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After these files have been built as UNATTEND.XML modules, you can insert them in your map. Because
these modules are both operating system unique and language unique, in most cases you will probably
insert the appropriate UNATTEND.XML module under the menu item used to select the language of the
operating system. If you are developing images for multiple customers, the UNATTEND.XML file typically
has customer-unique information such as the company name and the PID (ProductKey or ProductID)
associated with the license.
Using a container for I386 base operating-system modules and related modules
Some developers might find it easier to package the I386 base operating-system module, the appropriate
Primary NTFS Partition partitioning module, the Sysprep module, the ImageUltra Customizations module,
and the appropriate UNATTEND.TXT module into an operating-system container module. This approach
enables you to insert a single container module in your map instead of having to insert individual modules. In
most cases the container is both operating-system unique and language unique, so the container is typically
inserted under the menu entry used to select the language for the operating system.
Compatibility with imported ImageUltra-developed application modules
The ImageUltra Customizations module provided as part of the ImageUltra Builder program is different from
similarly named modules that can be imported from source Lenovo branded computers in that it does not
contain the Sysprep function. Some imported ImageUltra-developed application modules might have
a dependency on the Sysprep function and might not install correctly when used in images containing
an I386 base operating-system module and the ImageUltra Customizations module. If an imported
ImageUltra-developed application module does not install correctly, recreate the application module using
the ImageUltra Builder program.
Using utilities in a base map
The use of utilities is optional. Utilities are Win32 applications that run before any part of an image is installed
on a target computer. For example, you might want to run CHKDSK to determine the current condition of
a target computer hard disk or PC-Doctor to determine the overall condition of a target computer before
installing the actual image. One important difference between a utility and an application module is that a
utility resides in the service partition only and never gets installed on any other active partition.
You can assign utilities to run in any of the following ways:
• Associate the utility with the map and have it run automatically at the beginning of the installation
procedure, before any installation menus are displayed.
• Associate a utility with a menu item and have it run as soon as the menu item is selected.
• Associate a utility with a menu item and have it placed in a queue to run immediately after all of the
installation menus have been completed, but before any modules get installed.
• Associate the utility with the map and have it run automatically after all of the installation menus have
been completed, but before any modules get installed.
Assigning utilities to base-map menu items
Utilities are assigned to menu items in the tree structure of a base map. Each menu item can have a
maximum of one utility associated with it. There are two approaches to assigning utilities to menu items:
• Approach A: Assign utilities to menu items that already contain modules. In this approach, the utility is
automatically selected when the installer selects the existing menu item. It is transparent to the installer
that a utility is being selected. The following is a sample tree structure with utilities associated with the
“Windows XP Professional” and “Windows 2000” menu items. If you compare this tree structure to the
sample tree structure used earlier, you will notice that the tree structure itself does not change, but the icon
associated with the menu item does change to show that a utility is associated with it. Notice the small
hammer that is now part of the icons for the “Windows XP Professional” and “Windows 2000” menu items.
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