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    Final ESU Updates for Windows 7 SP1 (Retired!)

    in User Contributed Update Lists

    Posted

    Please, for the love of god or whatever you might believe in, do not use RT7Lite! That program is outdated by several years, and even when the "company" behind it still existed, it was buggy as hell up to the point of messing things left and right.

    You can get something that's light years ahead of that junk: Win Toolkit. Give it a shot, and maybe you will find out numerous problems went away!

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    WinRAR 5 WOW!

    in Software Hangout

    Posted

    These exotic programs might compress better, but I would say they are only good if you need to compress something as much as possible for your own needs. Good luck using them outside of that. WinRAR is very popular, and yet vast majority of people would still be clueless how to open such files :D

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    WinRAR 5 WOW!

    in Software Hangout

    Posted · Edited by TheWalrus

    No matter how unimportant tens of megabytes difference is in today's world, this is an impressive result.

    I am actually waiting for the moment I have extra money so I can get WinRAR legally at last and get back to it. I was using it pretty much since early 2.x versions, and switched to 7-zip about two years ago after feeling guilty. That program might compress well, but the GUI is crap, and the whole development process is a joke.

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    Ask your Seven xml ? here

    in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2

    Posted

    Well we now have IE11 so back to the drawing board.

    I usually set settings for IE after the install and with a reg file. xml one mistake can crash you.

    Set the way you like then export these keys

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

    I just got back to this. Can these keys be used completely generally? As in, do they contain any machine/user/whatever specific values that would cause any problems when imported elsewhere?

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    Ask your Seven xml ? here

    in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2

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    More updates... In my search to get all my tweaks configured I managed to get completely confused due to over complicating things so I decided to just do a test with my XML and see what I got. I seemed to make a bit more headway in as far as what is and isn't working from the XML. It doesn't mean I know why but I do see a pattern. Here is the XML attachicon.gifAutounattendIE10settings.xml

    1) I added a Cache Limit and it runs for the main admin profile but does not pass to other profiles

    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation"  <CacheLimit>65</CacheLimit></component>

    2) These are the IE items I added with notes next to them

    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer"<AllowedSites>http://www.pg.org;https://www.lanline.com</AllowedSites> WORKS<FilterLevel>Medium</FilterLevel> WORKS<PlaySound>true</PlaySound> WORKS<ShowInformationBar>true</ShowInformationBar> ?<CompanyName>Optimum Networks</CompanyName> Deprecated?<DisableAccelerators>false</DisableAccelerators> WORKS<DisableDevTools>true</DisableDevTools> WORKS<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard> WORKS<DisableOOBAccelerators>true</DisableOOBAccelerators> WORKS<DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage> WORKS<EnableLinksBar>true</EnableLinksBar> DOESN'T WORK<FavoritesDelete>false</FavoritesDelete> ?<Help_Page></Help_Page> ?<Home_Page>about:blank</Home_Page> WORKS<LockToolbars>true</LockToolbars> WORKS<MSCompatibilityMode>true</MSCompatibilityMode> WORKS<ShowCommandBar>false</ShowCommandBar> WORKS<SuggestedSitesEnabled>false</SuggestedSitesEnabled> WORKS<Window_Title_CN>Optimum Networks</Window_Title_CN> ?<FavoriteBarItems> WORKS<FavoritesList> WORKS<QuickLinkList> WORKS<SearchScopes> WORKS<ShowMenuBar>true</ShowMenuBar> DOESN'T WORK<TrustedSites>https://www.laure.com;http://www.pg.org;https://mail.pg.org;https://helesk.g.org</TrustedSites>  DOESN'T WORK<FavoritesOnTop>true</FavoritesOnTop> WORKS<CompatibilityViewDomains>https://mail.gg.org/exchange</CompatibilityViewDomains>  DOESN'T WORK<IntranetCompatibilityMode>false</IntranetCompatibilityMode> WORKS<BlockPopups>yes</BlockPopups> WORKS

    Are these settings specifically for IE10? I am not sure some of those were mentioned in the original WAIK.

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    Ask your Seven xml ? here

    in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2

    Posted · Edited by TheWalrus

    Yea, it's weird.

    I am playing around with integrating IE10 right now. The actual integration goes without problems, but something is not compatible here.

            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <CacheLimit>51200</CacheLimit>
            </component>

    Based on documentation, this value is in kilobytes. Well, something is different in IE10, and upon installation and first opening of options it yells out about the value being above the limit (or something), and automatically changes it to 1024. Apparently the stupid program works on megabytes basis now, which really is pain in the butthole. You'd think such very basic settings should be the same across various versions (it's still IE, damnit), but Microsoft knows better again...

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    Ask your Seven xml ? here

    in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2

    Posted · Edited by TheWalrus

    Yes I was about to say <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>

    Note:

    This setting is required for all unattended installations.

    But it's right there. That and "setupuilanguage" are the only required ones for unattended setup.

    After a few hours I managed to solve it though: I had to add a bloody product key to WinPE pass!! I mean, wtf is that? I didn't have to when I did a test installation in a VM. I have no idea what's behind all this, but at least it works now.

    This is what works 100% now:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
        <settings pass="windowsPE">
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <SetupUILanguage>
                    <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
                </SetupUILanguage>
                <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            </component>
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <UserData>
                    <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
    				<ProductKey>
    					<Key>blabla</Key>
    				</ProductKey>
                </UserData>
                <ImageInstall>
                    <OSImage>
                        <InstallFrom>
                            <MetaData wcm:action="add">
                                <Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
                                <Value>1</Value>
                            </MetaData>
                        </InstallFrom>
                        <!--<InstallTo>
                            <DiskID>0</DiskID>
                            <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
                        </InstallTo>-->
                    </OSImage>
                </ImageInstall>
            </component>
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsWinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <DriverPaths>
                    <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">
                        <Path>$WinPEDriver$</Path>
                    </PathAndCredentials>
                </DriverPaths>
            </component>
        </settings>
        <settings pass="offlineServicing">
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-LUA-Settings" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <EnableLUA>false</EnableLUA>
            </component>
        </settings>
        <settings pass="specialize">
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ErrorReportingCore" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <DisableWER>1</DisableWER>
            </component>
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <CacheLimit>51200</CacheLimit>
            </component>
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <DisableAccelerators>true</DisableAccelerators>
                <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
                <DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
                <DisableOOBAccelerators>true</DisableOOBAccelerators>
                <EnableLinksBar>false</EnableLinksBar>
                <FavoritesDelete>true</FavoritesDelete>
                <Home_Page>http://www.google.com</Home_Page>
                <SuggestedSitesEnabled>false</SuggestedSitesEnabled>
                <ShowInformationBar>true</ShowInformationBar>
                <DisableDevTools>true</DisableDevTools>
                <SearchScopes>
                    <Scope wcm:action="add">
                        <DisplayQuickPick>false</DisplayQuickPick>
                        <ScopeKey>Search1</ScopeKey>
                        <ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
                        <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                        <ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
                        <FaviconURL>http://www.google.com/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                        <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    </Scope>
                </SearchScopes>
            </component>
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="wow64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <DisableAccelerators>true</DisableAccelerators>
                <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
                <DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
                <DisableOOBAccelerators>true</DisableOOBAccelerators>
                <EnableLinksBar>false</EnableLinksBar>
                <FavoritesDelete>true</FavoritesDelete>
                <Home_Page>http://www.google.com</Home_Page>
                <SuggestedSitesEnabled>false</SuggestedSitesEnabled>
                <ShowInformationBar>true</ShowInformationBar>
                <DisableDevTools>true</DisableDevTools>
                <SearchScopes>
                    <Scope wcm:action="add">
                        <DisplayQuickPick>false</DisplayQuickPick>
                        <ScopeKey>Search1</ScopeKey>
                        <ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
                        <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.com/search?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                        <ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
                        <FaviconURL>http://www.google.com/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                        <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    </Scope>
                </SearchScopes>
            </component>
            <!--<component name="Microsoft-Windows-RemoteAssistance-Exe" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <fAllowToGetHelp>false</fAllowToGetHelp>
            </component>-->
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
                <ComputerName>Octopuss</ComputerName>
                <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
            </component>
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-SQMApi" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <CEIPEnabled>0</CEIPEnabled>
            </component>
            <component name="Security-Malware-Windows-Defender" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <DisableAntiSpyware>true</DisableAntiSpyware>
            </component>
        </settings>
        <settings pass="oobeSystem">
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <InputLocale>0405:00010405;0409:00000409</InputLocale>
                <SystemLocale>cs-CZ</SystemLocale>
                <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
                <UserLocale>cs-CZ</UserLocale>
            </component>
            <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <UserAccounts>
                    <AdministratorPassword>
                        <Value>aaa</Value>
                    </AdministratorPassword>
                    <LocalAccounts>
                        <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
                            <Name>Oktopes</Name>
                            <DisplayName>Oktopes</DisplayName>
                            <Group>Administrators</Group>
                            <Password>
                                <Value>aaa</Value>
                            </Password>
                        </LocalAccount>
                    </LocalAccounts>
                </UserAccounts>
                <AutoLogon>
                    <Enabled>true</Enabled>
                    <Username>Oktopes</Username>
                    <LogonCount>3</LogonCount>
                    <Password>
                        <Value>aaa</Value>
                    </Password>
                </AutoLogon>
                <DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
                <DoNotCleanTaskBar>false</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
                <OOBE>
                    <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
                    <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
                    <NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
                    <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
                </OOBE>
                <TimeZone>Central Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
                <VisualEffects>
                    <FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>
                </VisualEffects>
                <FirstLogonCommands>
                    <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                        <Order>1</Order>
                        <CommandLine>cmd /c start /wait %SystemRoot%\setup\scripts\install-basic.cmd>>%SystemRoot%\Panther\UserInstall.log</CommandLine>
                        <Description>zakladni instalace</Description>
                    </SynchronousCommand>
                    <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                        <Order>2</Order>
                        <CommandLine>cmd /c start /wait %SystemRoot%\setup\scripts\install-extra-ja.cmd>>%SystemRoot%\Panther\UserInstall.log</CommandLine>
                        <Description>extra instalace</Description>
                    </SynchronousCommand>
                </FirstLogonCommands>
            </component>
        </settings>
    </unattend>

    (well, works 100% minus the attempt to log results of those firstlogoncommands :P)

    P.S. Does anyone know why this **** forum software always screws formatting up?

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