Using %ANYDRV%: The %ANYDRV% variable can be used instead of specifying
a drive letter when setting the repository path. To create a local system repository
folder using %ANYDRV%, complete the following steps:
1. Create a new folder on a local hard disk drive to be used as the repository, for
example:
%ANYDRV%\EasyUpdate1_x\
2. Navigate to the following registry entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\Preferences\
UserSettings\General\RepositoryLocation1
3. Replace the default SUPPORTCENTER value with the file path of the
repository that you created in Step 1, for example:
%ANYDRV%\EasyUpdate1_x\
Using %XMEDIA%: The %XMEDIA% variable can be used to detect the
repository location path on external media connected to the system such as a CD,
DVD, USB storage device, hard disk drive, or diskettes. To create a local system
repository folder using %XMEDIA%, complete the following steps:
1. Create a new folder on a local hard disk drive to be used as the repository, for
example:
%XMEDIA%\EasyUpdate1_x\
2. Navigate to the following registry entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\Preferences\
UserSettings\General\RepositoryLocation1
3. Replace the default SUPPORTCENTER value with the file path of the
repository that you created in Step 1, for example:
%XMEDIA%\EasyUpdate1_x\
Creating a network share repository: To create a network share repository folder
that will be used to store update packages on a network share, complete the
following steps:
1. Create a new folder on a network share to be used as the repository.
2. Share the new repository folder using the UNC (Universal Naming
Convention) path. The UNC path provides connectivity to all computers that
have been mapped to the repository. The format for a UNC path is:
\\Server\Share\
For example:
\\Server_X\TSEU_repository\
3. Set the access permissions of the new repository folder to read only access for
end users. Administrator functions will require read and write access.
4. On client systems, navigate to the following registry entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\EasyUpdate\Preferences\
UserSettings\General\RepositoryLocation1
The default for this registry entry is SUPPORTCENTER. This default setting
enables EasyUpdate to search for update packages on the Lenovo Help Center
Web site. When you change this setting to a network share repository that you
have created on your network, client systems with EasyUpdate will be able to
search for packages on your network. To change this setting, replace the
SUPPORTCENTER value with your server and share name, for example:
\\Server_X\TSEU_repository\
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