MSFN Technology Forum MSFN Forums http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:40:43 +0000 120 WMI/WBEM + MDAC 2.8 SP1 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155608-wmiwbem-mdac-28-sp1/ I was wondering should I add them to the Service Pack? I want to add it for completeness sake.
If it is not mandatory to have them, then once I add the KernelEX option the Service Pack will be finished.]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:40:43 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155608-wmiwbem-mdac-28-sp1/ <![CDATA["Always ask before opening this file" during install]]> http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155607-always-ask-before-opening-this-file-during-install/
When my apps install via RunOnce, (I have about 7-8 apps in total) Java and both Flash installers pop up with the "Open file - security warning" page, with the checkmark at the bottom where it says "Always ask before opening this file". This is obviously not the way I want my unattended installation to go. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening, and what I can do to stop it?

Just so you know, it doesn't seem to be a switch issue, as those three installers all work as soon as I bypass the security warning page (unless there's a switch I need to activate that will help me bypass this?).

Any info/advice would be appreciated, thanks. :)]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:42:29 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155607-always-ask-before-opening-this-file-during-install/ install windows xp http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155606-install-windows-xp/
so this is my problem first of all i think i may dont know what im doing and sorry for my bad english !!

ok lets start
i have all in one desktop with amd sempron processor and 2g ram 120g hdd
this desktop is sold by a frensh company called orange telecom so its a normal computer but with some modds by the company
the company that provide this all in one desktop called splitted systems they sell those computer with windows 7
but the give thos all inone computer to the orange company with a linux distrubution blocked on just navigating internet taking some pics and lesteen to music
ok so i got this computer from a freind so i tryied to install windows xp on it so the first problem that they blocked the bios so you dont entre and change boot so you boot from extrenal cd drive ''it doesnt have an internal cd drive " ok so i opned the box and try to reset the bios so it lose memory and give me access to the bios !! no way just pxe boot and no access "the bios hase no password they just blocked somehow " ok good i toke the bios ic read it on flash programmer it hase a difrent firmware version so i can flash it with another version " so i try to boot from pxe using bartpe first no way becose of nic drivers i tryed to search for ma nic driver i didnt found any compatible nic
they are using REAltek rtl8111c/8111e ok then i took a winpe and tryed to find a way its boots nrmaly from pxe load the winpe image but no nic driver two
so i tryed to do a thing i copyed all the winxp installationh file into a partition and install it on a second a partition no way so the thing that the bios check for linux manager if it find a linux boot manager it loads manualy but if you launch a windows boot its says no propre boot system shutdown ok thats good
so the only way is you install a linux boot manager that loads the windows so you fake the system but ma problem i dont know how to install a boot loader into a partion
and copy the full installation and launch it but i dont have a goddamn clu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanx again and think about something people please !!!! :)]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:22:38 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155606-install-windows-xp/ Video Card Overheating http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155605-video-card-overheating/

Help. Why does the temperature of my video card like this? Currenty not doing anything. Just browsing the net (facebook). But LOOK! at the temperature. ATI RADEON HD5450 w/ passive cooling system. No fan. What should i do? :(]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:54:33 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155605-video-card-overheating/ Join domain during unattended win7 install fails http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155604-join-domain-during-unattended-win7-install-fails/
During the the initial boot setup we are asked for credentials - If I enter a domain admin account the rest of the process works fine. BUT if I use a standard domain user account the computer will not join the domain later during the first startup, even though I have stated that it should use a ImageUnattend.xml file.

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Identification>
                <JoinDomain>MYDOMAIN.LOC</JoinDomain>
                <UnsecureJoin>true</UnsecureJoin>
            </Identification>
        </component>


I even tried to add a domain admin user credentials in the XML-file but it still fails.

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <Identification>
                <Credentials>
                    <Domain>MYDOMAIN</Domain>
                    <Password>AdminUser</Password>
                    <Username>PASSWORD</Username>
                </Credentials>
                <JoinDomain>MYDOMAIN.LOC</JoinDomain>
                <UnsecureJoin>true</UnsecureJoin>
            </Identification>
        </component>



The XML-file is processed fine if the user is a domain admin. (tried several standard users and admin users.)

Any idea how to allow standard users to install their OS through WDS and have the computer join the domain.?]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:59:35 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155604-join-domain-during-unattended-win7-install-fails/ Seven on 40GB? http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155603-seven-on-40gb/
I'd like to offer a good 40GB SSD for a relative's future computer to host Seven alone.
That is, this gaming machine will have a raid of 600GB Velociraptor for the applications and documents.

So: are 40GB enough for Seven?
Thank you!]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:27:09 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155603-seven-on-40gb/ Windows 7 like 98 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155602-windows-7-like-98/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:37:54 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155602-windows-7-like-98/ Can I have an interactive remote desktop session on a domain http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155598-can-i-have-an-interactive-remote-desktop-session-on-a-domain/
As the subject reads, I want to use RDC to connect to our end uers but instead of locking their machines out I want to them to see what I am doing, this way they 'learn' something instead of someone always doing the same procedure over-and-over-and-over again!

I dont know if I am posting this in the correct section or if this should go under server 2003 which is what our domain is running, but maybe someone can help me here.

thanks,

ceez]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:51:19 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155598-can-i-have-an-interactive-remote-desktop-session-on-a-domain/ Shrinking Extended Partition in Win7 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155596-shrinking-extended-partition-in-win7/
In Disk Management extending and shrinking a logical volume beyond the extended partition encapsulation does not work. However, with diskpart.exe extending a logical volume beyond its extended partition works just fine; the end of the extended partition just gets "pushed" away deeper into the unallocated area outside the extended partition.

If then the last (most right-side) logical volume in the extended partition gets shrunk, the right side of the extended partition does not move; some free space at the end and within the extended partition is the result.

I've tried to move the right-side end of the extended partition towards the left so to add that (extended) free space to the unallocated area where I want to use it for the creation of a primary partition; it simply does not work!!

Why is that? What is the technical reason why diskpart can move the end of an extended partition to the right but NOT to the left, although there is plenty of free space adjacent left?? Why can diskpart calculated a new end position in case of expanding the extended partition but not when it needs to shrink the extended partition?

Johan]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:31:06 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155596-shrinking-extended-partition-in-win7/ Sysprep Restrictions http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155595-sysprep-restrictions/

I am getting my knickers in a twist here and need some help. :}

I created a wim file for a specific computer with all my applications working etc. This wim file had my user account etc...I have a program that the company has gone out of business and the program is for learning to type the right way with lots of exercises etc.

The problem is the password for the pogram is user specific and I need to keep account details, but sysprep and generalise the image; so it can be used on other hard ware.....

I can't buy this program any more and it wasn't cheap, so I would like to preserve it if possible :yes:
I am not sure if I can do this and that is why I am asking you guys.

I have paid for the software and everytime you reinstall it asks for an activation code...I have them but the company doesn't exist, so I can't use my licenses if doing a clean install.

bookie32]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:33:18 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155595-sysprep-restrictions/ Nlite Regional tab http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155594-nlite-regional-tab/
Thanks in advance.]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:05:01 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155594-nlite-regional-tab/ compaq evo n410c video driver http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155593-compaq-evo-n410c-video-driver/
I'm having to use a generic no 3d accellerated driver, and it's annoying.

Please help me.

I'm running 98SE on it, with the Service Pack.]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:09:03 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155593-compaq-evo-n410c-video-driver/ Remote Task Scheduling http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155589-remote-task-scheduling/
I was wondering if anyone knew of a scheduling system for us to install on our machines where we could schedule jobs through a master scheduler which would then distribute the individual jobs to available workstations. Ideally, system resource availability would change throughout the day (e.g. 4 out of 8 cores are available for tasks during the day, while all 8 cores are available at night), but that's not strictly a requirement.

I've setup similar systems on Linux machines before (using Maui/Torque), but I haven't been able to easily find a similar setup for Windows yet. Any help or options would be much appreciated. All of our workstations are running Windows 7 Enterprise, and our group has local administrative rights to our machines.]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:22:34 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155589-remote-task-scheduling/ Crash Dump VBScript Issues http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155588-crash-dump-vbscript-issues/
I'm trying to run this script http://www.dumpanalysis.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=101 but it's not working.

"C:\Minidump\Crashdump.vbs(13, 5) WshShell.Exec: The system cannot find the file specified." I'm not an expert in VBS but I got a lot of crash dump it will be a help if I get this to work.

    '
    ' UDumps2Txt.vbs
    '
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set Folder = fso.GetFolder(".")
    Set Files = Folder.Files
    Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    For Each File In Files
      Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows\WinDbg.exe -y ""srv*c:\mss*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols"" -z " + File.Name + " -c ""$$><c:\scripts\UDmp2Txt.txt;q"" -Q -QS -QY –QSY")
      Do While oExec.Status = 0
         WScript.Sleep 1000
      Loop
    Next
    '
    ' UDumps2Txt.vbs: End of File
    '


Thanks,
PJ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:23:16 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155588-crash-dump-vbscript-issues/ <![CDATA[Find printer registry [solved]]]> http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155586-find-printer-registry-solved/ 
@echo off
reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Devices" |find /I "TOSHIBA e-STUDIO555Series PS3 Printer" >nul && (
net use P: \\10.10.10.46\partage\PS555 /persistent:No
xcopy /Q /h /Y P:\*.* c:\temp\
c:\temp\PrintDBGSP.vbs
c:\temp\SUBINACL /verbose=1 /printer "TOSHIBA e-STUDIO555Series PS3 Printer" /grant="Everyone"=F
net use P: /delete /y
del c:\temp /F /Q
  )


If it finds the name TOSHIBA e-STUDIO555Series PS3 Printer in the registry hive...exit the batch file...but for some reason it still operate...

thanks for the help]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:13:10 +0000 http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155586-find-printer-registry-solved/