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Yes, that is correct when an Update List follows the XML Schema (see Sticky). Here is a "traditional" style category list with one OS per list (author steven4554), it has multiple folders for the different "kinds" of updates. <categories>2 <category id="1">Critical Updates</category> <category id="2">Important Updates</category> <category id="3">.NET Framework Updates</category> <category id="4">Optional Updates</category> </categories> But I never really cared what kind of update they were, because I need them all in the same folder when I DISM /ADD-PACKAGE. If you are making your own list, you might want to consider something more like this. <categories> <category id="1">Windows 7 Updates - x86</category> <category id="2">Windows 7 Updates - x64</category> <category id="3">Other Updates + ISO Images</category> <category id="4">W2K8-R2 Updates - x64</category> </categories> Files can be slipstreamed offline using DISM from the command line. Files that cannot be slipstreamed in most cases can be integrated in other ways (usually silent switches at setupcomplete.cmd stage). I was thinking to separate those updates into the "other updates" folder. You can tell which files are not for slipstreaming because they are not in (.msu or .cab) format. Any other format cannot be slipstreamed. this means all EXE based updates (like Malicious Software Tool) cannot be integrated but instead need to be installed at some point.

Hello, McFly, is there anybody in there ??? The Windows 7 way of doing things is using the SetupComplete.cmd, not the ancient outdated XP method of "RunOnceEx.cmd". So don't expect an answer for your question, because you specifically asked for answers "not using SetupComplete.cmd". But since the cat's out of the bag now, I guess you can take your RunOnceEx.cmd, rename it to SetupComplete.cmd, and place it in the DVD\Sources\$OEM$\$$\Setup\Scripts\SetupComplete.cmd and be done with it. You would have gotten that for an answer long time ago, had you not phrased your question as you did.

What button are you pushing, the only button that is using those 2 fields (URLx64,URL R2) is the CopyXML button. The other two only use the X86 field and they can only do a single update at a time. If that is not the problem, then maybe the problem is the new direct URL's being used by Microsoft. They used to be confuscated URL format and now they seem to be direct links. You might be able to just run the sub-routine from the Direct Link button in the CopyXML button. I look into putting up a new release in the future sometime. In either case, you should be able to create single updates using the "Direct Link" button. Just pretend like those other buttons/fields do not exist.

I would try something like this first. Dism /Image:D:\Mount /Add-Driver /Driver:D:\Drivers /Recurse /ForceUnsigned report back if that allows you to force all 200 of your drivers in a single command.

It's close but not quite the same method for W2K8-R2. Link 1 Link 2 they moved the templates into the C:\windows\inf folder and gave them different names (see link 1) • Defltsv.inf (for servers) • Defltdc.inf (for DCs) You'll have to play around with it until you figure it out. You might be better off following the advice of the blog team in post #1 (MMC)

They might been related to the 1.4 GB RAM thing you mention, that old lappy only had 1 GB installed. waiting for your next version. Hopefully it will not require any flash/adobe.

Password Complexity can be done via importing a modified security template. Read whole thread, pay attention to post #6 here. I would research using the Enable-Feature command to pre-enable themes using DISM. (it is disabled by default on W2K8-R2) Not sure about AERO, but I would look into if you couldn't just modify the registry offline to enable that one.

Change it to REG ADD "HKU\Hive....... Which you would have known had you read the link I originally posted. REM Load the default profile hive REG LOAD HKU\Hive C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT REM Configure the default user profile REG ADD "HKU\Hive\Control Panel\Desktop" /v WallPaper /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Nature\img6.jpg" /f REM Unload the default profile hive REG UNLOAD HKU\Hive

I did get a few unhandled exceptions (crashs) while testing (host x86 W7, building x86 W7) so not sure it is limited to x64 only

Would be nice if you could add the size reduction per feature on the removal tab.

Yep, that should work (but only on a per computer basis), I don't know about the path in your sample, look at the sample from post #6 in the thread I linked. No such thing a "Default User" anymore, you are editing the wrong path entirely. In windows 7 Default User is now "Default". Just change your path to C:\Users\Default\ntuser.dat, instead of %USERPROFILE%\..\ Maybe that is the whole problem. reg load "hku\zzz" "C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT" REG LOAD "HKU\Default" "%USERPROFILE%\..\Default User\NTUSER.DAT"

Here is an older thread on the subject, you should modify the hive from setupcomplete.cmd so that it gets pushed into the default profile before the first user profile is created. If you wait until the first login, the settings will not apply to that first profile, but only to profiles created after the changes are made.

can't wait for next release

it includes imagex in the "\RT_7_LITE\data\OFFLINE\1E6B9D34\B45D7704\imagex.exe" in the extracted file. This likely breaks forum rules.

does it actually remove components ? or is this just another DISM removal method (not reducing WIM size)

Unless you have a very expensive router, I doubt it will accept and provide internet to two separate networks. Most commerical routers only accept one network. I have a similar setup in my house, but my second network does not connect to the internet directly, it must proxy through the server connection. Is this for your home network or is this for a small company ?

You will have to convert this to VBS, but here are the commands takeown /F "c:\Users\Username" icacls c:\Users\Username /grant administrators:F

It seems you can find RDS CAL's (5-packs) for about $400 or less. Read this article from MSDN Team Blog And as usual, if you want to be able to Terminal Serve, you need RDS cal's in addition to any other cal's. Nothing has changed.

Yeah I get those on my USB drives when I jump them from machine to machine. In all cases, the SID's turned out to be my user accounts from the other machine. So you are right they are not always deleted accounts, but can also be accounts from other computers. It makes perfect sense that in a dual booting situation things will be even messier. I do not think it is anything to get worried over.

Never had problems with the LUA being disabled, but on my vlited W7 I cannot properly Remove Packages via Offline servicing using Autounattend.xml. Did you use vLite on your image as well ? that's a good one bra- I did exactly as you say, "EXCEPT" I did it differently. LOL. I guess this will detect the "install.wim" on your DVD. Give it a go. for %%i in (C: D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z:) do if exist %%i\sources\install.wim set MEDIA=%%i ECHO %MEDIA% But to be honest, I cannot figure out why you are wasting your time to script these installs at all. You clearly state in your first post that after the installation of these apps you plan to sysprep, generalize, oobe + shutdown + image the machine. To me it seems you can install all your apps and sysprep then after you capture your image that will be that. Or are you trying to install these applications on the first boot of every machine that gets this image ? (which defeats the purpose of sysprep under certain circumstances)

You won't be able to simply delete any User folders on Windows 7. You will need to change your script to add a sub that will first take ownership + grant privileges, before you can delete those unneeded user folders.

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LOL, that is the Release Candidate and it is expired. It was a pre-release version of Windows 7 for beta testing.

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