Multi-OEM/Retail Project {MRP} - Mk3

Phew!! i have gone a bit more grey haired now lol

 

Ok as it 'seems' to be all working i will remove the RC status and make it official QTv37.0

Be a few mins to finalize and do the changelog etc...

Many thanks for all the testing @b01m

A bit closer to perfection in the project.

 

Query Tool v37.0 has now been uploaded and first post password updated.

Quick Summary

+ Fixed the Switched Edition glitch which sometimes had incorrect results. Thanks @b01m for your help and testing, added to credits on first post.

+ Fixed language value ZZZ fault, no longer shows this line if WMIC cannot determine the actual alphanumeric value.

+ Few other tweaks done while working on the above areas.

 

I have left the quotes around the OS Edition {Switched} - "result" in the saved text file just in case something else crops up later, its only cosmetic and does not affect the working of the QT. If no more bugs appear on this section i will remove them on the next release.

You will only see that line if you have done a License switch anyway.

 

I assure you i am not that good , i make a few mistakes usually nothing serious. As for a M$ engineer nope, they probably would fire me for fixing the bugs too quick.

It's remembering where everything is and how it fits together is the complex part, the MRP and QT have expanded in all directions, more than i, (and maybe a few others), thought it would be possible.

Thank you to all those that use the project(s), the bug finders, testers etc. Special thanks go to @s1ave77, for the scripting help when i totally was lost in the FOR loops etc. @Alphawaves, for the Generic tools used. @Enthousiast, for the many hours of testing and retesting my screw ups err i mean code tweaks.

The biggest thanks go to @The_Guardian , for allowing me to take over the helm.

Thank you all

Wonder what 2018 will bring to the project - you will have to see.

 

I will be taking some time off over the festive days

@b01m is Office by any chance installed on your computer? I ask this as i 'think' this is where the 16, is from ie Office 16, i am not 100% certain but if that is true then i can adjust the QT's code as Office is before Windows in the chain of software WMIC looks at unless it is specifically told to look for one type.

Have tested a bit of code and it now only looks for Windows and will ignore office.

Just running a test QT 37.1 to see if my theory is correct...

 

Yes, confirmed Office was interfering with the QT's edition checks.

One thing the routine added yesterday isn't wasted as now there are three ways it checks for the Windows Edition so is more accurate if a License switch has taken place.

 

That is where the 16, was being detected. The QT had a little flaw that i have now fixed.

 

Its all part of the learning curve of WMIC and all the other commands. Part of the fun (and frustration) of Operating Systems.

 

MRP v78.0

I have added a new SLIC table parsing routine which will show the v2.x if present, but if not then it should now give a reason if the SLIC table is not correct/present.

[MBINF] #09 SLIC Information : [ < reason > ]

< reason > being one of the following:

No SLIC Table Present
SLIC Table Without Marker Present
Invalid/Corrupt SLIC Table Data

The middle one is if you have had a SLIC mod done and it has not inserted properly, or there is a incomplete/dummy SLIC present by the manufacturer.

The last one is as above but the table is unable to be read in any meaningful way.

This is only really useful for Vista/7 and Servers although MRP can use the SLIC brand name (if present) to brand the computer if no valid DMI or MSDM data is available.

MRP v78.0 is about to go into testing stage(s) and all being well if no major errors will be released within the next day or so.

QT v38.0 will also be tested a little longer and probably be released at the same time as the MRP.

Then I will be taking a few days off working on the project files, (unless a bug has appeared), for the festive season.

 

T1 Results... Not seen BETA for a long time

Lenovo (No Slic table)...

Spoiler: Log 78.0 T1

Code:

Multi-OEM/Retail Project Version : 171214-R78.0.T1 - BETA  [MRP/MDL]
 
Required project files extracted successfully.
 
NOTE: This is a BETA release, features may change before BaseLine..
 
OEM's folder detected, structure appears OK.
 
Detected Config File    - Checking For User Options...
                        - Options Pre-Check Completed.
 
MRP Logging Mode          : Enhanced
'My Computer' On Desktop  : Enabled
 
OS Installation Date/Time: 13/12/2017 -- 10:51pm
 
[OSINF] =======================
[OSINF] Detected OS Information
[OSINF] =======================
[OSINF] Version Installed     : Windows 7 Professional x64
[OSINF] Edition {Registry}    : Professional
[OSINF] Edition {WMIC}        : Professional
[OSINF] Build Information     : 7601.23807.amd64fre.win7sp1_ldr.170512-0600
[OSINF] Edition Language/Code : en-US / 1033 {409h}
[OSINF] Locale                : en-GB
[OSINF] Language Name Value   : ENG
[OSINF] =======================
 
[MBINF] =======================
[MBINF] Motherboard Information
[MBINF] =======================
[MBINF] #01 CS Product Name   : [90DA002]
[MBINF] #02 CS Model Name     : [90DA002]
[MBINF] #04 CS Vendor Name    : [LENOVO]
[MBINF] #05 CS System Name    : [LENOVO]
[MBINF] #06 Baseboard Name    : [LENOVO]
[MBINF] #08 BIOS or SLIC ID   : [LENOVO]
[MBINF] #09 SLIC Information  : [No SLIC Table Present] 
[MBINF] #11 MSDM Brand Name   : [Lenovo]
[MBINF] =======================
 
[CMINF] =======================
[CMINF] CPU/Memory  Information
[CMINF] =======================
[CMINF] CPU Name/Type         : [Intel{R} Celeron{R} CPU G3900 @ 2.80GHz]
[CMINF] CPU Description       : [Intel64 Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3]
[CMINF] CPU Architecture      : [32/64 Bit Instruction Set]
[CMINF] CPU Cores/Threads     : [2] / [2]
[CMINF] Total Physical Memory : [8101 Mb]
[CMINF] Available Memory      : [7443 Mb]
[CMINF] =======================
 
[HDTYP] Info: HDD Detected.
 
[SATOU] -> Show User options enabled/applied.
[FEXTS] Show File Extensions option enabled.
[REMSC] Remove '-Shortcut' reference from icons option enabled.
[AMSRT] Disable 'Malicious Software Removal Tool' tweak applied.
[AUTOL] MRP System Drive rename option enabled, 'Local Disk' changed to 'Windows_7_Pro'.
[PKEIC] -> PID.txt/ei.cfg Detection.
[PKEIC] The PID.txt file was not detected.
[PKEIC] The ei.cfg file was not detected.
[CKDMI] Querying BIOS for any manufacturer brand information.
[DSLIC] Detecting any SLIC information.
[SCKV7] Lenovo [#08] SLIC manufacturer found for possible Windows 7 OEM activation.
[THMOK] Lenovo [#04] manufacturer detected for automated theme/branding.
[CHKKD] -> Checking database for OEM-SLP Product Key.
[KEYOK] Lenovo OEM-SLP Product Key found and applied.
[XRMAN] -> OEM XRM-MS Certificate Management.
[XRMOK] Lenovo {C4} XRM-MS OEM Certificate will be applied.
[OEASC] OEM activation subroutine created.
[OASHC] OEM activation subroutine has completed.
[CHKMN] Computer Model Name: '90DA002' has been applied.
[BRND1] -> Branding Extra Checks Section.
[USRFT] CustomTheme option was not used.
[X64RF] Registry fix for x64 theme applied.
[THMMS] -> OEM Brand Transfer Management Section.
[WPCHK] Wallpaper.jpg transferred.
[BGDFC] Desktop backgrounds folder created.
[BGDFC] BackgroundDefault.jpg created from Wallpaper.jpg.
[UBREP] User.bmp replaced.
[OTFTS] -> OEM Theme Files Transfer Section.
[OTFTS] OEM theme folder has been created.
[OTFTS] OEM files have been transferred.
[ATHBA] Lenovo theme has been applied.
[BSHCS] Branding script has completed.
 
[ADMAN] Add-On Manager: Started.
[SATOU] -> Show User options applied.
[FEXTS] Show File Extensions tweak applied.
[REMSC] Remove '-Shortcut' on icons tweak applied.
[AMBPS] -> Checking BIOS/Boot mode and OS HDD/SDD partition type.
[AMBPS] BIOS/Boot Mode : Legacy
[AMBPS] Partition Type : MBR
[AMHDC] SSD/HDD Mode   : AHCI
[CHKLS] -> Check if Windows is activated/licensed.
[CHKLS] License Status: Out-of-Box Grace
[OSLRC] License Status Reason Code: 0x4004F00C
[OSLRT] This computer is in 'Out-Of-Box' Grace allowance.
[CHKLS] System reboot maybe required to complete activation.
[AMUTC] UserTweaks.cmd file is present.
[AMUTC] UserTweaks completed without errors.
[ADMAN] Add-On Manager: Completed.
[CLNUP] MRP Clean Up Routine Processed.
 
=========================================================================================
= Please Note: It is advisable to logout or reboot your computer when possible to       =
=              allow Windows to finalize any settings.                                  =
=                                                                                       =
=              If you have used any tweak options within the configuration file then    =
=              it is required to do a log out or reboot cycle to allow these options    =
=              to take effect.                                                          =
=========================================================================================
 
The Multi-OEM/Retail Project has completed.

Routine looks like it is working sofar.

Next test on another pc (with slic) will be a bit longer to do as got to fix a bios loop teach me to mess about flashing edited bios's lol.

 

Hopefully it will just say the slic version if no problems detected.

If the slic has a fault of some kind, one of the other error messages will be put in the log.

 

if you wish as that is same sort of OS as Server 2008 is just be nice to see that the routine will work under kernel 6.0

That lenovo took me ages to get a keyboard to work as it all usb3.0 and they not active under 7 grr, well found a hidden menu item in bios about emulated KBC - that allowed me to type the username etc