Dell OptiPlex FX160 User Manual

Migrating to 2 GB Microsoft
Windows XP Embedded Image on
Dell OptiPlex FX-160 Systems

Overview

This document contains information about migrating to a 2 GB Microsoft
Windows XP Embedded (Windows XPE) image on Dell OptiPlex FX-160
systems. You can select one of the following options:

• Upgrade the Virtual Remote Desktop (VRD) clients with the existing A04
image and a 1 GB module. See:

– "Upgrading to VMware View 4.5 Client Using the Existing Image" on

page 2.

– "Upgrading to Citrix 12.03 Client Using the Existing Image" on page 3.

• Upgrade Windows XPE to an A05 image with a 1 GB module. See:

– The whitepaper at

content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/business~solutions~whitepapers~
en/Documents~OptiPlex-fx160-imaging-guide.pdf.aspx

– "Capacity Guidelines for Windows XPE Languages" on page 3.

– "Installing the Latest Image With a 1 GB Module" on page 4.

• Upgrade Windows XPE to an A05 image with a 2 GB module. See

content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/business~solutions~whitepapers~en
/Documents~OptiPlex-fx160-imaging-guide.pdf.aspx

.

December 2010

Upgrading to VMware View 4.5 Client Using the Existing Image

NOTE: If you purchased a Windows XPE image prior to November 2010, you

can upgrade to View 4.5 client.

To upgrade to VMware View 4.5 client using the existing image:

1

Log onto the Windows XPE system using the following

User name: Admin1
Password: dell

2

Click

Start

3

Uninstall the older version of

4

Connect to the VMWare View 4.5 connection server url that is configured in
your VMWare View setup environment using the browser.

You are prompted to download View 4.5 client. See Figure 1.

Figure 1. VMware View Portal 4.5

Control PanelAdd/Remove Programs

VMware View Client

.

.

credentials

:

5

Download and install the client on the Windows XPE image.