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Table 1. Characteristics of an Ultra-Portable Image
Description Advantages Disadvantages
• Completely modular architecture
• Unpacked at the target computer
before Windows setup is run
• Uses a full Windows unattended setup,
which uses Plug-n-Play hardware
detection
• User information can be predefined
• When using imported
ImageUltra-developed modules,
you have maximum portability
across the Lenovo branded
product line of personal computers
• When using modules you develop
through the ImageUltra Builder
program, you have maximum
portability across Lenovo branded
and non-Lenovo branded hardware
platforms
• Extremely reliable
• Application programs and device
drivers are added independent
of the base operating-system
module. Therefore, a common
base operating-system module can
be used with various combinations
of driver modules and application
modules to produce many
variations of an image.
• Longer life-cycle of the image
• No hardware dependencies
• Easy to maintain
• Initial setup at the target
computer can take 50
minutes to install the Windows
operating system, plus the
time it takes to install all
applications.
The following table summarizes the characteristics associated with a Portable-Sysprep Image:
Table 2. Characteristics of a Portable-Sysprep Image
Description Advantages Disadvantages
• Semi-modular (supports the
installation of separate application
modules and driver modules to append
the base image)
• Setup is run once on a source
computer
• Sysprep cleans out user information
and some hardware-specific
information from the registry
• Performs a limited hardware query
at the target computer (Windows
Plug-n-Play function)
• User information can be predefined
• Initial setup at the target computer
is typically 10 minutes or less for a
base image, plus the time it takes
to install all applications
• Some portability (such as video,
audio, network, and so on)
• Supports Lenovo branded and
non-Lenovo branded computers
• Base operating system module
can include some large core
applications (such as office suites),
which speeds up the installation
• Image is used only for identical
or similar hardware, and in
most cases is manufacturer
unique.
Note: For Windows Vista
and Windows 7, Portable
Sysprep images are hardware
independent.
The following table summarizes the characteristics associated with a Hardware-Specific Image:
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