HP Compaq dc7800 Software Overview Whitepaper
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Abstract
The purpose of this white paper is to present both an overview of the preinstalled software operating system support
along with a brief description of major software components and features. This white paper covers the new HP
Compaq Business Desktop dc7800 models, along with a comparison to HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7700 and
the HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7600.
Definition of Terms
Preinstalled applications – Applications that are installed in the factory and are ready to use immediately.
Preloaded applications – Applications from HP that are loaded on the hard drive in an uninstalled state; the
user must install the application manually before it can be used. The HP Software Setup application provides a
simple interface to access the uninstalled applications.
Software Setup –An application provided by HP that makes it easier to locate and install software that is
preloaded (not preinstalled) on the hard drive.
Product family – A set of form-factor types within a numerically defined series. For example, the HP Compaq
Business Desktop dc7800 Series consists of the HP Compaq dc7800 Convertible Minitower Business PC, HP
Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor Business PC, and the HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop Business PC.
QFE – Often referred as QFE’s or quick fixes, Microsoft calls them Quick Fix Engineering Software Updates. The
QFE’s are important software updates provided by Microsoft and many are included in operating system images
provided by HP.
Restore Plus!
CD – System recovery media provided by HP as ISO files in a partition on HDD. Users can burn
these files onto a set of CD’s that allow a user to re-image the system back to its factory state.
HP Backup & Recovery Manager – application software that facilitates creation of the Restore Plus! CD sets
as well as provides full disaster recovery and backup/restore functionality.
Standalone service packs – A large collection of QFE’s from Microsoft that are grouped together to provide a
significant update to an existing Microsoft operating system.
Sysprep (System preparation tool)—A Microsoft tool that prepares the operating system for imaging. This tool must
be run before imaging a system and then deploying that image. Sysprep.exe can be found on your operating
system CD obtained from either HP or Microsoft. Sysprep, as well as other useful documentation and tools, is
contained in the named deploy.cab, located in the support\tools directory.
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