Configuring Easyupdate With The Start.reg File - Lenovo ThinkServer TD100 Deployment Manual

7. Click OK.
8. Deploy these settings to client systems.
Note: EasyUpdate version control is compatible with EasyUpdate 1.0 and future
releases.

Configuring EasyUpdate with the start.reg file

Configurable items will initially be set when EasyUpdate starts. The start.reg file is
used to update the Windows registry and is located in the folder where
EasyUpdate was installed. The registry fields are initially set based on the contents
of the start.reg file. The installed start.reg file has the default configuration used by
EasyUpdate.
For organizations that do not have Active Directory, EasyUpdate can be configured
through the registry using the start.reg file. Complete the following steps to change
the repository locations in the registry:
1. Download the full version of EasyUpdate and the start.reg file from the
2. Update RepositoryLocation1 in the start.reg file. If you are not using a network
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following Lenovo Support Web site:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/easyupdate
repository, the default is SUPPORTCENTER for the RepositoryLocation1
setting. The following example shows the default settings:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\
Preferences\UserSettings\General]
"DisplayInformationScreen"="YES"
"DisplayLicenseNotice"="YES"
"DisplayLicenseNoticeSU"="YES"
"AskBeforeClosing"="YES"
"UNCMaxAttempts"="2"
"DebugEnable"="NO"
"ExtrasTab"="YES"
"IgnoreLocalLicense"="NO"
"RepositoryLocation1"="SUPPORTCENTER"
"IgnoreRMLicCRCSize"="YES"
"NotifyInterval"="300"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\
Preferences\UserSettings\Scheduler]
"SchedulerAbility"="YES"
"SchedulerLock"="SHOW"
"NotifyOptions"="NOTIFY"
"SearchMode"="RECOMMENDED"
"Frequency"="MONTHLY"
"RunOn"="1"
"RunAt"="11"
For a network repository configuration, change the RepositoryLocation1 value
to the path to your repository. The following example shows a network
repository configuration:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\EasyUpdate
\Preferences\UserSettings\General]
"DisplayInformationScreen"="YES"
"DisplayLicenseNotice"="YES"
"DisplayLicenseNoticeSU"="YES"
"AskBeforeClosing"="YES"
"UNCMaxAttempts"="2"
"DebugEnable"="NO"
"ExtrasTab"="YES"