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Note:Ifyouhavemultiplemachinetype/modelnumbersselectedintheUpdateRetrievermainwindow,all
packagescommontothemultiplesystemsthatyouselectintheApplicableUpdateswindowwillresult
inacheckmarknexttoeachsystem.Clearingthecheckboxforonesystemwillclearthecheckboxes
forallofthesystems.
Downloadingandinstallingupdates
Youcandownloadandinstallupdatepackagesfromthefollowingdifferentlocations:
•TheLenovoHelpCenterWebsite
•Therepositoryfolderonalocalsystem
•Therepositoryfolderonanetworkshare
Thefollowingsectionsexplaineachlocationindetail,sothatyoucanprovidethebestconfigurationfor
yourorganization.
UsingtheLenovoHelpCenterWebsite
YoucanmanuallyinitiateasearchfornewupdatesusingSystemUpdate.SystemUpdatenotifiesyouthat
thefollowinginformationiscommunicatedtodeterminetheapplicableupdatepackagesforyoursystem:
•Operatingsystem
•Machinetype
•Operatingsystemlanguage
SystemUpdatewillthenprovideaselectablelistofupdates.Youwillhavetheoptiontodeferupdates,so
youcandownloadtheupdatepackageandinstallitatalatertime,oryoucandownloadtheupdatepackage
andinstallitimmediately.Onceyouselecttheupdatestodownloadandconfirmtheselections,theupdates
willbedownloadedandinstalledtoyoursystem.
Usingtherepositoryfolderonalocalsystem
Youcansetupyourcomputertostoreupdatepackageslocally.Dothisbycreatingafolderonyour
computertouseastherepository,andthenchangetherepositorypathintheregistrythatpointstothat
repositoryonyourlocalcomputer.
Usingtherepositoryfolderonanetworkshare
Youcandownloadandinstallnewupdatesfromarepositorythatresidesonanetworkshare.System
Updatewillretrievetheendusercredentials(usernameandpassword)neededforauthenticationfromthe
applicationpropertiesasencryptedstrings.Ifausernameandpassworddoesnotexist,SystemUpdatewill
stillattempttoconnecttothenetworksharebutwillprompttheusertoprovideausernameandpassword.
Note:TheusernameandpasswordpropertiescanbemanagedbyActiveDirectory.Astheusernameand
passwordmustbeencryptedwhenusedasanapplicationproperty,anadministratorcanusetheLenovo
suppliedutilitycalledMapDrvtogenerateencryptedstringsfortheusernameandpasswordusinga
softwarekey.ForadditionalinformationabouttheMapDrvutility,see“MapDrvutility”onpage81.
Thefollowingkeysareusedtostoretheusernameandpassword:
•HKLM\Software\Lenovo\MND\TVSUAPPLICATION\UNC=<networkshare>
•HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\MND\TVSUAPPLICATION\UNC=
<networkshare>
•HKLM\Software\Lenovo\MND\TVSUAPPLICATION\Pwd=
<encryptedpassword>
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