A Cooperative Mode computer is a Windows computer that retains its existing formatting and partitioning, operating system, and applications when brought under CCM control.
With Cooperative Mode Computers, you inform CCM of the operating system and applications that are already installed on the computer. The process is the same as installing the software onto the computer. This information is entered into the computer configuration file (config.ctl) that CCM uses.
With Cooperative Mode, CCM tracks all software installation and configuration jobs that are performed under CCM control. This means that CCM can reinstall and configure the software at any point in the future, in the event that the software becomes misconfigured or corrupted.
Even though both pre-operating system tasks and software installation packages can be executed on Cooperative Mode computers, Cooperative Mode does not provide the full control you can exercise over Consistent Mode computers. For example, if a Cooperative Mode computer’s hard drive configuration is not stored in the CCM database, CCM cannot advise you that you have scheduled a software installation job for a partition that does not have sufficient free space.
You can complete the migration from Cooperative Mode to a fully Consistent computer by resetting the computer. This reformats the computer’s hard drive and reinstalls the operating system and all application software that is listed in the computer's database record.
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