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.

Upgrading to Citrix 12.03 Client Using the Existing Image

To upgrade to Citrix:

1

Log onto the Windows XPE system using the following

User name: Admin1

credentials

:

Password: dell

Click

2

3

4

5

Start

Uninstall the older version of

Go to

myCitrix.com

Install the latest client on the Windows XPE admin machine.

Control PanelAdd/Remove Programs

Citrix online plug-in

.

.

and download the Citrix-Full-Online Plugin version 12.03.

Capacity Guidelines for Windows XPE Languages

Languages such as English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, and German,
do not require
Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese require a 2 GB
module because the total size for imaging exceeds 1 GB. See Table 1 for more
information.

Table 1. Guidelines for Windows XPE Languages

Tota l siz e f or
imaging without
wireless driver

Tota l siz e w it h
wireless driver

*ENG—English, FRN—French, SPA—Spanish, DUT—Dutch, SWE—Swedish, ITN—Italian,
GER—German, KOR—Korean, JPN—Japanese, CHT—Traditional Chinese, and
CHS—Simplified Chinese

NOTE: All the values in the table are in MB. The actual size of a 1 GB module varies

according to the module. The approximate size of a 1 GB module is 975 MB and a 2 GB
module is 1930 MB.

NOTE: Any configuration with a wireless module would require a 2 GB module.

a 2 GB module because the total size for imaging is less than 1 GB.

Language*

ENG FRN SPA DUT SWE ITN GER KOR JPN CHT CHS

974 957 958 957 956 958 961 976 1003 1014 1079

1069 1040 1040 1041 1039 1039 1033 1054 1095 1115 1156

Installing the Latest Image With a 1 GB Module

NOTE: It is recommended that you follow these steps only if you have to upgrade the

Windows XPE image to A05.

To install the latest image using a 1 GB module:

1

Install the latest Windows XPE image on an OptiPlex FX-160 system with a
2 GB module.

2

Uncompress the disk-image:

a

Navigate to

b

Right-click

c

Select the

d

Clear the option

3

Remove any software that is not required in your client environment. Click

Start

The following software can be uninstalled if they are not used in your client
environment:

• Citrix Online-Plugin Receiver (frees up 20 MB of space)

• VMware View client (frees up 40 MB of space)

• Citrix Online-Plugin from

• Symantec end-point protection software

4

Delete temporary files and folders.

5

Check the total occupied space.

The total occupied space should be around 920 MB and should be less than
the

Control Panel

total size for imaging

My Computer

C:

and select

General

tab.

Compress drive to save disk space



Properties

Add/Remove Programs

C:\Dell folder

in Table 1.

.

.

.

6 Capture the image and redeploy it to other systems with a 1 GB module.

See the Re-Imaging Guide at

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

Alternatively, you can upload the new image to the Altiris deployment
server. The new image can be redeployed from the Altiris server to the
existing OptiPlex FX-160 Windows XPE images with a 1 GB module.

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