Multi Manufacturer Pre-Activation

[Bezalel]

Do you want to use the same CD for installing Windows on multiple computer from differant manufacturers and still maintain Pre-activation? If so I can help but I need your help. I've written a VBScript file that will try to determine who the manufacturer and what model your computer is. The third line of output is the manufacturer string converted into Hex. Please reply with the output from this VBScript so that I can make a database of manufacturer's strings. Please only reply if your computer was built by a Royalty OEM.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colComputer = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objComputer in colComputer
	MfgHex=""
	for i=1 to len(objComputer.Manufacturer)
		MfgHex=MfgHex & Hex(Asc(Mid(objComputer.Manufacturer,i,1)))
		If i Mod 4 = 0 then MfgHex=MfgHex & " "
	Next
	ComputerReport = ("Manufacturer: " & objComputer.Manufacturer & vbCrLf &_
	"Model: " & objComputer.Model & vbCrLf &_
	MfgHex)
Next
WScript.Echo ComputerReport

Sample output

Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corp.

Model: PowerVault 715N

44656C6C 20436F6D 70757465 7220436F 72702E

This code hase been modified by gunsmokingman to output the report to a text file.

strComputer = "."
Dim Act, ComputerReport, Fso, Dtop, Report, Ts
Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dtop = Act.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
Set Ts = Fso.CreateTextFile(Dtop & "\ComputerReport.txt")
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colComputer = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objComputer In colComputer
  MfgHex=""
  For i=1 To Len(objComputer.Manufacturer)
	MfgHex=MfgHex & Hex(Asc(Mid(objComputer.Manufacturer,i,1)))
	If i Mod 4 = 0 then MfgHex=MfgHex & " "
  Next
  ComputerReport = (space(3) & "Manufacturer: " & objComputer.Manufacturer & vbCrLf &_
  space(3) & "Model: " & objComputer.Model & vbCrLf & space(3)& MfgHex)
Next
Ts.WriteLine ComputerReport : Ts.Close 
Act.Run(Chr(34)& Dtop & "\ComputerReport.txt" & Chr(34)),1,True

Edited March 28, 2006 by Bezalel

[Djé]

Nice idea

But i've got 3 of them (different manufs), I am lazier than you, I don't know vbscript enough AND the output is a msgbox from which i cannot copy/paste !

Can you improve this (clipboard is enough, I'll do the rest) please?

[Bezalel]

I origionally wanted to use the clipboard but MS doesn't let VBScript files access the clipboard. I changed the code from MsgBox to WScript.Echo so you can redirect the output to a text file

cscript /nologo GetMfgName.vbs >> MfgName.txt

[Djé]

Thanks, and here you are:

Manufacturer: TOSHIBA

Model: Satellite M30

544F5348 494241

Manufacturer: COMPAQ

Model: PRESARIO 1721LA 470027-254

434F4D50 4151

Manufacturer: Packard Bell NEC

Model: 00000000000000000000000

5061636B 61726420 42656C6C 204E4543

Reverse chronological order so the 3rd one is there for archeological purpose (not that the others are brand new...). Model is a EasyNote Sc 3703.

Anyway manufacturer still exist!

Also I don't have pre-activation on this one: it was shipped with WinMe!

[Bilou_Gateux]

I will use it for RIS deployment.

post #103

Edited July 26, 2006 by Bilou_Gateux

[gunsmokingman]

I have added to your script so it produces a text file for them to send you or post here.

strComputer = "."
  Dim Act, ComputerReport, Fso, Dtop, Report, Ts
  Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
  Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  Dtop = Act.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
  Set Ts = Fso.CreateTextFile(Dtop & "\ComputerReport.txt")
  Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
  Set colComputer = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
	For Each objComputer In colComputer
	 MfgHex=""
	  For i=1 To Len(objComputer.Manufacturer)
		MfgHex=MfgHex & Hex(Asc(Mid(objComputer.Manufacturer,i,1)))
		If i Mod 4 = 0 then MfgHex=MfgHex & " "
	  Next
	 ComputerReport = (space(3) & "Manufacturer: " & objComputer.Manufacturer & vbCrLf &_
	space(3) & "Model: " & objComputer.Model & vbCrLf & space(3)& MfgHex)
   Next
  Ts.WriteLine ComputerReport : Ts.Close 
  Act.Run(Chr(34)& Dtop & "\ComputerReport.txt" & Chr(34)),1,True

[Sonic]

I have many Acer notebook and classic tower to prepare ... I will post my results during this week if I can ... but what about integration of oembios files ? multiple I386 source ? a batch same as pyron method to swith oembios files ?

[Bezalel]

Sonic; I intend to install using the MS files and replace the files with vendor specific files from cmdlines.txt. I will not be providing the vendor specific files but will provide scripts to extract them from a working system. I'm not familiar with Pyron's method.

gunsmokingman; thanks for the code improvements.

[gunsmokingman]

Your welcome, hope what I added helps your project.

The text file is left on the user desktop.

[Bezalel]

Is there any way to get the manufacturer's name without using WMI? apparently WMI isn't fully functional during setup (even when the WMI services are running). I know I can replace the files using GuiRunOnce but then I'd have to disable SFP and I'd rather replace the files before SFP is fully initialized and possibly have the replaced files be protected by SFP.

[AmphetaMarinE]

here u go...

Manufacturer: Samsung Electronics

Model: SM40P

53616D73 756E6720 456C6563 74726F6E 696373

[Bezalel]

I've been having some problems with WFP so here is a temporary solution. In order for this to work WFP must be disabled on the machine you are building.

SetEnvVar.vbs

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colComputer = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objComputer in colComputer
	MfgHex=""
	for i=1 to len(objComputer.Manufacturer)
		MfgHex=MfgHex & Hex(Asc(Mid(objComputer.Manufacturer,i,1)))
	Next
Next
Set Shell=CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Shell.Environment.item("MFGHEX") = MfgHex

CollectOEMFiles.bat

setEnvVar.vbs
copy %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\OEMBIOS.BIN .\%MFGHEX%.BIN 
attrib -s %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
copy %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT .\%MFGHEX%.CAT 
attrib +s %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
copy %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\OEMBIOS.DAT .\%MFGHEX%.DAT
copy %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\OEMBIOS.SIG .\%MFGHEX%.SIG

RestoreOEMFiles.bat

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\oembios\setEnvVar.vbs
copy /y %SYSTEMDRIVE%\oembios\%MFGHEX%.BIN %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\OEMBIOS.BIN
attrib -s %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
copy /y %SYSTEMDRIVE%\oembios\%MFGHEX%.CAT %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
attrib +s %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
copy /y %SYSTEMDRIVE%\oembios\%MFGHEX%.DAT %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\OEMBIOS.DAT
copy /y %SYSTEMDRIVE%\oembios\%MFGHEX%.SIG %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\OEMBIOS.SIG

To collect your files put SetEnvVar.vbs and CollectOEMFiles.bat in the same directory and run CollectOEMFiles.bat This will create 4 files whose names are hex strings representing your PC manufacturer.

On your CD put the files SetEnvVar.vbs, RestoreOEMFiles.bat, and all the files created by CollectOEMFiles.bat (from each manufacturer) in the \$OEM$\$1\OEMBIOS\ directory and run %SYSTEMDRIVE%\oembios\RestoreOEMFiles.bat from GUIRunOnce or RunOnceEx. This will not work from cmdlines.txt.

You need to use the CD-Key used by your PC Manufacturer (or any other manufacturer) or one found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...y/oempreac.mspx.

Edited April 11, 2006 by Bezalel

[Sonic]

Manufacturer: Acer, inc.
   Model: Aspire 1640	 
   41636572 2C20696E 632E

Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
   Model: Inspiron 8600				   
   44656C6C 20436F6D 70757465 7220436F 72706F72 6174696F 6E

Manufacturer: Acer
   Model: Aspire T135
   41636572

Manufacturer: Acer
   Model: Aspire T160
   41636572

Bezalel, attach files required, it's better than copy/paste, thanks.

Goodbye.

[Bilou_Gateux]

@Bezalel

Not tried yet your scripts but:

shouldn't be %SystemDrive%\System32 replaced with %SystemRoot%\System32 in both batch scripts.

I would like to switch oembios* files @T39 using SMBios Details to identify System Manufacturer.

Actually i can output SMBios Details using a HP tool (HPQSI.EXE) launched with a batch script (OCA_MRK.CMD) @T39 but i haven't yet written the script to parse the output and copy the right OEMBIOS* files depending of the manufacturer.

ristndrd.sif

[GuiUnattended]OemSkipWelcome = 1

OemSkipRegional = 1

TimeZone = %TIMEZONE%

AdminPassword = "*"

DetachedProgram=".\system32\cmd.exe"

Arguments="/Q /C FOR /F %I IN (%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\$WINNT$.INF) DO (FOR %J IN (%I\$OEM$) DO (IF EXIST %J (%J\NirCmd.exe exec hide %J\OCA_MRK.CMD)))"

sample HPQSI.INI

[ParsedHPQSystemInformation]Product Name="HP Compaq dc7600 Convertible Minitower"

Product Number="EC834ET#ABF"

Serial Number="HUB#######"

[RawHPQSystemInformation]

BIOSVendor="Hewlett-Packard"

BIOSVersion="786D1 v01.03"

BIOSReleaseDate="05/18/2005"

BIOSMajorVersion="1"

BIOSMinorVersion="3"

ECFirmwareMajorVersion="0xff"

ECFirmwareMinorVersion="0xff"

SystemManufacturer="Hewlett-Packard"

SystemProductName="HP Compaq dc7600 Convertible Minitower"

SystemVersion=" "

SystemFamily="103C_53307F"

SystemSKU="EC834ET#ABF"

SystemSerialNumber="HUB#######"

BaseBoardManufacturer="Hewlett-Packard"

BaseBoardProductName="09F0h"

BaseBoardVersion=""

ProcessorManufacturer="Intel"

ProcessorVersion="Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz"

ProcessorID="0xf43"

MemoryDeviceManufacturer[1]="JEDEC ID:C1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"

MemoryDeviceSerialNumber[1]="13720101"

MemoryDevicePartNumber[1]="64T32000HU3.7A"

MemoryDeviceManufacturer[2]="JEDEC ID:"

MemoryDeviceSerialNumber[2]=" "

MemoryDevicePartNumber[2]=" "

MemoryDeviceManufacturer[3]="JEDEC ID:C1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"

MemoryDeviceSerialNumber[3]="13E60101"

MemoryDevicePartNumber[3]="64T32000HU3.7A"

MemoryDeviceManufacturer[4]="JEDEC ID:"

MemoryDeviceSerialNumber[4]=" "

MemoryDevicePartNumber[4]=" "

Edited April 13, 2006 by Bilou_Gateux

[Bezalel]

shouldn't be %SystemDrive%\System32 replaced with %SystemRoot%\System32 in both batch scripts.

You are right I've fixed that post

Actually i can output SMBios Details using a HP tool (HPQSI.EXE) launched with a batch script (OCA_MRK.CMD) @T39 but i haven't yet written the script to parse the output and copy the right OEMBIOS* files depending of the manufacturer.

Is HPQSI.EXE publicly available? I know I have a copy of IBM's SMBIOS.EXE, I'll try to see if I can do anything with the output of these files. I don't want to build my script around files that are not freely available to the public.