HP E-PC 40 Administrator's Manual

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  • Page 1 www.hp.com/go/support...
  • Page 2 Windows and Windows NT are U.S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. HP France Business Desktop Division 38053 Grenoble Cedex 9 France © 2000-2001 Hewlett-Packard Company...
  • Page 3: This Manual

    Microsoft operating systems as well as software deployment tools is required. You must have administrator privileges. The HP Image Library is part of the HP PC Image Engineer products (described on page 4). What Is the Image Library?
  • Page 4: Hp Pc Image Engineer Products

    HP PC Image Engineer Products The Image Library is one part of HP PC Image Engineer solutions. The HP PC Image Engineer suite comprises these products: Image Creation and Recovery CD-ROM Image Library & Diagnostics System CD-ROM Image Library Drivers and Utilities (described in this guide).
  • Page 5 Microsoft SMS 2.0 or your chosen deployment solution. These packaged drivers and utilities are available on the HP support web site www.hp.com/go/support The Image Library driver and utilities are the topic of this manual.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    What is an SMS Package? ........21 The HP Image Library SMS 2.0 Packages......
  • Page 8 How to Use the Image Library with Microsoft SMS ... . How to Update the Required Client PCs ......4 Support Obtaining the Latest Versions of Drivers and Utilities .
  • Page 9: Preliminary Information

    Preliminary Information This chapter provides an overview of the Image Library drivers and utilities, and also describes system requirements and how to prepare the target PC before installing the drivers and utilities.
  • Page 10: Overview Of The Library Contents

    1 Preliminary Information Overview of the Library Contents Overview of the Library Contents The Image Library drivers and HP software utilities are provided in two different formats: Automatic packages. Each automatic package consists of a single • executable file. These packages are available on the Image Library &...
  • Page 11: System Requirements

    PC to operate. Installation of the Vanilla Operating System is described below. To prepare your PC for the installation of drivers and HP utilities, we recommend you use the Image Creation and Recovery CD-ROM that came with your PC.
  • Page 12 CD to this new directory. 3 (b) If you are using the HP Image Creation and Recovery CD: If you installed Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, copy the entire...
  • Page 13: Maintaining Your Own Up-To-Date Image Library & Diagnostics Cd-Rom

    Another alternative is to create your own up-to-date version of the Image Library & Diagnostics CD-ROM by writing a new CD from the updated hard disk files. (However, this CD-ROM will not be bootable and therefore you will not be able to run the HP diagnostics from it.)
  • Page 14 1 Preliminary Information Maintaining Your Own Up-To-Date Image Library & Diagnostics CD-ROM...
  • Page 15: Using The Automatic Installation Packages

    Using the Automatic Installation Packages This chapter show you how to perform local or remote installations using the Image Library automatic installation packages.
  • Page 16: What Are The Automatic Installation Packages

    2 Using the Automatic Installation Packages What are the Automatic Installation Packages? What are the Automatic Installation Packages? An Automatic installation package is an executable file that installs a software component automatically, without the need for user intervention (called a “silent” installation in Windows 95 and an “unattended”...
  • Page 17: How To Install Individual Components Locally

    Setup.exe structure of the CD-ROM, refer to the online guide provided on the CD-ROM. Downloading Image Library drivers and utilities from the HP support • web site, copying the files to the target PC’s hard disk drive, then running the setup.exe...
  • Page 18: How To Install Components Remotely

    2 Using the Automatic Installation Packages How to Install Components Remotely How to Install Components Remotely To perform a remote installation using the automatic packages, you need a software deployment tool and correctly configured deployment server. Also, the target client PCs must already be connected to the LAN.
  • Page 19: Microsoft Sms

    Microsoft SMS This chapter provides guidelines for updating remote target PCs in the network using SMS.
  • Page 20: What Is Microsoft Sms

    3 Microsoft SMS What is Microsoft SMS? What is Microsoft SMS? Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) is a comprehensive software tool that enables you to centrally manage PCs on a network of any size. It allows the network administrator to perform many tasks, including: Hardware tracking and inventory •...
  • Page 21: What Is An Sms Package

    The HP Image Library SMS 2.0 Packages Only the drivers, and not the HP utilities, are provided in SMS packaged format. The SMS packages provided by HP are not intended to cover all possible network environments and configurations.
  • Page 22: How To Use The Image Library With Microsoft Sms

    3 Microsoft SMS How to Use the Image Library with Microsoft SMS How to Use the Image Library with Microsoft SMS NOTE You can consult the driver or software utility. Before starting, make sure the system requirements are satisfied and you have prepared the target PC (refer to “System Requirements”...
  • Page 23: How To Update The Required Client Pcs

    How to Update the Required Client PCs 1 On the SMS server, under the Package From Definition, using the the package. 2 Under the package’s sub-tree structure created in step 1, select Distribution Programs for that package. 3 Under the package’s sub-tree structure created in step 1, select , and in the Automated administrative privileges...
  • Page 24 3 Microsoft SMS How to Use the Image Library with Microsoft SMS...
  • Page 25: Support

    Support This chapter contains support information for the HP Image Library drivers and utilities.
  • Page 26: Obtaining The Latest Versions Of Drivers And Utilities

    For support relating to the use of third party products, such as software deployment tools or cloning tools, please contact your product vendor. PC Documentation HP’s support web site manuals (in PDF format) for HP PCs, as well as technical tips and other information. www.hp.com/go/support www.hp.com/go/support www.hp.com/go/support...
  • Page 28 Created in France 08/2001...

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