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Awesome idea Yen...

 

I was wondering if anyone could help me with creating a xcopy script with creating a date as the folder (this folder would have today's date and all the files that needed to be copy would be copy to this folder). thanks.

 

A question to all,

When do you need to save a file as .bat or .cmd with same scripts? What's the diffenrence between .bat and .cmd ?

Thanks for your explaination.

 

The following command will create a folder with today's date. Set source to the path name of the folder to be copied.

Code:

set source="<path to my folder>"
set dest=%date:~4%
set dest=%dest:/=-%
mkdir %dest%
xcopy /is %source% %dest%

Code Explained:

set dest=%date:~4% will store the date in dest in the following format mm/dd/yy
set dest=%dest:/=-% will replace the '/' with '-' because folder names do not allow special characters
mkdir %dest% creates a folder in the current directory
xcopy /is %source% %dest% /i switch is to specify that it is a folder copy operation, /s is to copy the subdirectories

 

The only difference is how the ERRORLEVEL is used in .bat and .cmd file. The ERRORLEVEL is updated after each command in .cmd, but in .bat it is updated only on an error.
To illustrate the above point, here is a small example.

Code:

@echo off
wmic path OfficeSoftwareProtection
echo %errorlevel%
assoc .mkv=MKVFile
echo %errorlevel%

Run as 1.bat

Code:

C:\>1.bat
Node - MD-PC
ERROR:
Description = Invalid class


-2147217392
.mkv=MKVFile
-2147217392

Run as 1.cmd

Code:

C:\>1.bat
Node - MD-PC
ERROR:
Description = Invalid class


-2147217392
.mkv=MKVFile
0

 

@ MasterDisaster

Thanks so much for your helpful info.

Have a good day

 

Nice, interestin' n should be sticky (it had already) lol... By the way, should this placed on windows 7 only? What I see we can used in xp n vista too, right?

CHALLENGE : Hmm, guys n girls, there's already batch scripts oem-slp for windows 7/vista made by member of MDL(example searchengine, sam n hazard), how bout XP? I've seen the scripts but it based on Mr. Smartepants n other members of MSFN n Siginet Forums (includin' Freestyler for the source slp 1), so it just an idea, thought we can made multi OEM-XP scripts code based MDL members? I mean pure from MDL member code! (Please correct me if the person who made the scripts already MDL member too, as I can see lots of MSFN, Ryanvm, Wincert, Siginet member has already here like Ricktendo64, urie, veegertx aka maxxp, freestyler, user_hidden, raoul etc)

 

I made this small script to copy a Win7PE to my harddrive and add a bcd entry. Im new to coding and used a bunch of kindergarden stuff to get the job done, but it makes use of some simple "tricks" i found very useful. It searches for Sources\boot.wim in any root, searches for your boot\BCD (i don't use the 100 meg recovery partition), then copies boot.sdi to boot\ and adds the proper BCD entries. Don't so much try to use this as its intended, but more an example of what you can do in a simple cmd.


echo off
echo ** This is for making a pe recovery partition
echo ** Find PE in Sources\boot.wim and copy to \boot then add to boot record. Wait a few seconds...
FOR %%i IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W) DO IF EXIST "%%i:\Sources\boot.wim" (SET CDROM=%%i:& goto DONECD)
ONECD

echo ** Find bcd in boot\bcd
FOR %%i IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W) DO IF EXIST "%%i:\boot\bcd" (SET bcd=%%i:& goto DONECD)
ONECD

echo f | XCOPY /Y /E /I /Q "%CDROM%\sources\Boot.WIM" "c:\windows\*"
echo f | XCOPY /Y /E /I /Q "%~dp0boot.sdi" "%bcd%\boot\*"
set BCD-File="%bcd%\boot\bcd"
@echo on
echo ** Enable more than 4GB of memory to be semi-used (displayed)
%~dp0Bcdedit /set nx Alwaysoff
%~dp0Bcdedit /set pae ForceEnable
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /create {ramdiskoptions} /d "WinPE Recovery"
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdidevice partition=%bcd%
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdipath \boot\boot.sdi
for /f "tokens=3" %%a in ('bcdedit -store %BCD-File% -create /d "WinPE Recovery" -application osloader') do set guidWinPE=%%a
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guidWinPE% device ramdisk=[c:]\windows\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guidWinPE% path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guidWinPE% osdevice ramdisk=[c:]\windows\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guidWinPE% systemroot \windows
%~dp0Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guidWinPE% winpe yes
Bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /set %guidWinPE% detecthal yes
bcdedit /displayorder %guidWinPE% /addlast
bcdedit /store %BCD-File% /ENUM
pause

 

@ MasterDisaster

I have 2 files from Windows Vista pkeyconfig.xrm-ms & tokens.dat . How can I have a script to replace the original one in case of re-installing Windows ?

If it's saved as .cmd, Where can I place it in DVD for silent installing ?

here's the path for 2 files:

C:\Windows\System32\licensing\pkeyconfig\pkeyconfig.xrm-ms

C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing\tokens.dat

Thanks in advance

 

Try this, place the pkeyconfig.xrm-ms and tokens.dat in the folder you are going to run the following script. The script will create $OEM$ folder that needs to be copied to the sources folder of the DVD.

Code:

md $OEM$\$$\System32\licensing\pkeyconfig
md $OEM$\$$\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing
copy pkeyconfig.xrm-ms $OEM$\$$\System32\licensing\pkeyconfig
 copy tokens.dat $OEM$\$$\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing

After the installation completes, the files in the $OEM$ folder are automatically copied to the system drive.
Somebody please correct me if I am wrong about the above point.

 

Thread:
http://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/22717-Remove-language-batch

Question:
I think this would be the right place to ask..

I have Windows 7 AIO with 3 languages but im only using English.. So after an install of windows 7 ultimate i have 2 extra languages i really dont need..
The languages are there beacuse other might need swedish language and my gf wants chinese language..

I want to run the script manually after install if i want
I guess i have to identify the installed language and somehow remove the other two..

But how can i do that?

Edit: Nice with a scripting subforum!

 

@MasterDisaster

I gave it a try ..... It does not work.

Thanks anyways.

 

MSI Installer Logger

Hello Friends This is my 1st batch to add a menu to log *.msi installer..
To see what changes are being made on your PC by the Installer.
By Default Windows Shows Only 3 Options When Rite Click On a MSI installer.
It'll add a new menu MSI Log.
When Run a MSI file using this it'll create a MSILog.txt in the Installer Folder
Menu Image

Code:

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Save it as *.bat

OR If Someone need a Registry
Save it as *.reg

 

Where did i come in & help?