Build 7989 x64 Questions and Findings

thanks , and the tabmanager ? u.u

 

Yeah, we can't access tabs or anything yet. I guess it's because it's set for gestures on a touch-screen to bring tabs and the url bar up (You have to click a link to bring it up). I'm sure to test it we'll get hotkeys or more buttons soon.

 

oh yea bit by bit you guys are getting there, i wish i was that smart

 

no tabs, creates a new window.

 

Windows Task Manager shows "Waiting on User Input" as Status. This seems to be a new feature of the new UI...

 

I still do not understand why I have a black screen after you install Windows 8, the washing build before I ever did that.
But it is black screen with writing nvraid.sys.

 

Just a side note, the Immersive Browser seems to be using nearly 50MB more of resources than the regular IE9. Def more background stuffs going on!

 

Tomorrow I'll upload a fixed install.wim that:
- has OSBOM.TXT, Unattended.xml, sysprep folder and C:\Windows\Panther\Unattended.xml removed (just cause you don't need any of them and they are just added by HP I think)
- boots straight into OOBE instead of going through sysprep first (triggered by Unattended in panther)
- has sfc /scannow already done

To do this I'll just install it with all it's stupid sysprep hassle and let it go to OOBE, press ctrl + shift + F3 to reboot into audit mode, run sfc /scannow.
Then choose the option to go to OOBE on next boot, check generalize and select shutdown in sysprep, and let sysprep do it's thing.
Boot into windows 7, remove the files, capture image with imagex.

I tested this today without sfc already cause I wanted to make an image that goes straight to OOBE. The only issue I'm having is that sysprep fails after removing the files, but maybe sfc fixes that too, who knows...

 

The only files break in the wim is twinui.dll (in system32 & syswow64).

Restore this files from winsxs, restore usertile function and the ie immersive can work to.

extract of Log from sfc /scannow :

Code:

2011-06-20 11:58:35, Info                  CSI    00000321 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2011-06-20 11:58:37, Info                  CSI    00000322 Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-twinui_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.7989.0_none_2e335cdca96e516f\twinui.dll do not match actual file [l:20{10}]"twinui.dll" :
  Found: {l:32 b:FP/EzE2GEYWkhf7iFqUeIoJ3n+h+UsBoWGiPQQpXnKo=} Expected: {l:32 b:+t8QdpQD7e+ZatsELxumaY3+CFz+Twun6jwTwet5dac=}
2011-06-20 11:58:37, Info                  CSI    00000323 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:20{10}]"twinui.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-TwinUI, Version = 6.2.7989.0, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
2011-06-20 11:58:42, Info                  CSI    00000324 [DIRSD OWNER WARNING] Directory [ml:520{260},l:100{50}]"\??\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures" is not owned but specifies SDDL in component Microsoft-Windows-usercpl, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral

2011-06-20 11:58:42, Info                  CSI    00000325 Ignoring duplicate ownership for directory [l:100{50}]"\??\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures" in component Microsoft-Windows-usercpl, Version = 6.2.7989.0, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral

2011-06-20 11:58:43, Info                  CSI    00000326 Ignoring duplicate ownership for directory [l:60{30}]"\??\C:\Windows\Inf\usbhub\0409" in component Microsoft-Windows-usbperf.Resources, Version = 6.2.7989.0, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral

2011-06-20 11:58:43, Info                  CSI    00000327 [SR] Repaired file \SystemRoot\WinSxS\Manifests\\[l:20{10}]"twinui.dll" by copying from backup
2011-06-20 11:58:44, Info                  CSI    00000328 Hashes for file member \??\C:\Windows\System32\twinui.dll do not match actual file [l:20{10}]"twinui.dll" :
  Found: {l:32 b:FP/EzE2GEYWkhf7iFqUeIoJ3n+h+UsBoWGiPQQpXnKo=} Expected: {l:32 b:+t8QdpQD7e+ZatsELxumaY3+CFz+Twun6jwTwet5dac=}
2011-06-20 11:58:44, Info                  CSI    00000329 [SR] Repairing corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32"\[l:20{10}]"twinui.dll" from store

 

Also if anybody didn't know, in IE Immersive F7 enables "Caret Browsing". " Pressing F7 turns Caret Browsing on or off. This feature puts a movable cursor in webpages that you can use to select text using the keyboard"

 

Ok I won't do sfc then but just replace the file from windows 7 before capturing.
You know if that file can have any effect on sysprep too?

 

i wish i had brought my laptop to work today thanks for eveyrhting i have a feeling im gonna have to reinstall it after i try all this stuff lol

 

Anyone got autocolorization to work yet.

 

Has that ever even worked? I can't remember a time where it worked on any w8 build i was on.

 

Yup. Just edit the .theme file in notepad++ and change "ColourizationColor=345435" (or whatever the number is), to "AutoColourization=1".

 

Could we put a dummy shsx.dll in sys32 and then run this application? :O

 

It's not an application, it's a log...like he said lol.


EDIT : Derp

 

he mentioned sfc /scannow command as an app.

 

you try, we'll see

 

No, it won't work lol. Shsxs.dll exports different functions for use by other programs, presumably the ones that rely on the new immersive layout. You can't simply go in and make them up Unless of course you're referring to sfc /sccannow which will work.