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Saw same question in few other places:

192.168.1.2 is LAN adress, for other people over internet to reach you server, they need external IP. You're probably using router, so port forwarding has to configured. Of course, also incoming TCP 80 rule on firewall has to be allowed.

Also beware that you should write key for quick launch when explorer is not running (before it is started / after closed) or it will overwrite your modification when it exits..

It fails because not everyone uses US regional settings: For me GetVarDate returns data in format "yyyy.MM.dd. HH:mm:ss" Therefore there is no T1(2) - either way you should build you date string from seperate parts, not split unknown format. Like: GetVarDate is ok for output, but to compare values, build it from parts. Anyhow this will return value as "yyyy.MM.dd. HH:mm:ss" no matter what settings are configured. dt.Year & "." & Right("00" & dt.Month, 2) & "." & Right("00" & dt.Day, 2) & ". " & _ Right("00" & dt.Hours, 2) & ":" & Right("00" & dt.Minutes, 2) & _ ":" & Right("00" & dt.Seconds, 2) Uptime function - minor modification by me, not sure what was original: Function TimeSpan(dt1, dt2) Dim seconds, minutes, hours, days If (isDate(dt1) And IsDate(dt2)) = False Then TimeSpan = "" Exit Function End If seconds = Abs(DateDiff("S", dt1, dt2)) minutes = seconds \ 60 hours = minutes \ 60 days = hours \ 24 hours = hours mod 24 minutes = minutes mod 60 seconds = seconds mod 60 TimeSpan = days & " days " & _ Right("00" & hours, 2) & "h " & _ Right("00" & minutes, 2) & "m " & _ Right("00" & seconds, 2) & "s" End Function

"CSDVersion" will only change OSVERSIONINFO.szCSDVersion (includes Service Pack version) return value of GetVersionEx API function, so System Properties will be fooled. For a live system - don't forget to restart OS for changes to take effect: (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows).

OS: Windows XP SP3 Regional Settings - support files for East-Asian languages installed You didn't specified what exactly doesn't work Tested - both search by name and content works normally.. For example: By name: ペンシルベニア.txt or by content: 进行比较 By the way: Indexing Service is Disabled

System: First two lines are from String Table resources: sysdm.cpl 12:1033 180 Microsoft Windows XP 191 Professional sysdm.cpl 12:1033 180 "Version 2002" "Service Pack 3": //Looks like from WinAPI - GetVersionExW Registered to: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] "RegisteredOwner" "RegisteredOrganization" "ProductId" Computer info: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0] "ProcessorNameString" (wrapped in two lines) [CPU & RAM is from WinAPI - dynamic] -------------------------- But You can't spoof OS version for other programs using this..

It is "Windows is shutting down..." Winlogon.exe String Table 106:1033 1684 "Windows is shutting down..."

Start Menu -> Properties - Star Menu tab - Customize... button: uncheck Devices and Printers. The same: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Start_ShowPrinters"=dword:00000000 Anyway - other possible options and key paths where to write them: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel]

Try play with [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\programname.exe] "Debugger"="program to run in place" Running that program will run "program to run in place" instead (with original exe name as Param1 and rest as param2, param3, etc. To avoid recursion, you need to do something like this: 1. User runs program.exe -> your program runs, shows warning, 2. Temporary remove "Debugger" value, so you can start original normaly. 3. Run Param1, passing rest of params. 4. Restore "Debugger", close your program. Of course this only works for executable_name.ext - renaming it will easily avoid this trick.

If you're talking about Default user profile customization - sysprep will copy over Built-in Administrator profile hive. I usually don't want that, so i backup Default User hive (contains my config) and restore it afterwards.. Or were you talking about unattended customization? did you edited Sysprep.inf file correctly?

yap, sometime, you just think "why didn't I though f that" I suppose, this would get less overhead: Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select Name, Version from Win32_Product Where Name Like 'Microsoft .NET Framework%'")For Each objItem in colItems Wscript.Echo objItem.Name & " - " & objItem.VersionNext

gunsmokingman - there is a problem with vbs script: For .Net Fw 1.1 - there is no "Version" value in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v1.1.4322] I have installed: .Net FW 1.1 - dotnetfx.exe SP1 - NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe Security Update - NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe Actually, the idea was to enumarate keys and the name of that key would give version.. But "SP" value gives correct data for last installed Service Pack, though.. And I haven't used 1.0 in ages, so verify about that.. ------------------ Yzöwl: Just listing folder will give you false results - because updates tend to create folders for version that isn't installed. Like on my Windows XP SP3 (with 3.5 SP1 [contains 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5 SP1]): v1.0.3705 v1.1.4322 v2.0.50727 v3.0 v3.5 Folders v1.0.3705 and v1.1.4322 contain just few files from security updates (.config, .cfg and mscormmc.dll). The correct way is to enumarate registry.... ---------------- Edit2: For .Net FW 1.0 (With SP3) the reg key is [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\Full\v1.0.3705] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\Full\v1.0.3705\1033\Microsoft .NET Framework Full v1.0.3705 (1033)] "install"=dword:00000001 But no Version or SP value. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\Product\Microsoft .NET Framework Full v1.0.3705 (1033)] "Version" - shows the same data as key name..

I hear that a lot Welcome to the world of quantum mechanics - once to try check it, it swaps states

I suppose it wasn't clean reinstall (no format + on top of old system)? Check notepad.exe - both System32 and wow counterpart and also registry settings for .txt (txtfile), .cmd (cmdfile), etc.. Try running notepad and droping one of those file on notepad. I doubt that it's security permissions releated, but better check those too. Post your results afterwards..

In Windows XP there is sometimes usefull, but most times annoying functionality - moving folder to screen edge a Desk Band toolbar is created with this folder's contents. The problem is - this changes workarea size and therefore (most of the time) this will cause explorer icons position (those that were in the way) to reset. This can get particulary annoying in VM - using Drag&Drop from Guest OS to Host OS, if mouse is released too soon. Solution: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3CCF8A41-5C85-11d0-9796-00AA00B90ADF}] (Log Off or Close&Restart explorer is needed (L.CTRL+L.SHIFT+L.ALT + press Cancel on Shutdown dialog)) This will stop creation of Desk Band toolbar, and still allow user to use Language bar (both in TaskBar & on desktop), Quick Launch or other toolbars. To restore functionality, import back: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3CCF8A41-5C85-11d0-9796-00AA00B90ADF}] @="Shell DeskBarApp" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3CCF8A41-5C85-11d0-9796-00AA00B90ADF}\InProcServer32] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,62,00,72,00,\ 6f,00,77,00,73,00,65,00,75,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00 "ThreadingModel"="Apartment" ----------------- Before I found it, I used this one, but, while this disables creation of Desk Band toolbar, problem is (from the name of it) it also prohibit user of closing other toolbars [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] "NoCloseDragDropBands"=dword:00000001

While tehnically for RC date-forward, sysprep, date-back trick should still work I too suggest You to move to RTM version.

Well, nothing special really, just WinXP builting commands --> so no dependences like choice.exe or other. Toogle_CTFMON.bat @Echo off IF EXIST "%SystemRoot%\System32\ctfmon.exe" echo #STATUS: Enabled IF NOT EXIST "%SystemRoot%\System32\ctfmon.exe" echo #STATUS: Disabled echo. Echo Restore [1] Echo Disable [2] Echo Exit [Any other] echo. set /p usr_choice=Toogle Status? [1,2]: echo. IF [%usr_choice%] == [1] ( ren "%SystemRoot%\System32\ctfmon.exe_old" ctfmon.exe ren "%SystemRoot%\System32\dllcache\ctfmon.exe_old" ctfmon.exe Echo CTFMON.EXE restored.. intl.cpl,1 ) IF [%usr_choice%] == [2] ( ren "%SystemRoot%\System32\dllcache\ctfmon.exe" ctfmon.exe_old ren "%SystemRoot%\System32\ctfmon.exe" ctfmon.exe_old Echo CTFMON.EXE disabled.. echo. & Echo # Click Cancel button in "Windows File Protection" dialogbox # ) set usr_choice= pause If ctfmon.exe was disabled and someone has tried replaced original file -> both ctfmon.exe_old and ctfmon.exe will exist - ren command would fail, but I left it on purpose, so i would notice it. Of course the are legit utilities that could do that: SFC /scannow, Office setup, etc.

http://www.peid.info/ (Direct link for PEiD-0.95-20081103.zip): http://www.peid.info/getfile.php?id=1 Just checked - download link for 0.95 still works.. It's just that JavaScript has to be enabled to see left-side menu and download url..

Actually it is responsible for Language bar, so it may be needed as not all programs will handle those shortcuts correctly / IME might not work correctly. But i agree that it is buggy. Before IE8, I usually just removed all keyboard layout except default, so ctfmon.exe does not start automatically. But unfortunately with "Install files for East Asian languages" checked, even with just a single keyboard layout both IE8 and Wordpad always start ctfmon + Language bar (somewhat incorrectly - shows grayed/disabled or contains no layout list) - so you need to go to Regional Settings - add some layout, Apply, Remove it, Apply - then it fixes it and closes. Eventually i just got tired of this and made batch file that renames dllcache\ctfmon.exe and ctfmon.exe so apps won't load it. Now, from time to time when i need to use Japanese or other layout i just run batch again so restores both exes + launches intl.cpl..