Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual

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Chapter 9. Specifying the module-installation order

The ImageUltra Builder program enables you to change the order in which
modules are installed. Usually, there is no need to change the default module
installation order unless one or more of the following conditions exist:

One or more modules require other modules to be installed first.

The image is not installing correctly.

You are installing a partitioning module (other than a Primary NTFS Partition
partitioning module).

Modules are interfering with each other during installation.

The default installation order for modules is automatically controlled by the
ImageUltra Builder program. However, you can override the default module
installation order for add-on operating-system modules, Portable-Sysprep and
Hardware-Specific base operating-system modules, partitioning modules,
application modules, and some device-driver modules. The amount of control
depends on which boot cycle the module will be installed.

Note:

If you need to control the install sequence for a device-driver module, you
must put the device-driver module in a base map instead of a driver map;
otherwise, any settings you make for the install hook or install slot will be
ignored. For more information about configuring a device driver module so
it can be included in base map, see Chapter 11, “Getting help and support,”
on page 183.

I386, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 base operating-system modules always
install the Windows operating system first; therefore, you cannot modify the
installation order of these base operating-system modules.

There are three methods of changing the default module-installation order:

Modifying the install hook:

The install hook defines the boot cycle (audit boot or

customer first boot) in which the module is to be installed, or if the module
should be installed manually through the use of a desktop icon after the image
has been installed. You can modify the install hook for add-on operating-system
modules, application modules, and some device-driver modules. Install hooks
do not apply to Portable-Sysprep or Hardware-Specific base operating-system
modules or to partitioning modules because, by design, these modules are
always installed before the audit boot. Install hooks also do not apply to
modules designated to be installed via a desktop icon. The install-hook setting is
located in the Options tab of the module window.

Note:

The Install hook setting in an I386 base operating-system module is not
used.

Modifying the install slot:

The install slot defines a priority grouping, 1 through

9999, where modules assigned to the slot 1 group are installed first, modules
assigned to the slot 2 group are installed next, and so on until modules assigned
to the slot 9999 group are assigned last. You can modify the install slot for
add-on operating-system modules, application modules, and some device-driver
modules. Install slots do not apply to Portable-Sysprep or Hardware-Specific
base operating-system modules or to partitioning modules. The install-slot
setting is located in the Options tab of the module window.

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