HP Smart Client Administrator's Guide

Table of contents

1 Quick Start ....................................................................................................................... 1

Installing HP Smart Client Service ............................................................................................... 2

Standard installation .................................................................................................. 2

Booting client .......................................................................................................................... 3

Quick troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 3

2 Server setup ..................................................................................................................... 4

How it works ........................................................................................................................... 4

HP Smart Client Service ............................................................................................................ 5

Supported operating systems ...................................................................................... 5

Pre-requisites ............................................................................................................ 6

Installing Internet Information Services (IIS) ..................................................... 6

.NET Framework 3.5 .................................................................................. 8

How to install via Add Windows features ....................................... 8

Web download (XP, Vista, 2003) ................................................. 9

Using HP Smart Client Service .................................................................................. 10

Installing custom setup .............................................................................. 10

Modifying, adding, repairing, or deleting HP Smart Client Service features ..... 11

Using Profile Editor ................................................................................................................. 13

Changing your server/URL ....................................................................................... 14

Modifying client settings ........................................................................................... 14

How to use the tree view ........................................................................... 15

Changing settings ..................................................................... 15

Changing the keyboard language ............................................... 15

How to read the side information bar ......................................................... 17

Common settings to change ....................................................................... 17

Disabling and enabling items .................................................................... 18

Disabling Configure menu items .................................................. 19

Disabling the Additional Configurations menu items ...................... 21

Finishing and saving your settings ............................................... 23

Attaching client files to profile ................................................................................... 23