image
building
process
because
you
do
not
have
to
concern
yourself
with
driver
maps
and
device-driver
modules.
However,
for
all
practical
purposes,
using
the
factory-installed
device
drivers
limits
the
portability
of
the
image
to
Lenovo
branded
personal
computers
because
those
are
the
only
personal
computers
that
have
a
service
partition
or
HPA
that
contains
device
drivers.
In
most
cases,
it
is
best
to
manage
your
device
drivers
through
a
driver
map.
Not
only
does
using
a
driver
map
enhance
portability,
but
it
enables
you
to
standardize
device
drivers,
thereby
reducing
diagnostic
time
if
a
problem
arises.
An
added
benefit
of
using
your
own
driver
map
is
that
you
can
use
the
Image-Ultra
Builder
program
for
recovery
purposes
if
a
hard
disk
fails
and
requires
replacement.
Because
the
driver
map
deploys
the
device
drivers
as
part
of
the
Smart
Image,
no
preexisting
drivers
need
to
be
present
at
the
target
computer.
Therefore,
by
using
a
driver
map,
the
Smart
Image
can
be
installed
on
a
new
hard
disk
drive.
Portable-Sysprep
Image
Using
the
supported
third-party
image-cloning
tools
(Symantec
Norton
Ghost,
Symantec
DeployCenter,
or
Microsoft
ImageX)
in
conjunction
with
the
ImageUltra
Builder
program,
you
can
create
a
Portable-Sysprep
Image
that
can
be
deployed
across
a
wider
range
of
hardware
than
a
traditional
image.
Anatomy
of
a
Portable-Sysprep
Image
In
contrast
to
an
Ultra-Portable
Image,
a
Portable-Sysprep
Image
is
a
“snapshot”
of
a
source
computer
hard
disk
contents.
The
source
computer
is
set
up
to
match
the
desired
configuration
of
the
target
computers.
However,
because
Windows
setup
has
been
run
on
the
source
computer,
specific
user
and
hardware
information
(such
as
the
user
ID,
passwords,
and
network
settings)
is
recorded
in
the
source
computer
registry.
The
Microsoft
Sysprep
tool
must
be
run
on
the
source
computer
to
erase
this
information
before
third
party
imaging
software
is
used
to
extract
the
image.
By
implementing
a
few
minor
variations
during
the
development
of
a
traditional
image,
you
can
enable
the
image
to
use
application
or
device-driver
modules
to
append
the
image
during
the
deployment
and
installation
process.
These
variations
are
discussed
in
detail
in
After
creating
the
image
using
Symantec
Norton
Ghost
or
Symantec
DeployCenter,
you
use
the
ImageUltra
Builder
program
to
create
and
build
a
base
operating-system
module
from
the
image.
The
module
is
automatically
stored
in
the
ImageUltra
Builder
module
repository
during
the
module-building
process.
After
a
Portable-Sysprep
Image
has
been
deployed
to
the
target
computer
hard
disk,
a
mini-setup
runs
during
the
installation
process.
Any
device
drivers
that
are
Chapter
1.
ImageUltra
Builder
capabilities
7