[I need help] I've tried creating an add-on to convert XP to Starter User account problem

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I still think it's somewhere in ntoskrnl.exe. I believe, we need to destroy something like IsStarter() validation

 

Should be 1 in registry not 0. My bad

Otherwise I hope we need to patch ExVerifySuite() or ExInitSystem() or ExpInitSystemPhase() function in ntoskrnl.exe

 

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I'm not sure if my comment will help, but what if instead of using the OOBE to create a standard user, you change it to only administrator by skipping the OOBE?

 

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I have also compared expanded Starter SP3 and Home SP3 sources. Nothing usefull in all compared INFs. Hives are compared too and nothing.

I have some ideas about this Starter Edition problem. Will see if any my ideas help me to evercome these limits.

Mostly all differences are connected with new Starter files

Code:

d1,duass.dll
d1,ediskeer.dll
d1,startlcw.exe
d1,startoc.inf

EDIT: Right now I'm testing my next idea to see what happends.

 

@MilkChan
Can you try to mod your addon to change sysoc method? I would like to install it using ocgen.dll instead of startoc.dll as I'm sure now this is the file that must install restrictions. Also keep Starter Installed 0. Result should be Home Edition with Starter components.

Code:

SYSOC.INF|Starter=StartOC.dll,StarterOCSetupProc,StartOC.inf,HIDE,7|Starter=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,StartOC.inf,HIDE,7|0