Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Overview
  • System Update
  • Update Retriever
  • Managing the update process
    • System Update
    • System Update and Update Retriever
      • Deploying updates/packages to client systems
      • System Update and Update Retriever with customized update packages
  • Non-Lenovo
• Chapter 2. Installation
  • Installation requirements
    • .Net
  • Installation components
    • System Update languages
    • Update Retriever languages
  • Installation considerations
    • System Update standard installation procedures and command-line parameters
      • Windows Vista considerations
      • List of parameters
  • Installing System Update or Update Retriever
  • Uninstall
    • Silent uninstall for Windows Vista
• Chapter 3. Configurations
  • Connection configurations
  • Configuring System Update
    • Configuring System Update with the registry
      • UC Settings configurable items
      • UC Settings\HTTPSHelloSettings configurable items
      • UC Settings\HTTPSPackageSettings configurable items
      • Proxy server configurations
      • User Settings\General configurations
      • User Settings\Scheduler
      • Repository configurations
      • Version control for System Update
    • Configuring System Update with Active Directory
      • Administrative (ADM) template files
      • Group Policy settings
      • Managing network share repositories with Active Directory®
      • System Update version control using Active Directory
    • Configuring System Update with start.reg
      • Configuring multiple repository locations using the start.reg file
      • System Update version control with start.reg
      • System Update billboard and the start.reg file
• Chapter 4. Working with System Update
  • About System Update
    • Extras tab
    • System Update billboard
  • Working with update packages
    • Downloading and installing updates
      • Using the Lenovo Help Center Web site
      • Using a repository on a client system
      • Using a repository on a network share
      • Working with license agreements
  • Using System Update
    • Scheduling the search for updates
      • Automatic search for new updates
      • Automatic search for new updates with download
      • Automatic search for new updates with download and install
      • Viewing the download and installation history
      • Hiding and restoring hidden updates
      • Working with updates that force a reboot
    • Keyboard shortcuts
• Chapter 5. Working with Update Retriever
  • About Update Retriever
  • Update Retriever setup
  • Using Update Retriever
    • Search for updates with Update Retriever
    • Manual check for new updates
    • Modify settings
    • Configuring automatic check for new updates
    • Automatic search and download of new updates
    • Viewing the download history
    • Show updates in a repository
    • Hiding updates
    • Importing updates
      • Importing an update package into network share repository
    • Scheduling updates
      • Scheduling search for critical updates
      • Scheduling search for critical and recommended updates
      • Assigning triplets to an update
      • Generating a contents report of the network share repository
    • Creating and modifying an update package
      • About update packages
      • Creating an update package
      • Modifying an update package
    • Keyboard shortcuts
• Chapter 6. Working with Thin Installer
  • About Thin Installer
  • Downloading Thin Installer
    • System requirements
    • .Net
  • Using Thin Installer
    • Log file
    • Windows Vista considerations
    • Return codes
    • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Configuring Thin Installer
    • Configuring Thin Installer with XML
  • Uninstall
• Chapter 7. Best practices
  • Scenario 1 - Managing the update process
    • Step 1 - Installing the programs
    • Step 2 - Customizing the programs
    • Step 3 - Working with the programs
  • Scenario 2 - Deploying specific packages
    • Creating repository folders
    • Configuring System Update on client systems
    • Working with Update Retriever
    • Deploying the packages
  • Scenario 3 - Deploy onto non-Lenovo systems
  • Scenario 4 - Disabling the Web upgrade for System Update
  • Scenario 5 - Installing specific packages with the MSDOS Command Prompt
  • Scenario 6 - Deploying packages to client system repositories
    • Step 1 - Administrator system setup
    • Step 2 - Configuring System Update on client systems
  • Scenario 7 - Working with firewalls and the Scheduler function
  • Scenario 8 - Working with Thin Installer
    • Deploying the packages using USB or CD
    • Deploying the packages using network share repository
    • Deploying the packages using a system management tool
    • Integrating Thin Installer with ImageUltra Builder (IUB)
    • Integrating Thin Installer with a Sysprep Image
• Appendix A. Command line parameters
  • Automatic search
  • Command line scripts
  • Search modes
  • Notification parameters
  • Map Drive utility
    • Command line interface
    • Using the MapDrv utility
      • Displaying encrypted user name and password strings
      • Storing network share information for a TVT
      • Connecting to the network share for a TVT
      • Disconnecting the network share for a TVT
• Appendix B. Notices
  • Trademarks