No need to apologize. What former you're talking about? None of these projects has ever used "the loader" if you mean to say Windows Loader by Daz.
I believe the original project by Searchengine did have the option of using Daz's Loader. The current project does not have the loader in. You can add to the setupcomplete.cmd the loader 'batch' which can be found on Windows Loader thread to make use of the Loader function within that batch file. Or manually run the loader after MRP has completed. Code: FYI here is the setupcomplete.cmd file made in notepad and saved as setupcomplete.cmd Either create a SetupComplete.cmd or edit an existing one, then place this within the scripts folder along with the loader.exe. @ECHO OFF %~dp0"Windows loader.exe" /silent /preactivate cd %~dp0 attrib -r -a -s -h *.* exit note there is no shutdown command. You will need to reboot the pc after MRP has completed to hopefully get the loader to activate.
Sorry if I was unclear: "former" being the Windows 7 Installation Guide" and the latter the MRP method. Yes by Loader, I meant the Windows Loader by Daz. It was not clear to me whether MRP method required it (Loader) to be added to Scripts file or not.
Loader will not be needed if the PC that MRP is installed on has the required SLIC (for Vista/7), then the pc would activate normally. The loader is only needed if the pc has no valid SLIC to activate vista/7. MRP does the branding and if the PC has the required SLIC (or MSDM) present it will attempt to activate it.
Ahhhh... now the lights come on. Thanks for clearing that up for me (it's early here and I must be having a blond moment)
Windows loader also can install the keys and certs for 7 systems with slic, though. MRP and it's predecessors have evolved to use their own "database" of keys and certs.
Have deleted the current beta 52s, as working on a new version. Will upload it once have checked to make sure that nothing is broken with the new addon. Once testing has completed and all works as expected, i will give more details.
Test with 14393.447 Refresh Education x64 en-US ISO: Code: Multi-OEM/Retail Project Version : 170116-R51s-BaseLine [MRP/MDL] Files present and extracted successfully. OEM's folder detected, structure appears OK. OS Installation Date: Fri 01/27/2017 10:14:00.52 Windows 10 Education x64 version found. 10:14:00.67 Education Edition/SKU installed. 10:14:00.67 Build Version: 14393.447.amd64fre.rs1_release_inmarket.161102-0100 DMI BIOS Information -------------------- #1 CS Product Name : [P35-DS3R] #2 CS Model Name : [P35-DS3R] #4 CS Vendor Name : [Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.] #5 CS System Name : [Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.] #6 Baseboard Name : [Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.] #8 BIOS ID : [GBT] INFO: Standard HDD Detected - {Experimental}. 10:14:03.61 Detected installed OS language 1033 [409h]. 10:14:03.67 Name System Drive flag was enabled, 'C:' will be renamed as 'Windows_10_Edu'. 10:14:04.36 Gigabyte [#4] manufacture will be used for theme/branding. 10:14:05.47 No MSDM key detected in BIOS. 10:14:05.47 Force theme text file not present. 10:14:05.80 Model Name: 'P35-DS3R' detected and applied. 10:14:05.80 Desktop backgrounds folder created. 10:14:05.81 OOBE.xml file deleted. 10:14:05.83 User.bmp replaced. 10:14:05.85 User.png replaced. 10:14:05.86 User-40.png replaced. 10:14:05.88 User-32.png replaced. 10:14:05.88 User-48.png replaced. 10:14:05.88 User-192.png replaced. 10:14:05.88 {Background} img105.jpg replaced. 10:14:06.03 Gigabyte has been applied for default theme. 10:14:06.06 {Background} img100.jpg replaced. 10:14:06.11 System32\oobe\Info folder has been created. 10:14:06.13 Required theme files transferred to 'System32\oobe\Info folder'. 10:14:06.42 MRP Branding script has completed. 10:16:48.15 Advanced Log-On screen has been enabled. 10:16:48.68 User Account Pictures registry entry applied. 10:16:48.73 'Registered Owner' registry entry corrected. 10:16:48.73 Detected 'defaultuser0', attempting to remove the folder... 10:16:49.23 Normal removal of 'defaultuser0' folder failed - retrying... 10:16:49.68 Forced removal of 'defaultuser0' folder successful. 10:16:59.20 BIOS Mode: Legacy, Partition Type: MBR 10:17:02.54 License Status: Not licensed. ============================================================================ Please Note: It is advisable to logout or reboot your computer when possible to allow the User and Log-On background pictures to finalize. ============================================================================ Thank you for using the project, MRP has now completed.
MRP Beta v52s Test #3 - Available! First page, Post #2 updated with download link. IMPORTANT: See the ReadMe.txt file within the archive for details. Test v2 was pulled as I was informed of a bug that prevented MRP from branding properly. If no more bug reports then this will become the new BaseLine release. Will wait a few days until i change its status from Beta to BaseLine to allow for any last minute fixes if any bugs/spelling mistakes found. Then the new MRP will be released. I am sure you will notice the speed up. Example Project.log (enhanced mode on): Spoiler Code: Multi-OEM/Retail Project Version : 170127-R52s-BETA [MRP/MDL] Files present and extracted successfully. NOTE: This is a BETA release, MRP may not function as expected. Enhanced Log Mode: Activated. > Checking OEM's Folder Structure. OEM's folder detected, structure appears OK. OS Installation Date: 27/01/2017 17:30:44.12 > Checking installed OS name. 17:30:44.24 Windows 7 Professional x64 version found. 17:30:44.26 > Checking installed OS Edition/SKU. 17:30:44.66 Professional Edition/SKU installed. 17:30:44.66 Build Version: 7601.19135.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.160121-1718 17:30:46.18 Installed OS language value: 1033 [409h]. -------------------- DMI BIOS Information -------------------- #1 CS Product Name : [Aspire X1301] #2 CS Model Name : [Aspire X1301] #4 CS Vendor Name : [Acer] #5 CS System Name : [Acer] #6 Baseboard Name : [Acer] #8 BIOS ID : [ACRSYS] > Detecting if a Solid State or Standard Hard Drive is present. INFO: Standard HDD Detected. 17:30:48.19 > Checking if 'LblDrv' flag is enabled. 17:30:48.25 Rename 'System Drive' flag was enabled, 'C:' changed to 'Windows_7_Pro'. 17:30:48.25 > Checking DMI for manufacture information. 17:30:48.67 > Checking for SLIC [SK2S] information. 17:30:48.81 Acer [#8] manufacture found for possible Vista/Win7 activation. 17:30:48.81 Acer [#4] manufacture will be used for theme/branding. 17:30:48.83 > Checking for OEM PID Key. 17:30:48.99 Acer OEM-SLP Product Key found and installed. 17:30:48.99 > OEM XRM-MS Certificate Management. 17:30:50.73 Acer OEM Certificate detected in database. 17:30:50.73 Windows 7 OEM activation subroutine created. 17:30:50.73 > Attempting activation via detected SLIC. 17:31:10.28 > Branding Section Part 1. 17:31:10.28 Force theme text file not present. 17:31:10.44 x64 Theme registry patch file applied. 17:31:10.45 > Checking DMI for Model Name. 17:31:10.47 Model Name: 'Aspire X1301' detected and applied. 17:31:10.48 > Branding Section Part 2. 17:31:10.48 Desktop backgrounds folder created. 17:31:10.48 > Theme Management Section 2. 17:31:10.48 User.bmp replaced. 17:31:10.51 Acer theme has been applied. 17:31:10.53 > Transfer Theme Files Section. 17:31:10.53 System32\oobe\Info folder has been created. 17:31:10.54 Required theme files transferred to 'System32\oobe\Info folder'. 17:31:10.54 > Deletion of obsolete files. 17:31:10.81 Branding script has completed. 17:32:14.25 > Add-On Module #1 in progress. 17:32:14.67 > Checking if device is a 'default' Virtual Machine. 17:32:14.73 > Checking BIOS's mode and System drive's partition type. 17:32:46.13 BIOS Mode: Legacy, Partition Type: MBR 17:32:46.13 > Checking Online Status. 17:32:46.13 Device does not appear connected to the Internet, online license check failed. 17:32:50.13 > Checking if Device is activated/licensed. 17:32:50.44 License Status: Licensed. 17:32:50.44 > Checking if 'UserTweaks.cmd' present. 17:32:50.44 'UserTweaks.cmd' present, attempting to apply. 17:32:50.47 UserTweaks.cmd has completed. Enhanced Log Mode: Deactivated. Thank you for using the project, MRP has now completed.
Thanks @Enthousiast Had to buy a new 1 TB drive for my test pc today, the old one which i thought was 2yrs old was in fact 7yrs old, finally was laid to rest. SMART failure for over a year, today no 'backup and replace message', no goodbye, just no response, it served me well. Seagate 500GB Barracuda 2010-2017 RIP
Sure was tcntad, it had a hard life bless it, more so this past few months with project tests. Very much doubt even a top of range SSD would of lasted half as long with all the hammer it got.
Now that is a serious loss of data! Most i have lost was about 15 yrs worth of music i wrote, many moons ago. most i managed to recover from old cd's but a lot was gone for good.
Code: Multi-OEM/Retail Project Version : 170127-R52s-BETA [MRP/MDL] Files present and extracted successfully. NOTE: This is a BETA release, MRP may not function as expected. OEM's folder detected, structure appears OK. OS Installation Date: Fri 01/27/2017 22:20:13.85 Windows 10 Enterprise Insider Preview x64 version found. 22:20:13.88 Insider Edition/SKU installed. 22:20:13.88 Build Version: 14997.1001.amd64fre.rs_onecore_base.161218-0833 22:20:15.12 Installed OS language value: 1033 [409h]. -------------------- DMI BIOS Information -------------------- #1 CS Product Name : [VMware Virtual Platform] #2 CS Model Name : [VMware Virtual Platform] #4 CS Vendor Name : [VMware, Inc.] #5 CS System Name : [VMware, Inc.] #6 Baseboard Name : [Intel Corporation] #8 BIOS ID : [DELL] INFO: SSD Detected. 22:20:17.20 Rename 'System Drive' flag not set, 'C:' will be left as OS default. 22:20:18.18 VM Bios ID conflict resolution enabled. VMware resolved as Dell [#8]. 22:20:18.18 Dell [VMware] manufacture will be used for theme/branding. 22:20:18.49 No MSDM key detected in BIOS. 22:20:18.51 Force theme text file not present. 22:20:18.60 Model Name: 'VMware Virtual Platform' detected and applied. 22:20:18.60 Desktop backgrounds folder created. 22:20:18.62 OOBE.xml file deleted. 22:20:18.62 User.bmp replaced. 22:20:18.63 User.png replaced. 22:20:18.63 User-40.png replaced. 22:20:18.63 User-32.png replaced. 22:20:18.65 User-48.png replaced. 22:20:18.65 User-192.png replaced. 22:20:18.65 {Background} img105.jpg replaced. 22:20:18.70 Dell theme has been applied. 22:20:18.73 {Background} img100.jpg replaced. 22:20:18.76 System32\oobe\Info folder has been created. 22:20:18.78 Required theme files transferred to 'System32\oobe\Info folder'. 22:20:19.15 Branding script has completed. 22:26:07.41 Advanced Log-On screen has been enabled. 22:26:08.43 User Account Pictures registry entry applied. 22:26:08.65 'Registered Owner' registry entry corrected. 22:26:08.65 Detected 'defaultuser0', attempting to remove the folder... 22:26:09.54 Removal of 'defaultuser0' folder successful. 22:26:16.26 BIOS Mode: Legacy, Partition Type: MBR 22:26:16.27 Device does not appear connected to the Internet, online license check failed. 22:26:29.72 License Status: Not licensed. ============================================================================ Please Note: It is advisable to logout or reboot your computer when possible to allow the User and Log-On background pictures to finalize. ============================================================================ Thank you for using the project, MRP has now completed.