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Everything posted by unawave
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No, that's not possible. The operating system needs a special disk driver which redirects the access from the virtual disk to the real disk. XP (and Vista) doesn't have this driver.
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Yes, correct. But not documented for Windows 7. Your quote shows the date from January 2008 and belongs to Windows Server 2008 – long time before Windows 7. And I don't think that a "technical description" from January 2008 for "Windows Server 2008" is a legal enhancement for a licence agreement for Windows 7 from October 2009. Sorry, English is not my native language. But I understand this part a little bit different: "called by" and "is the same as" are very different meanings – for my understanding. And - yes: Your second quote depends on Windows 7. But there I can not find any restriction of "only 3 rearms possible / allowed"
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Where is it documented ? I don't find any link to a Microsoft internet site where it is documented. I only found one link to a Microsoft internet site where it is documented - for Vista. But read this link exact: "This error may occur ... when you try to run the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) ... and you use the /generalize option" And I think sysprep is only used by IT professionals. And does this mean you can run rearm more then 3 times ? But this is not a free trial version for everyone. It's a trial version only for IT professionals. You can not download Enterprise version if you don't confirm that you are a IT professional.
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Is that really legal ? The licence agreement says: There is not written a specific time (30 days ? 60 days ? 90 days ? 120 days ?) So it should be legal. BUT: BUT: The "3 time counter" is stored in the registry. When you reset this counter (= delete the registry keys) you can extend that activation period again 3 times with 30 days - again and again. Also legal ?
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See post #50: I have made an installation of "Windows 7 Home Premium" into a VHD. Installation process works fine - two reboots. Then: Username, computer name, keyword, product key, date and time, network, welcome screen ... Then: License Error Booting from a VHD file is not supported on this system
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You can only boot Windows 7 Ultimate (or Enterprise) from a VHD. If you have Windows XP you can install Windows 7 Ultimate into a VHD. Whilst the installation of Windows 7 the boot manager of Windows 7 will be copied into the Windows XP partition. The installation will also build a boot menu where you have the choice to boot "Earlier Windows version" (means XP) and "Windows 7".
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Home Premium can not boot out of VHD file.Only Ultimate and Enterprise can boot out of VHD file.
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Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value: NoSimpleStartMenu Type: REG_DWORD Data: 1 Thank you. But I think this key is not for switching between "new menu" and "classic menu" in Vista (I just tried this). It mainly suppresses the appearing of the switch in the GUI.
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OK - but this is not the answer to my question. Do somebody know the registry key to switch from "new menu" to "classic menu" in Vista ? I do search in Google and found nothing. So: Have anybody tried this ? Says Microsoft. I don't have the ability to check the code. Do you have ? You also can not change the desktop background picture in Windows 7 Starter - but some OEMs can ...And funny: What for is the Group Policy Setting for "Force Classic Start Menu" - when the functionality isn't build in ?
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Even I have no hope - but I want to ask: In Windows Vista you have the ability to switch from "new start menu" to "classic start menu" in configuration of the taskbar via GUI. I think there must be a corresponding registry key. I haven't found this registry key. Even when I log the registry changes with "ProcessMonitor" I can not find the registry changes. Do somebody knows this registry key to switch in Vista from "new start menu" to "classic start menu" ? My thought is: Perhaps Microsoft has only dropped the GUI switch in Windows 7. And perhaps the classic start menu can be switched on by a registry key. Because: Microsoft has also dropped some GUI switches in Windows 7 Starter (change of desktop picture) and Home Basic. But see this: Group Policy Settings for Start Menu and Taskbar "Force Classic Start Menu": For: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP Remark: This policy setting does not apply to Windows 7 because the Classic Start menu is removed. Why is it available for "Windows Server 2008" - but not for "Windows 7" ?
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But this way Windows 7 don't search in files which Windows 7 doesn't know. Example: Create a text file "sample.txt". Fill in a text (e.g. "unawave") Make a copy of this file. Name it "sample.xyz" Now search for "unawave". "sample.txt" will be found - "sample.xyz" not. I use the third party program "AgentRansack". This small search program integrates itself in right mouse context menu of folders and drives. Runs perfect in Windows 7 32 bit. In 64 bit some registry entries must added to appear into right mouse context menu.
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Open start menu -> All programs -> Accessories Right mouse click to "command prompt" -> Properties Button "Advanced" -> change to "Run as administrator" Go to start menu -> All programs -> Accessories Right mouse click to "command prompt" -> Pin to taskbar
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Try this: bcdedit /set {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795} device "partition=C:"
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What do you think about "XP-Retro"-Theme "Luna" ? It is a substitution for the "Window 7 Basic" theme. So you can easily switch between "AERO" and "Luna". Or if the graphic card is not AERO capable it can be used instead of the ugly light gray-blue taskbar.
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That's right.But you can switch to "never combine". Then the taskbar shows every single instance of every program. And with a registry entry you can disable the text of the icons - so you only have icons without text in the taskbar. As you see Windows 7 groups the icons of a program and the most right is the last opened program of a program group. You can pin folders to taskbar - with individual icon.
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Officially supported, no - but works, yes.What do you mean with "Officially supported, no - but works, yes." ? I have tested this: Vista's boot manager ("bootmgr") can not boot VHD installations Any Windows 7 boot manager ("bootmgr") can boot VHD installations Only Windows 7 Ultimate can be booted from VHDs I have made an installation of "Windows 7 Home Premium" into a VHD. Installation process works fine - two reboots. Then: Username, computer name, keyword, product key, date and time, network, welcome screen ... Then: License Error Booting from a VHD file is not supported on this system
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But then you don't have the complete start menu. Because the start menu is merged from two locations: For "all users": C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs For the "logged in user": C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs So the entries "Command Prompt", "Notepad", "Run" and "Windows Explorer" from the logged in user folder don't appear in your menu.
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Never create System Reserved partition?
unawave replied to arctirus's topic in Unattended Windows 7/Server 2008R2
Second reason for suppressing this 100 mb partition: Because of the limitation of maximum 4 primary partitions per hard disk this little partition can be in the way. For example: If you have a large hard disk and want to install several operating systems (XP, Vista, Linux and Windows 7). Remark: If you have three for Windows 7 not accessible partitions (e.g. Linux or "hidden" partitions of XP and Vista) then Windows 7 also install the boot manager in last (4th) possible partition.