Advanced Tasks; Chapter 6 Advanced Tasks; Snapins; Introduction - HP Neoware c50 - Thin Client User Manual

Snapins

Introduction

Advanced Tasks

CHAPTER 6
This chapter describes how to use snapins, images, change registry
settings, install XPe software components, and set the agent mode.
All of HP's thin client operating systems utilize real filesystems in
Flash disk memory instead of monolithic Flash images. They also
use registry-based configuration mechanisms. The combination of
real filesystems and registry-based configuration allows HP cus-
tomers to add software or update software modules and device con-
figuration without having to replace the entire Flash image in the
thin client device.
Modular software additions and updates need only be as big as they
have to be (and in some cases may only be a few kilobytes of
information), and registry changes are similarly small. This speeds
the update process and helps alleviate bandwidth impact on busy
networks and low-bandwidth connections.
HP provides snapins to add software to thin clients, such as Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Snapins may also be provided by HP Technical
Support to help diagnose customer problems. Customers can
develop and use their own snapins, since the technology is based on
industry-standard protocols.
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