Multi-OEM/Retail Project {MRP} - Mk3

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Project Refresh Update...

MRP has had a little refresh update!

Mainly a tidy up of the log file, looks a lot less cluttered. as shown in the spoiler.

Spoiler

Code:

Multi-OEM/Retail Project Version : 161209-R33-BaseLine [MRP/MDL] 
Files present and extracted successfully. 
OEM's folder detected. 
OEM's folder structure is OK. 
 
OS Installation Date: 09/12/2016 
 
22:34:46.51 Windows 10 Pro x64 version found. 
22:34:46.81 Professional Edition installed. 
22:34:46.81 Build Version: 14393.0.amd64fre.rs1_release.160715-1616 
 
DMI BIOS Information 
#1 CS PRODUCT NAME   : [Z97-PRO GAMER] 
#2 CS MODEL          : [Z97-PRO GAMER] 
#4 CS VENDOR         : [ASUS] 
#5 CS SYSTEM MNF     : [ASUS] 
#6 BASEBOARD MNF     : [ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.] 
#8 BIOS ID/VER       : [ALASKA] 
 
22:34:48.64 ASUS [#4] manufacture will be used for theme/branding. 
22:34:49.37 No MSDM key detected. 
22:34:49.37 Force theme text file not present. 
22:34:51.17 System Product Name, Z97-PRO GAMER detected and applied.
22:34:51.17 Backgrounds folder created. 
22:34:53.15 Deleted OOBE.xml file.  
22:34:53.15 User.bmp backed-up and replaced.  
22:34:53.18 User.png backed-up and replaced.  
22:34:53.18 User-40.png backed-up and replaced.  
22:34:53.20 User-32.png backed-up and replaced.  
22:34:53.20 User-48.png backed-up and replaced.  
22:34:53.20 User-192.png backed-up and replaced. 
22:34:53.20 Img105.jpg backed-up and replaced. 
22:34:53.34 Theme backed-up and replaced. 
22:34:53.36 Img100.jpg backed-up and replaced. 
22:34:54.15 Info folder created. 
22:34:54.15 Theme files transferred to System32\oobe\Info folder. 
22:34:54.29 Cleanup reg entry added successfully.
22:34:54.29 Installation script has completed.
22:36:44.12 Advanced logon screen for Windows 10 enabled.
22:36:44.38 Windows 10 login User Picture registry entry applied. 
22:36:44.42 Registered Owner registry entry corrected. 
22:36:44.42 Found 'defaultuser0', attempting to remove the folder. 
22:36:44.49 Removal of 'defaultuser0' folder successful. 
22:36:44.54 BIOS Mode: UEFI, Partition Type: GPT-SecureBoot-On. 
22:36:44.56 Device not connected to the Internet, online activation check failed. 
22:36:47.07 License Status: Error, not licensed. 
22:36:47.09 Cleanup script has completed. 
 
============================= Windows 10 Users =============================  
Please Note: It is advisable to logout or reboot your computer when possible  
             to allow the user/logon background pictures to finalize.         
============================================================================

That's the good news...

Now the sad...

Due to the place i work at shutting down, i will be loosing my job of 16 years at the end of the month.

So after this month, updates may be a bit sparse for a while, due to changes in finances which may have to include the loss of internet for a while.

 

I still got 'net until 19th January. So if anything new to be updated i should be able to get it uploaded by then. Even if i have to nip to my friends down road to use his internet lol.

It mainly Feb on wards that may be the on/off net period but i will still be working on MRP so it not abandoned, just maybe on hold for a short while.

 

yeah Alpha, not first time been finished at xmas time, 17yrs ago i turned up for a shift 2 days before xmas and was told the company (security) i worked for had left and i was not being employed by the new firm! Something will come along, surely with 36yrs+ experience in computers someone somewhere wants a tech guy lol. Age may be a slight barrier but either way i'm going to try and enjoy the holiday period. Might even buy one of those ball protectors lol, been kicked there a few times over the years lmao.

Well i not lost my twisted sense of humour - yet

 

Mr.X, You know my twisted humour too well

 

ok back on topic...

Having looked at Server branding, the problem i foresee is that Server Editions have the Desktop Experience not loaded/installed by default.

I guess the only way would be to somehow have your server's install.wim/esd edited to have this feature switched on using DISM prior to installing the OS?

Then MRP should be able to brand the PC the same way as OEM/Retail - as long as the SKU names are present in the MRP database.

Not having any server iso's of any kind, i cannot test this theory.

If anyone has any Server edition's and could let me know the SKU names, i could make a beta decompile.exe to test.

The SKU's i have managed to find are:
Win8/7/Vista:
ServerStandard, ServerDatacenter, ServerStorageStandard, ServerEnterprise.

Not 100% sure if they are the proper names and not just named as Standard, DataCenter etc.

I know Server is not a standard users OS because of the extra complexities of the OS, but it would be nice to have them branded, looks prettier than the boring grey 'theme' they have, more so if you are using it as a Workstation OS.

 

Might give Server a miss for now, just accommodating all the sku's is going to be a huge amount of extra scripting which will slow down the processing.

The main thing is LTSB is covered along with Enterprise S/SN plus N/K/KN/E editions with 'don't use the wrong key' flags.

MRP was designed for OEM/Retail which it covers very well, Server is a niche area especially as a workstation OS. I won't rule it out as a 'special' add-on at some point in the future.

Re work, hopefully a new position will come along, i wont give in lightly.

 

Silent Project Update!

Just uploaded a silent update

Version: 161212-R34-BaseLine [MRP/MDL]

Added MSI-PC to database to cover newer MSI motherboards.

The Log text output now has all the changes, I had uploaded wrong revision before that had only partial changes to the text, oops.

Nothing else has changed only the above two items.