mraeryceos

July 30, 2008

This halfway worked for me. EfsConfiguration set to 1 below will disable "Encrypted File System" and thus automatic generation of folder paths including "systemcertificates" will NOT be created. DisableDomainCreds tweak below had no effect on killing folder paths including "credentials".

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EFS]
"EfsConfiguration"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]
"DisableDomainCreds"=dword:00000001

This is my personal rig. For machines that need multiple profiles, I do the same as in my original post (first post above), but I make the paths as the following example shows:

"Personal"=hex(2):64,00,3a,00,5c,00,25,00,75,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,6e,00,61,00,\
  6d,00,65,00,25,00,5c,00,6d,00,79,00,20,00,64,00,6f,00,63,00,75,00,6d,00,65,\
  00,6e,00,74,00,73,00,00,00

This binary crap stands for something like:

d:\%username%\my documents

where %username% "expands" to the current person logged in.

July 23, 2008

FYI, the old Jdeboeck method of slimming XP SP1 (removing components) did not remove the capability of changing languages via MUI. You could throw away the entire language directory, leaving only ASMS\ and SYSTEM32\ in I386, and MUI installs without errors, fully functional (tried it with Spanish).

I wonder if nLite removes additional language files or reg entries within I386...

Edit: Wait... has anyone tried MUI on a nLite-languages-removed version of XP SP2?

See about MUI here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingual_User_Interface

Update: MUI isn't worth it. It is a poor implementation in that not everything gets translated when switching languages. So if you want a different language, just use a different language version of Windows.

July 16, 2008

Nuhi, are all the registry changes that nLite makes inside of nlite.inf? Or are there other registry changes (maybe even deletions) added directly to some of windows own inf files? How do you organize the changes Nuhi? I'm just curious, I don't want to reverse engineer it. I have my own inf file, and I'd like to consolidate.

FYI, for you newbies, you have to type the following command to expand the nlite.inf file (you must be in the path of i386):

expand -r nlite.in_

July 13, 2008

Cool, I didn't know about that, but, I actually don't want to move the entire profile, just certain folders within the profile that I think are valuable. That works, but I get those folders reappearing every once in a while, that should be in "C:\documents and settings" rather than D:\

July 10, 2008

Try it on an XP system if you can. I haven't had any probs with makecab. I've even used a makecab version for win98 quite a bit without probs. Haven't used Vista.

July 9, 2008

I have done the following:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal"="d:\\"
"Desktop"="d:\\backup\\windows\\desktop"
"AppData"="d:\\backup\\windows\\application data"
"Start Menu"="d:\\backup\\windows\\start menu"
"Programs"="d:\\backup\\windows\\start menu\\programs"
"Startup"="d:\\backup\\windows\\start menu\\programs\\startup"
"NetHood"="d:\\backup\\windows\\nethood"
"SendTo"="d:\\backup\\windows\\sendto"
"Favorites"="d:\\backup\\windows\\favorites"
"Local AppData"="d:\\backup\\windows\\local settings\\application data"
"My Pictures"="d:\\photos"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Start Menu"="d:\\backup\\windows\\start menu"
"Common Programs"="d:\\backup\\windows\\start menu\\programs"
"Common Startup"="d:\\backup\\windows\\start menu\\programs\\startup"
"Personal"="d:\\"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
"Startup"=hex(2):64,00,3a,00,5c,00,62,00,61,00,63,00,6b,00,75,00,70,00,5c,00,\
  77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,5c,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,72,00,74,\
  00,20,00,6d,00,65,00,6e,00,75,00,5c,00,70,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,\
  6d,00,73,00,5c,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,72,00,74,00,75,00,70,00,00,00
"Appdata"=hex(2):64,00,3a,00,5c,00,62,00,61,00,63,00,6b,00,75,00,70,00,5c,00,\
  77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00... and even more ugly numbers...
same stuff but only readable by the registry editor

You could also use a "reg expand sz" value and %username% for the default user profile, so you have all user documents mapped to a different partition than the system.

Anyway, I was hoping someone could help me with some unwanted folders that start showing up in my d:\ partition, for example: D:\computername$\application data\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates, or D:\Local Service\..., or D:\Network Service\...

How do I get rid of this? Can Windows work without the entire "certificates" component? Doesn't sound like anything of importance. Nuhi?

July 9, 2008

Why not just use "makecab" at the command prompt?

July 3, 2008

Is there a list available, with the modifications nlite makes in removing each component?

June 25, 2008

I'm guessing lazy coders use more and more of microsoft services and components, then less and less stuff can be removed and you end up with tons of bloat you can't get rid of = higher system requirements = more computers purchased = more money for micro$oft = more trash for the environment. Currently I run services for my xpcd and all my computer support clients at this configuration:

Edit: shortened and listed below so it can be found by search

; OPTIONAL

;DCOM is responsible for microsoft office (word) giving an error message... most users experienced this after installing sp2
;DCOM needed for quickbooks (perhaps just in sp2)
;Windows User Mode Driver Framework was required by Jerry Clarke's linksys wireless card on xp sp2

;Computer Browser Service - automatic for only one puter on the network (explore files on the network without "search for computers")
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;DNS Client
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Event Log - set to manual for WMI, set to automatic for wireless on neighbor's laptop, set to automatic for task scheduler
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog]
"Start"=dword:00000002;Manual (Default=02, Automatic)

;Help and Support
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\helpsvc]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Manual (Default=02, Automatic)

;IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Manual (Default=03, Manual)

;Protected Storage - so outlook and dial up will save passwords (automatic required?) and people don't lose their internet explorer userids and passwords
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtectedStorage]
"Start"=dword:00000002;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Remote Access Connection Manager - required for telephony service most of the time
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Manual (Default=03, Manual)

;Remote Access Auto Connection Manager - needed by some dial up ISPs??? (AOL)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasAuto]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Server Service - turn off for single computer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)

;Shell Hardware Detection - Provides notifications for AutoPlay hardware events.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ShellHWDetection]
"Start"=dword:00000002;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;SSDP Discovery Service - Needed by canon powershot service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SSDPSRV]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Telephony - required for dial up, required for internet access via cellular networks
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TapiSrv]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Manual (Default=03, Manual)

;Windows Installer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIServer]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Manual (Default=03, Manual)

;Windows Management Instrumentation - needed set to automatic for wireless service
;perhaps needed for adding pdf printer driver (try w/o first)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winmgmt]
"Start"=dword:00000002;Manual (Default=02, Automatic)

;Wireless Zero Configuration - required for wireless connection
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WZCSVC]
"Start"=dword:00000002;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;BITS Service - background intelligent transfer service (required for youtube uploader)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) - required for automatic transfer of pictures during autoplay experience
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)


; KILL

;Nvidia Display Driver Service
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NVSvc]
;"Start"=dword:00000004


; AUTOMATIC

;DHCP Client - not needed if static IP
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dhcp]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)

;Plug and Play
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PlugPlay]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)

;Print Spooler
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)

;Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcSs]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)

;Themes
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Themes]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)

;Windows Audio
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioSrv]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)

;Workstation Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation]
"Start"=dword:00000002;(Default=02, Automatic)


; MANUAL

;Application Management - (black viper note: If you cannot modify your software installation of certain applications, put this service in to Automatic or Manual)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AppMgmt]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Cryptographic Services - Cryptographic required for installing cingular communication manager. Error: "The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP".
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CryptSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Logical Disk Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmserver]
"Start"=dword:00000003;Manual (Default=02, Automatic)

;Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmadmin]
"Start"=dword:00000003;(Default=03, Manual)

;Network Connections
;On my laptop (service pack 2), Network Connections doesn't start, so automatic for getting wireless in systray and non-blank network connections window (will show if common tasks is turned on in windows explorer).
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netman]
"Start"=dword:00000003;(Default=03, Manual)


; DISABLED

;Security Center (SP2)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004;(Default=04, Disabled)

;Human Interface Device Access
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HidServ]
"Start"=dword:00000004;(Default=04, Disabled)

;Routing and Remote Access
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess]
"Start"=dword:00000004;(Default=04, Disabled)

;Alerter Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alerter]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Application Layer Gateway Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ALG]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Automatic Updates
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Clipbook
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ClipSrv]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;COM+ Event System
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventSystem]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;COM+ System Application
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\COMSysApp]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Distributed Link Tracking Client
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TrkWks]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Distributed Transaction Coordinator
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSDTC]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Error Reporting Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ERSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Fast User Switching Compatibility
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Indexing Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CiSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;IPSEC Services
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Messenger Service (Does not affect Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SwPrv]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mnmsrvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Network DDE
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDE]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Network DDE DDSM
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDEdsdm]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Net logon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Network Location Awareness (NLA)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Nla]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;NT LM Security Support Provider
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtLmSsp]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Performance Logs and Alerts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysmonLog]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Portable Media Serial Number Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmdmPmSN]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Portable Media Serial Number Service ( yes, it's here twice WmdmPmS->p<- )
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmdmPmSp]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;QoS RSVP
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RSVP]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RDSessMgr]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Remote Registry
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcLocator]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Secondary Logon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\seclogon]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Security Accounts Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SamSs]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Smart Card Helper
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SCardDrv]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Smart Card
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SCardSvr]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;System Event Notification
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SENS]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;System Restore Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\srservice]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LmHosts]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Task Scheduler
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Terminal Services
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Telnet
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TlntSvr]
"Start"=dword:00000004;(Default=04, Disabled)

;Upload Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\uploadmgr]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Universal Plug and Play Device Host
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\upnphost]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Uninterruptible Power Supply
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Volume Shadow Copy
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Windows Time
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;WebClient
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=02, Automatic)

;Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wmi]
"Start"=dword:00000004;Disabled (Default=03, Manual)

;Fax not installed by default
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Fax]
;"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IISADMIN]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Iprip]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LPDSVC]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFtpsvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSMQ]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSMQTriggers]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtmsSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SimpTcp]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMTPSVC]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMP]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMPTRAP]
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC]
"Start"=dword:00000004

;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmiApSrv]
;"Start"=dword:00000004

services.reg.txt

June 23, 2008

What is the best version of NLite to use on Windows XP SP2?

June 23, 2008

Running XP from a pen drive may not be a good idea, because pen drives have a limited number of read/write cycles... though this may be improving. Look up flash drives/memory on Wikipedia.

April 7, 2008

Care to share what the solution was?

Also, I have heard of replacing bit of text with a 'null character', such that this causes an error message dialog to not show. Did I understand this correctly? Is this possible?

March 30, 2008

I would like to get rid of the warning messages saying that:

"This file may contain newer information than this viewer can support"

that you get when you open a document created in a newer version of Adobe Acrobat

I resource hacked the acrobat executable: I found the error message and put "continue" in its place, so now you get a popup box that says:

continue

[OK]

*laughs*

How about not having a popup message at all?

a.) Someone once mentioned that you could put a null character or something in place of the message that would make the program skip the message

b.) Have the version information for the executable to identify itself be hacked to read a higher version

I read this in the newsgroups from a Mr. Fitzgerald: "The file starts by saying it conforms to PDF1-5 (compatible with Acrobat products v6). Acrobat 5 is compatible with PDF1-4, so it pops up that warning when it sees a file conforming to a later spec... "

November 29, 2007

I have successfully removed/hidden some other menu items by using .reg-files to remove CLSID:s and set a few values. But those I asked for in this thread have proven to be more difficult to do.

I'd like to know what changes you made, if you are still around. Also have been looking for some of the OP's initial request.

On my own, I've reshacked shell32.dll so that error message only says "<Workgroup> is not accessible." and not also "You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available."

November 27, 2007

Did anyone ever find an answer for this? After restarting Windows, Opera browser has to recover when I start it again, and Nakka CLCL didn't save it's clips.

November 19, 2007

I'm curious to know if this has helped anyone, or if I'm the only crazy that thinks this is useful.

October 22, 2007

Ok, this is really really messy, but I don't care! It works! My first scripting attempt and I didn't know the difference between jscript and vbscript, so I was trying to use both types of syntax in one jscript file. I guess I could go back and fix things, but it might be educational to show my 3 files, if anything because I'm lazy. For Unattended OS install, place OE.bat in the "default user" startup folder. This way it will apply to any new user.

OE.bat

start c:\progra~1\outloo~1\msimn.exe /MIN
ping -n 7 127.0.0.1>nul
taskkill /im msimn.exe
start c:\OE.js

OE.js

var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
var home = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%HOME%");
if (home == "%HOME%") home="D:\\";
var identities = WshShell.regRead("HKCU\\Identities\\Default User ID");
var key = "HKCU\\Identities\\" + identities + "\\Software\\Microsoft\\Outlook Express\\5.0";
WshShell.regWrite(key+"\\Store Root", home + "%USERNAME%\\application data\\microsoft\\outlook express\\", "REG_EXPAND_SZ");
WshShell.regWrite(key+"\\NoSplash", 1, "REG_DWORD");
//
var Shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
Shell.Exec("%comspec% /c \"cscript //nologo c:\\OE.vbs\"")
//
//kill itself
//WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").deleteFile(WScript.ScriptFullName);

OE.vbs

Const oecmd = "%comspec% /c del ""%userprofile%\start menu\programs\startup\OE.cmd"""
Const oevbs = "%comspec% /c del c:\OE.vbs"
Const oejs = "%comspec% /c del c:\OE.js"
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
Set objExec = WshShell.Exec(oecmd)
' Set objExec = WshShell.Exec(oevbs)
' Set objExec = WshShell.Exec(oejs)

October 21, 2007

I'd like to know if someone has ever tried to hack outlook express into changing the path for dbx mail store files... from "%userprofile%\local settings\..." to "%userprofile%\application data\..."

Actually, I'm really shooting for:

d:\%username%\application data\microsoft\outlook express\

In the registry, the location of the store folder is in the value "Store Root" located in the key:

hkcu\identities\{ugly_serial}\software\microsoft\outlook express\5.0\

Where you don't know {ugly_serial} until you run OE for the first time. Changing this once won't help if a user creates additional identities, as this creates more ugly_serials, I guess with default "Store Root" data.

Not sure about a roaming profiles hack, since I still need to change the store folder to a different partition.

Does anyone know how roaming profiles work? Here's some interesting info:

ExcludeProfileDirs works like this:
The Default settings should always be present, they are not
connected to Group Polices in any way.
They are coming from the Default User and are applied to
all user accounts that are created on the workstation.
This is the Default setting:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"ExcludeProfileDirs"="Local Settings;Temporary Internet Files;
History;Temp"
So, if this is not working, some process, an Application Object etc,
is changing this value in the Users profile and/or in the Default Users
profile.
With standard Group Policies you can only ADD Directories to this Default,
not delete or change anything in the Default settings.
Directories excluded with *Group Policies* are written here:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\
Windows\System]
"ExcludeProfileDirs"=
(N.B this is NOT the same place in the registry as where the
Default settings are)
Also see setting 510 on the "All" tab in the Group Policy Reference:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Windows then *merges* these two registry keys and put the result in a file,
in the Roaming Profile;
\Windows NT 5.1 Workstation Profile\ntuser.ini.
It is in a human readable fomat; Unicode (it's also marked "hidden").
This is the file that the Roaming Profile process is reading when
it determines which Folders (Directories) to exclude.
Regards
Rolf Lidvall
Swedish Radio (Ltd)
NSC SysOp

I guess I could live with the following *.js file from "Idle Newbie":

var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
var home = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%HOME%");
if (home == "%HOME%") home="D:\\Home";
var identities = WshShell.regRead("HKCU\\Identities\\Default User ID");
var key = "HKCU\\Identities\\" + identities + "\\Software\\Microsoft\\Outlook Express\\5.0";
WshShell.regWrite(key+"\\Store Root", home + "\\%USERNAME%\\Mail\\Outlook Express\\", "REG_EXPAND_SZ");
WshShell.regWrite(key+"\\NoSplash", 1, "REG_DWORD");
//kill itself
WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").deleteFile(WScript.ScriptFullName);

October 20, 2007

@cyprod: "I typically see around 5x at the beginning and the outer portions I get more near 12-13x."

Are you using Nero CD-DVD Speed to measure that?

October 19, 2007

From http://cdrfaq.org/faq05.html#S5-22 :

It has been stated that, at a rotational speed equivalent to about 50x at the inside of a disc, the polycarbonate starts to deform and the disc becomes unreadable. Experiments (e.g. an episode of the "Mythbusters" TV show from 2003) have demonstrated that discs will warp when they get up around 25,000 to 30,000 RPMs. However, recent 52x drives only read data that quickly from the outside of the disc, actually reading at about 21x near the inside. This requires a speed of 10,000 to 12,000 RPM, which is safe for discs in good condition. Reading at 52x from the very inside of the disc would require a speed of about 27,500 RPM, and read data at 137x near the outside.

Incidentally, "1x" on a DVD-ROM drive is 1353KB/sec, which is roughly 9x the speed of a "1x" CD-ROM drive. A 16x DVD-ROM drive reads at a speed equivalent to a 144x CD-ROM drive! The DVD doesn't actually spin 9x as fast, though, because the DVD "bit density" is higher. The drive can read roughly three times more data in a single revolution from a DVD than it can from a CD. (Incidentally, the 1353KB/sec figure comes from the DVD maximum user data rate of 11.08Mbps, where the 'M' is 1000*1000.) For more details, see http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#4.2.

Well, ok...

An 8x DVDrom 13MB/s is twice as fast as a 36x cdrom speed

Consider that the average for the modern 52x cdroms is 21x in the center (due to max angular velocity) and 48x after somewhere in the middle (max data throughput). After looking at some graphs for the freeware "nero cd/dvd speed", the average bandwidth for 52x cdrom seems to be 36x.

I'm guessing that DVD drives don't suffer the affliction, and can read 8x at any radius on the CD.

If I got all this right, then there is one remaining question:

What speed DVDroms or DVD Burners are out there? What year did the 8x speed become defacto for DVD drives? I read somewhere that DVD drives where quick to increase in speed on the market... so I'm guessing there aren't too many slow DVD drives out there.

October 9, 2007

I haven't been able to find anything definitive about this. I would like Windows to not even check if drivers are signed or not. Just install a driver during unattended setup even if not signed. The only mention I found was in 2003 by Spooky:

"change it to a noop code (90) and it will just skip even checking for driver signing all together and forever more.

"D.r.i.v.e.r. S.i.g.n.i.n.g. P.o.l.i.c.y.s.e.e.k. d" = "90.90.90.90.90.90. 90.90.90.90.90.90.90. 90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90. 90"

I assume that in this case, the most recent driver would be installed (Is there a date in inf files? Last modified date?)

No one responded to Spooky, but the driver signing issue has come up again and again in one form or another, and I'd like to know if there is a solution.

The original thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/Disable_Driver_S...tup_t11230.html

September 23, 2007

if you are not using System Restore and/or Indexing Service, there's no effect.

Except that it keeps coming back when you restart. I even tried using a ntoskrnl.exe that was patched to remove the string "System Volume Information". End result was that I had to use cacls to access my d:\ drive (my c:\ drive is FAT32).

September 22, 2007

I had to change to ASCII character set to allow $OEM$ to show up rather than _OEM_

Nero 6.6.1.15

Haven't tried burning yet.

I've used Nero before on a different system and not had this problem, although not with this version of Nero.

May 6, 2007

More importantly, how to include the missing APIs so we have the least bloated Windows XP so far.

March 16, 2007

I was mainly interested in finding out which updates you've experienced to be truly critical (note "truly", as in not what M$ deems critical).

If you have experienced problems with a fresh WinXP install, found out what the bug was, and went out looking for a fix that ended up being a specific patch from Microsoft, I would like to know what it was.

Personally, I have only experienced this with KB824146

Gates Law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates'_Law

Gates' Law is the observation that the speed of commercial software generally slows by fifty percent every 18 months. This can be for a variety of reasons: "featuritis", "code cruft", programmer laziness, or a management turnover whose design philosophy does not coincide with the previous manager.
Gates' Law comes out of the frustration that many users feel around the tendency of commercial software to slow down with each successive incremental version so that buying new software upgrades sounds like a reasonable idea. This "slowing down" may or may not be intentional.
It is inversely related to Moore's Law, which tends to focus on the speed of microprocessors increasing. Software, run on microprocessors, does not increase in speed -- it only decreases in speed. It's a variant of Wirth's law that states that "Software is decelerating faster than hardware is accelerating.".
It is attributed to Bill Gates, but Gates himself did not say it. Rather, the term is attributed to Gates based on the noted tendency of Microsoft products to slow down with each successive feature -> OR PATCH <-.

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