Gibbon

Thank You! Wicked stuff.

Hey All, Sticky one for you. I have an urgent request (Arent they all, ha!) to roll out some new printer parameters to our desktop machines. Problems is... I cant find out where they are stored... not in a file, not the registry, not anywhere... odd. Even tried exporting the printers settings using; rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Ss /n "OurPrinter" /a "c:\file.dat" u and rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Sr /n "OurPrinter" /a "c:\file.dat" u to reinstall them, doesnt work. Best way to explain is to show you: See where I have TEXTGOESHERE, we need to find someway of getting that change on all our machines. I have looked everywhere, and i just cant find the answer at the moment. If we can find out where that info is stored, we can change it easy. Anyone? TIA! Gib

Thats a **** good idea, I will give it a go! Cheers!

Hey Guys, I have to find something to allow our engineers to switch host files quickly and easily. Our engineers need to connect our laptops to the planes we fly, then afterwards re-connect to our internal network. So... Im looking for a freeware package, maybe one that sits in the systray and allows us to right click and select the correct hosts file to use, then maybe refresh the network settings so it takes affect. Both networks use the same IP ranges, so thats not an issue. Can anyone recommend anything? Cheers!

Hey All, Does anyone know how to install an unsigned driver using a batch file? Ive tried using devcon: devcon updateNI C:\DRIVERS\NIC\CF30-1~1\PCMCARD.inf "PCMCIA\PCMCIA-LNT-10TN-219A\1" devcon install C:\DRIVERS\NIC\CF30-1~1\PCMCARD.inf "PCMCIA\PCMCIA-LNT-10TN-219A\1" These dont work. And also using DPinst C:\WINDOWS\DaemonTools>DPInst.exe /LM /F /SH /PATH C:\DRIVERS\NIC\CF30-1~1\PCMCARD.inf That does work either. Hardware ID's obtained using devcon are below: :: PCMCIA\PCMCIA-LNT-10TN-219A\1 :: Name: PCMCIA LNT-10TN :: Hardware ID's: :: PCMCIA\PCMCIA-LNT-10TN-219A :: PCMCIA\PCMCIA-LNT-10TN-0000-0100 :: PCMCIA\PCMCIA-0000-0100 I have tried all the variations under the sun, and I think now its that the app cant actually process the un-signed drivers. Can anyone help. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the replies guys, but I havent found the solution yet. Model number for the CF30 is CF-30CTQAXBM I tried the M$ hot fix, that didnt work. Drivers supplied by panasonic didnt work again Tried downloading some AC'97 soundmax drivers, that didnt work either... bah.

"But you think I can find a driver that works?!?!?! Nah, have tried about 20 different ones. None work. "\ erm... yeah...

Hey Guys, Im hoping someone can help me out here. I have a brand new CF30 Toughbook from Panasonic. I get stuff like this all the time, no machines, hardware etc etc and have to adapt our SOE to it. But this one is killing me. Unknown device. Yes, I have done all the usual things, installed all the newest drivers, tried servicepacks and software installs from the CD provided. Here is the low-down... the device is being detected (by two different softwares) as: Multimedia Audio Controller [unknown] Chip: Intel Corporation 82801DB AC'97 Audio Controller (ICH4 A1 step) Detail Chip 82801DB AC'97 Audio Controller (ICH4 A1 step) Chip Vender Intel Corporation Device Multimedia Audio Controller OEM Device Onboard AC'97 Audio Controller OEM Vender Dell Computer Corp PnpID VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_01261028&REV_01 OEM Device from Dell Computer Corp But you think I can find a driver that works?!?!?! Nah, have tried about 20 different ones. None work. Strange thing is, if I rebuild the lappy with the CD provided by panasonic, this device doesnt even exist on the machine! wt.. Anyway, heres hoping that someone can help me out or point me in a new direction. Ive never had this amount of trouble before. Cheers in advance Gib

Thanks mate! it worked!

Hey Guys, Im onto my next project, and have a question for you experts.... Im using this script to create a local admin account during our winbom.ini driven build. :: Add user "engineer" to admins, disable password expiry and self change : net user /add engineer01 engineer01 /passwordchg:no /expires:never net localgroup "Administrators" /add engineer netuser engineer /pwnexp:y It works, but seems to create an account called "/engineer" not just "engineer" Is this something to do with the fact I am logged into the domain when running the commands? If so, how do I fix this? All I want is a local admin account to be created on the machine. Cheers! Gib

After speaking to our TAM @ Microsoft, this is expected behaviour.... Like vista, if the hardware changes significantly then Office will remove its serial number and ask for it again whenever you start up an office application. Pain in the arse for SOE developers like myself.... Currently I am working with MS on a work around... I think they are really shooting themselves in the foot with some of their paranoid "security" measures these days... *sigh* Cheers

Hey All, Im performing an unattended install of Office 2007 during my unattended XP from winbom.ini. I have a .msp file all setup and going fine... apart from one annoying thing.. In the msp file im specifiying a valid corporate key, and office installs ok. We then sysprep and ghost the machine ready for distribution. Once a new machine is imaged with the ghost image, Office once again is asking for the key?? Why is it not taking it from the original install? Anyone? TIA Cheers! Gib

thanks for that, we swapped back to pro, yay!

Hey Guys, Im well versed in the admin install for Office 07 pro, and have been using the admin config tool. But... my company decided to dump me with a few copies of office 2007 Home and Student edition... Does anyone know if an admin type install is still possible with this version? when I do setup.exe /admin I get an error saying to try again with an authorised version... hmmm Thanks in advance Gib

Aw bugger it, it decided to work this morning, lol.

Hey Guys, We usually install all our applications during our build using winbom.ini.... Im having some issues though with Office 07. Ive created the MSP file, and placed it in the updates folder, on running setup.exe all is fine, a nice silent install. But... How do I put this into winbom.ini properly? Ive tried the following which doesnt seem to be working. "Install Microsoft Office 2007", "Install.O2K7", APP [install.O2K7] InstallType=Standard SourcePath="r:\v3\Apps\software\o2007" SetupFile="setup.exe" Reboot=No RemoveStagePath=No Anyone have any idea on how I can get this to work? Thanks in advance. Gib

looks like it was available disc space.

Hey Guys, Ive created a custom .msp file and placed it in the Updates folder. config.xml is also in the root of the installation folder, untouched as it was when it came off the CD. Im starting my install just using a straight setup.exe from the command line. Problem I have is that the install gets no further than the splash screen appearing stating that the files are being prepared, then it disappears and nothing else happens.... This happens with or without the .msp file being there.... Anyone else seen this before? And maybe know how to fix this? Thanks in advance. Gib

Erm... this site is where I found out about this thing.. http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...mp;#entry607741 All I need is a simple example file to modify. Cheers

Hey All, Does anyone know how to put a password on safe mode in Vista? I've looked all over the net and cant seem to find a way of doing this. Thanks in advance. Gib

Anyone? Surely someone will have something I can use as a basic reference? Cheers

Hey Guys, Im new to all this and I see a lot of mentions of setupcomplete.cmd and what it can do. Can anyone post a basic version of one that perhaps shows how to run a registry tweak and install an application like you used to in winbom.ini? Many Thanks in advance. Cheers

Hey all, Firstly, Thanks for all the great tips and info I have found on here. cheers! Ok, Has anyone found a way of getting and setting the machine name in vista from the bios? We want to start using a company prefix followed by the bios machine name EG VB-23FGGT If anyone has found out how to do this, can you please reply here Cheers in advance. Gib