Abstract; Definition Of Terms - HP Compaq dc7100 DT User Manuals

Abstract

The purpose of this white paper is to present both an overview of the preinstalled software operating system support
along with a brief description of major software components and features. This white paper covers the new HP
Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 models, along with a comparison to HP Compaq Business Desktop d530 and
Compaq Evo d510.

Definition of Terms

Preinstalled applications – Applications that are installed in the factory and are ready to use immediately.
Preloaded applications – Some applications from HP are loaded on the hard drive in an uninstalled state; the
user must install the application manually before it can be used. The HP Software Setup application provides a
simple interface to access the uninstalled applications.
Software Setup –An application provided by HP that makes it easier to locate and install software that is
preloaded (not preinstalled) on the hard drive.
Product family – A set of form-factor types within a numerically-defined series. For example, the HP Compaq
Business Desktop dc7100 Series consists of the dc7100 convertible minitower, dc7100 small form factor, and
dc7100 ultra-slim desktop.
QFE – Often referred as QFE's or quick fixes, Microsoft calls them Quick Fix Engineering Software Updates. The
QFE's are important software updates are provided by Microsoft and many are included in operating system
images provided by HP.
Restore Plus! CD –The dc7100 series hard drive recovery media provided by HP on CD and allows a user to re-
image the system back to its factory state.
Standalone service packs – A large collection of QFEs from Microsoft that are grouped together to provide a
significant update to an existing Microsoft operating system.
Sysprep (System preparation tool)—This is a Microsoft tool that prepares the operating system for imaging. This
tool must be run before imaging a system and then deploying that image. Sysprep.exe can be found on your
operating system CD obtained either from HP or Microsoft. Sysprep, as well as other useful documentation and
tools, is contained in the named deploy.cab, located in the support\tools directory.
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