
•Schedulersettings
•MappedNetworkDrivesettings
Administrativetemplatefiles
Theadministrativetemplatefile(ADMfile)definespolicysettingsusedbyapplicationsontheclient
computers.Policiesarespecificsettingsthatgoverntheoperationofapplications.Policysettingsalso
definewhethertheenduserwillbeallowedtosetspecificsettingsthroughanapplication.
Settingsdefinedbyanadministratorontheserveraredefinedaspolicies.Settingsdefinedbyanend
userontheclientcomputerforanapplicationaredefinedaspreferences.AsdefinedbyMicrosoft,policy
settingstakeprecedenceoverpreferences.WhenSystemUpdatechecksforasetting,itwilllookforthe
settinginthefollowingorder:
1.Computerpolicies
2.Computerpreferences
Asdescribedpreviously,computeranduserpoliciesaredefinedbytheadministrator.Thesesettingscanbe
initializedthroughthestart.regfileorthroughaGroupPolicyinActiveDirectory.Computerpreferencesare
setbytheenduserontheclientcomputerthroughoptionsintheapplication'sinterface.
Note:IfyouareusinganADMfileandtheGroupPolicyEditortosetpolicysettingsforSystemUpdate,
makesurethatyouareusingtheADMfilereleasedspecificallyforeachversion.Forexample,ifyouare
customizingpoliciesforSystemUpdate3.2,youmustusetheADMfiledesignedforSystemUpdate3.2.
Addingadministrativetemplates
ToaddanADMfiletotheGroupPolicyEditor,dothefollowing:
1.Onyourserver,launchActiveDirectory.
2.Clickservername.comandthenclickProperties.
3.OntheGroupPolicytab,highlightNewGroupPolicyObjectandclickEdit.
Note:Youcanalsotypegpedit.mscintheOpenorStartSearchboxtolaunchtheGroupPolicyEditor.
4.UnderComputerConfiguration,right-clickAdministrativeTemplates.
5.ClickAddandthenselecttheADMfileforSystemUpdate.
6.ClickCloseintheAdd/RemoveT emplatesdialogbox.
7.UnderComputerConfiguration,clickAdministrativeT emplates.AnewtabnamedSystemUpdateis
present.Then,youwillbeabletoconfigurealltheavailablesettings.
Note:ForWindows2000operatingsystems,ifthepoliciesunderUserConfigurationarenotvisibleinthe
GroupPolicyEditorwhenyouaddanewADMfile,closeandthenreopentheGroupPolicyEditor.For
WindowsXPandWindowsVistaoperatingsystems,iftheThinkVantagepoliciesforSystemUpdateare
duplicatedwhenyouaddanewADMfile,closeandthenreopentheGroupPolicyEditor.
Definingmanageablesettings
ThefollowingexampleshowssettingsintheGroupPolicyEditorusingthefollowinghierarchy:
ComputerConguration>AdministrativeTemplates>ThinkVantage>
SystemUpdate>UserSettings>General>RepositoryLocation1
TheADMfilesindicatewhereintheregistrythesettingswillbereflected.Thesesettingswillbeinthe
followingregistrylocations:
•HKLM\Software\Lenovo\SystemUpdate
•HKLM\Software\Lenovo\UpdateRetriever
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