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When it comes to the double backslashes ( \\ ) I seem to recall something from my early days of learning programming. That sometimes you needed to use the backslash as an escape character. I suspect many programs were written with this in mind, and as such would store registry keys this way. So that when that program reads the registry, they can read the keys properly. It was only until later that I learned it is better (but not as nice looking) to handle those extra slashes, quotes, double quotes, etc that can potentially get in the way of parsing a string by using ASCII characters instead. So it could be either an error on the programmer's side that allows these paths to be saved into the registry this way (write the data exactly without stripping out the extra backslash) or potential laziness on the programmer for storing the path this way (so that they do not need to re-convert the path for usage later). Of course all the while not realising that Windows itself may have trouble with these values, especially if (say) some new update or other program attempts to use the data and is not written by the same programmer. The thought doesn't seem too difficult to fix the paths before inserting them into the registry, or reversing the process when reading them: var p = new RegExp(s.replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, "\\$&")) https://github.com/viatropos/tower/issues/235 But it could be worse... maybe you can find some paths that use forward slashes instead! myDirname = os.path.normpath("c:/aDirname/") http://pythonconquerstheuniverse.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/gotcha-%E2%80%94-backslashes-in-windows-filenames/ Now I would think the idea of using a backslash as an escape character is a bad idea specifically because it is used in paths. Perhaps this was borrowed from some pre-DOS language? It seems only DOS and Windows based OSes will use a backslash in a path, while Unix and Linux will use the forward slash. The internet is great for programming nowadays, with tons of help on tech and programmer sites, online documentation, etc. However, software isn't always that "new" in a lot of cases, but more like adaptations of older versions. Even drivers suffer this problem where there can still be found some old Windows 95 code in there. This can lead to these kinds of mistakes as well, since not all programmers at that time had access to online documentation, but instead would have to manage their offline manuals. Maybe if you were lucky you remembered to install those TechNet CDs with Visual Studio, or you had those 30lbs of books that came with Visual C. Even then, that's only documentation, you had no real feedback on whether what you were doing was a good idea, and no world-wide resource for finding new ways to do the same thing, or do that thing better. If it worked, that's all that mattered.

On your RDP app, under local resources uncheck printers. One way to fix it is to remote the XPS Printer on your local system but that is not something I recommend (its a handy printer if you can't make PDFs) Check out this really long thread about the behaviour: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/officeitpro/thread/fdb951e5-82a4-46a0-8a74-5677b18094d6

:realmad: is this really a translation issue? Maybe it really refers to Windows Azure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_Services_Platform

May I ask WHY? Did we not meet your needs? Dos ö¿ö That user hasn't been here since the day they made that post, so I doubt you'd get an answer.

Maybe not that, but it does appear that the software is warez.

Attachment deleted due to ProductKey! Anyways, try putting the install key in UserData in the windowsPE pass, for example: <UserData> <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula> <Organization>C House</Organization> <ProductKey> <key>HYF8J-CVRMY-CM74G-RPHKF-PW487</key> </ProductKey> </UserData> I am presuming you are actually using Windows 7 Pro (thats what CLG you have specified), if it isn't you can find all the Windows 7 install keys here: http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/11/default-keys-for-vista-and-windows-7-deployment/

Well I got the answer I thought I would... And there seems no real way to make IE 10 not open itself at the end of setup... and the recommended method is to inject it in the image. This makes sense since it is required for certain parts of the channel to not even offer IE8 or 9 and use IE10 across the board.

SkipUserOOBE is only valid in Vista. It has no use in a Windows 7 or 8 answer file.

It will be some task to determine what is and what isn't classified as abandonware. Good luck then!

Some users may not click your link, expecting some sort of documentation but you have linked to a zip. In the future you are required to specify exactly what is in this type of download (which has 2 PDF files in the zip) ... see rule 1c.

What account does this task run under? You may not see a message if the account runs in Session 0.

I tell you how I can certify that it is reliable. As I wrote there that I found this software on Google, so it's quite usual that I first read about the software and then suggested here. I hope you understand this. Thank you. That's not what MY google results tell me. After the website and corporate Youtube account results, I have this: http://www.dropoutgotrich.com/product-review/sysinfotools-scam/ The comment on the article specifically refers to this BKF product. But the strange part is that this version you linked to is specifically called v1.0 and it apparently came out in February or March of this year. Oh and it is $199... BUT here's where the strange part comes up, you can buy version 2.0 for more than half that price and apparently it came out BEFORE version 1.0. You can see it here: http://download.cnet.com/SysInfoTools-BKF-Repair/3000-2248_4-11666916.html Since version 1.0, the new version, only had 68 downloads with no reviews on Softpedia, and v2.0 (the old new version) only has 81 downloads on C-Net with no reviews, I'm not sure how anyone could determine via the google that this product is reliable, especially without any first hand knowledge of the product itself.

Look at this in Event Viewer: Event Viewer (Local) > Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Task Scheduler > Operational Also check the log file: C:\Windows\Tasks\SchedLgU.txt

That's not what Technet says: Configure the Windows Firewall Log

That sure looks familiar!

Welcome to the MSFN!

Can't disable the first run wizard... so that is out. I have sent this problem along to MS, waiting for an answer. I have a sneaking suspicion that the answer will be to inject it into the image...

This topic is a duplicate. The correct one is in the Windows 8 section already.

This program you used, Win Toolkit v1.4.0.65, must be outdated. This answerfile would not validate in WSIM since you have empty elements as well as deprecated ones. Typically if you don't specify a language in the XML (such as yours) it should prompt for language selection. So if you want it to bypass this automatically, you need to specify the language options. Which language do you want?

I think the easiest would be to just add the WDS role. You can even boot syslinux from it if that is your concern. I have used this tutorial (at least up to part 2) on Server 2008 R2: http://www.deployvista.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/65/language/en-US/Default.aspx

This must be removed. This program is not sanctioned or supported by any of the staff members, nor the owner of MSFN. Branding it as such is a form of impersonation and this is a greater violation than the already pointed out Rule 2e.

What exactly do you have set for option 67?

This judgement is surprising to me really. All OEMs knew that the OS is supposed to prompt for a choice for any computers sold in Europe from the previous news. That being the case, any computer manufacturer should actually test their systems before approving them for sale. This being such a problem should have meant that no computer having an incorrect first-run user experience should have ever made it into the market to be available for purchase! So how does Microsoft get fined for their Partners not following the rules?

This is working for me but there is one problem. After it kills reloads explorer.exe, IE10 then opens and shows the first-run wizard. Is there any other way to install IE10 where it won't open after install?

That's why having a unique, strong password at every site is the only realistic measure of protection. Unfortunately, this is impossible for nearly everybody without using password management tools. The real danger is reusing passwords and having it revealed at one of the weakly guarded sites you referred to. And then there's social engineering. I'll say that some site or service I use gets compromised about once per quarter, so the danger is real. Also, keep in mind that when a site is compromised, the secret questions and answers float away in cleartext, so one essentially needs to treat them like unique passphrases. A hardcopy of passwords locked in a file cabinet works for me!