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(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 15
...\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\LanguageOverride
The following are scenarios in which System Update will load the substitute NLS language pack.
• Loading the language pack set in the Windows Regional and Language Options settings:
If the LanguageOverride field is empty or with an invalid value, or the value specified in the LanguageOverride field is not installed on the system, System Update...
(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 18
... suppresses the initialization window defined in the installation file to execute after the extraction.
[Update Retriever installation file name].exe ...Setup.exe /w
This parameter suppresses the reboot [Update Retriever installation
request during the process of clean
file name].exe -s -a /s /v"
installation, upgrading or over-installation. /qn reboot=r"
Installation log file
The installation...
(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 34
... control for System Update
When a newer version of System Update is available, System Update connects to the Lenovo Help Center Web site, detects and downloads the newer version, and then installs that version. This process is done automatically, without user interaction, but can be disabled. For information about disabling the upgrade, see "\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings" on page 18.
28 System...
(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 45
... hardware and software on your computer and displays a list of applicable updates. System Update will also display update packages in order of severity that are related to other update packages. Once you select updates of interest, System Update downloads the updates from the repository or the Lenovo Help Center, and then provides an installation method. If two or more update packages are related...
(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 53
...notebook computer that is running the Windows Vista operating system in one country and then download update packages in another country, the license files with those update packages may not be displayed correctly. To avoid this problem, do not download update packages in any country except the one where you installed Update Retriever.
Using Update Retriever
With Update Retriever, you can manually...
(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 68
... Windows desktop, the UAC might stop the program from continuing to install the remaining update packages. To install the remaining update packages, you need to manually click the Windows has blocked some startup programs message on the system tray and select Run blocked program to run Thin Installer.
Note: If the Windows has blocked some startup programs message does not display...
(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 73
...a network share. If there is no internet connectivity, System Update will not check for its application upgrade.
To disable this feature, do the following to clear the registry value: 1. Navigate to the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings\ServerName 2. Delete the ServerName string value, for example:
https://download...
(English) System Update 5.0 Deployment Guide - Page 87
... the registry as an encrypted string).
The MapDrv utility can be found in the System Update installation directory. The default installation directory is located at c:\Program Files\Lenovo\System Update.
The network share information is stored in the following registry entry: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\MND\TVSUAPPLICATION
If an Active Directory policy is used, these values are stored in...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 11
... Thin Installer, go to "Downloading Thin Installer" on page 53.
Installation requirements
System Update is supported on the following operating systems: v Microsoft® Windows® 7 Starter v Windows 7 Business v Windows 7 Home Basic v Windows 7 Home Premium v Windows 7 Ultimate v Windows 7 Enterprise v Windows 7 Professional v Windows Vista® v Windows XP Professional with Service Pack...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 12
...-V (32-bit and 64-bit) v Windows Web Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)
System Update and Update Retriever require Microsoft.NET Framework 1.1 with Service Pack 1 or later (2.0 or later is recommended). You can download a compatible version of .NET Framework from the following Microsoft Web site: http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate
Installation components
This section provides information on...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 13
...\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update\LanguageOverride
If the LanguageOverride is empty, has an invalid value or the NLS language pack specified in the LanguageOverride field is not installed on the computer, then System Update gets the language code from the operating system regional settings. If System Update successfully loads the regional settings language, then that is the language System Update...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 14
When installing, a shortcut is added to the following Start menu folder for ThinkPad® systems:
Start Menu\Programs\ThinkVantage
For Lenovo systems, the following shortcut is added to the Start menu folder: Start Menu\Programs\Lenovo Care
Preferences are stored as settings in the following Windows registry keys: v For System Update:
HKLM\Software\Lenovo\System Update v For Update Retriever:
...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 16
... as
the executable file to start after
the extraction.
For example: Setup.exe /w
Installing System Update or Update Retriever
Complete the following steps to install System Update or Update Retriever using a silent command: 1. Download Update Retriever to the administrator computer from the following
Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#tvsu...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 26
... update packages. If you obtain packages directly from the Lenovo Help Center and do not use a repository for update package storage, the Ignore Local License value is ignored and the license dialog will be displayed.
v Set the value to NO to show the license dialog when a repository is used to store update packages.
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... on page 81.
Version control for System Update
When new releases of System Update are available, System Update connects to the Lenovo Help Center Web site, detects and downloads the new version, and then installs that version. This process is done automatically, without user interaction, but can be disabled. For information on disabling the upgrade, see "UC Settings\HTTPSHelloSettings configurable...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 52
... when you are managing the contents of the network share repository.
Note: If you install Update Retriever on a notebook computer running Microsoft Vista in one country and download packages when in another country, the license files with that package may not display correctly. To avoid this problem, do not download packages in any country except the one...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 63
.... If there are any update packages remaining to be installed, Thin Installer continues to install these update packages automatically after the reboot. With considerations for Windows Vista, after you log on to the Windows desktop, the Vista UAC stops Thin Installer from continuing to install the remaining update packages. You need to manually click the Windows has blocked some startup programs...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 73
... on either the local system or a network share. If there is no internet connectivity, System Update will not check for its application upgrade.
You can disable this feature by completing the following best practice to clear the registry value: 1. Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System Update \Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings\ServerName 2. Delete the...
(English) System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide - Page 86
.... The default installation directory is located at c:\Program Files\Lenovo\System Update.
Network share information is stored in the registry at:
HKLM\Software\Lenovo\MND\TVSUAPPLICATION
If an Active Directory policy is used, these values are stored at:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\MND\TVSUAPPLICATION
The values stored in this location are:
Table 26. The MapDrv settings and values
Value...
(English) Power Manager Deployment Guide - Page 9
...; BIOS update • ThinkPad Power Management Driver • Hotkey driver • Access Connections™
Installing Power Manager
To install Power Manager without user's interaction, do the following: 1. Start the Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 operating system, and then log in with administrative privileges. 2. Extract the Power Manager software package to the hard disk drive. For...