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#1521 The_Guardian, Jan 3, 2013
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I tried and editied the oem.cmd file but now slic and theme show error so I will leave the correction up to you. I did get it to show correct 64 bit version of windows that I am running. lol
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#1523 The_Guardian, Jan 3, 2013

Yes it see's 64 bit correctly now....will wait for ur update to be posted. Thanks again!
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#1525 mfunction.ngh16, Jan 4, 2013

ok, now after so many testings there is something which is not clear to me.there was no "next desktop background" option in the right-click menu(right-clicking anywhere on the desktop) i.e i didn't got any desktop wallpaper slideshow which i think it should be there.But when i go to personalization section,click on desktop background,it shows all the .jpg images which i have personally added(after changing their names acc. to the instructions given) and all the images were selected/checked.i de-selected some .bmp , .png images as i don't want them as my desktop wallpaper and clicked on save changes.after this that option was showing up in the right-click menu(well i don't think it showed up bcz i deselected some images as just clicking on save changes without de-selecting anyone of them ,that option still showed up).So,is this okay?or i have done something wrong with the installation?i have a dell laptop-model no-n4010 and has slic 2.1 bios.i used poweriso everytime to edit the iso,trying to install the windows 7 home premium sp1.
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#1526 mxman2k, Jan 4, 2013
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To make the slideshow work...

I made a small edit to the .theme settings file(s) to allow any pictures within the Backgrounds folder to be used as the desktop slideshow.

Goto the $oem$\$$\Setup\scripts\OEM's folder then open which brand you wish to edit.

Open the .theme file with notepad, scroll down to very bottom of the file, add or edit the following lines:

Code:

[Slideshow] ImagesRootPIDL= Interval=900000 Shuffle=0 ImagesRootPath=%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\OOBE\info\Backgrounds

Then just add your wallpapers into the Backgrounds folder of the brand!

Also if you have an older 4:3 non widescreen monitor (like mine), if you look for the line:

WallpaperStyle=10

This is found about midway in the .theme file, under the [Control Panel\Desktop] part.

Change this to 2 (from the original number), this will make the wallpapers "stretch" to your current screen resolution.

What this line does is tell how the image is shown, the numbers I found to be useful are:

10 - Fill
4,5,1 - Center
2 - Stretch
6 - Fit

I have attached my edited Acer.theme file for reference

Mx
Multi-OEM/Retail Project - MRP & Query Tool
s1ave77's Repo - Link
abbodi1406's Repo - Link
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#1527 mnguyen, Jan 4, 2013
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here is the file sclic.rw
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#1528 searchengine, Jan 4, 2013 (OP)

mnguyen said: ↑

@searchengine

here is the file sclic.rw
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cheers,

1st page description has updated download link for '$oem$ Assessment Tool'...

give it a try, and see if 64bit and slic 2.1 detected correctly.
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#1529 The_Guardian, Jan 4, 2013

See's 32 and 64 bit correctly now and have tested on two different machines and also finds slic but I wasnt having that issue so
nmguyen might want to test that since he had that issue. Thanks for speedy fix.

Will the slic 2.1 fix be a issue for the oobe.cmd file also or not? Thought I would ask before anyone else does. lol

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I got bored, so I tested the code above with latest loader and it hangs at "Windows is finalizing your settings" ....but when I used this (below) it works perfect.
Tested few brands; Toshiba, Asus, Acer Pro and Ultimate version using SLIC2.1 and w/o it.

All test are done in VMware 9.0.1.xxx
Code:
@echo off

REGEDIT /S MYREG.reg

::check activation status, and exit::
WMIC /NAMESPACE:\\root\CIMV2 PATH SoftwareLicensingProduct WHERE LicenseStatus=1 GET LicenseStatus | findstr "1" >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :NOT_LICENSED
RD /S /Q "%WINDIR%\Setup\Scripts" >nul
DEL /F /Q %0% >nul
EXIT

::run loader, if not activated::
:NOT_LICENSED
%~dp0"Windows Loader.exe" /silent /preactivate >nul
cd %~dp0
attrib -R -A -S -H *.*
DEL /F /Q %~dp0"Windows Loader.exe" >nul
SHUTDOWN /R /T 25
DEL /F /Q %0% >nul
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Ok, it works perfect, but when I tried to add some custom .reg such as disable UAC, right click recycle bin, etc., then it will not activate the windows, either way. And it doesn't matter if I put it on top or bottom of the script. Kinda confused, any help, please?

Mister G., maybe you remember that...should I phone you?

here are those .reg files

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; UAC off
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableLUA"=dword:00000000

; disable UAC notify
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
"UacDisableNotify"=dword:00000001

; allow sidebar gadgets when uac off
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings]
"SidebarDockedPartsOrder"="0x1,0x2,0x3,0x4"
"AllowElevatedProcess"=dword:00000001

; takeownership
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-78"
"Position"="Top"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-78"
"Position"="Top"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F /t"

; Empty RecycleBin right click
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\empty]
"CommandStateHandler"="{c9298eef-69dd-4cdd-b153-bdbc38486781}"
"Description"="@shell32.dll,-31332"
"Icon"="shell32.dll,-254"
"MUIVerb"="@shell32.dll,-10564"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\empty\command]
"DelegateExecute"="{48527bb3-e8de-450b-8910-8c4099cb8624}"

;Add_Advanced_User_Accounts
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]
@="User Accounts Advanced Mode"
"InfoTip"="Starts the \"Control User passwords 2\" Admin Screen"
"System.ControlPanel.Category"="9"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\netplwiz.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open\command]
@="Control Userpasswords2"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]
@="Add Advanced User Accounts to Control Panel"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Snipping Tool]
"icon"="SnippingTool.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Snipping Tool\command]
@="SnippingTool.exe"

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#1531 The_Guardian, Jan 4, 2013
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When adding reg entries I have found that adding a ping afterwards creates success. I had to add this to a comp I did a reinstallation on. Reg enties take a lil time to complete that is why I had to add a ping afterwards in order for my script not to error.
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#1532 searchengine, Jan 4, 2013
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dareckibmw said: ↑

Ok, it works perfect, but when I tried to add some custom .reg such as...
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REGEDIT /S MYREG.reg ... no cigar

try:-

Code:

cd /d %windir%\Setup\scripts\ >nul & (IF EXIST MYREG.reg regedit /S MYREG.reg >nul)
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#1533 dareckibmw, Jan 5, 2013

Worked like a charm! Thanks G.

Originally Posted by Yen:
W8 there is finally a way to express your protest against the greed for money. Skip it!

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#1534 searchengine, Jan 5, 2013 (OP)

cerberus8855 said: ↑

See's 32 and 64 bit correctly now and have tested on two different machines and also finds slic but I wasnt having that issue so
nmguyen might want to test that since he had that issue. Thanks for speedy fix.

Will the slic 2.1 fix be a issue for the oobe.cmd file also or not? Thought I would ask before anyone else does. lol
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u r welcome... no issue for the oobe.cmd, it has no interest in slic version, it's only interested in OEM id's (ie. HPQOEM, ACRSYS, etc).
Test ran 'mnguyens' slic.rw report and the test confirmed v2.1... my suspicion is that for some reason the report didn't get read, possibly not even produced...so got a return of 'N/A'... the updated tool addressed the 32|64bit issue, and I adjusted the internal script a little.

I have updated the 1st page link with a further update (05|01|13) which will return an entry of 'Report Missing' if required.

dareckibmw said: ↑

Worked like a charm! Thanks G.
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No worries D... it's just the 'path' to files, keep needing to tell windows where the file is
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#1535 dareckibmw, Jan 7, 2013
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Originally Posted by Yen:
W8 there is finally a way to express your protest against the greed for money. Skip it!

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#1536 The_Guardian, Jan 7, 2013

%~dp0"Windows Loader.exe" /silent /preactivate >nul
change to
%~dp0"Windows Loader.exe" /silent /norestart /preactivate >nul
and put shutdown at end of ur script to what ever time you need.
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#1537 dareckibmw, Jan 7, 2013
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Ok, since all addons needs about ~140sec. to be installed, I'll change the script to 150, then see what will happen.Thanks.

...unless the loaders calls for shut down, hmm?

edit:

Thats what I thought; windows has to be shut down, otherwise it wont be activated by loader, unless you do that manually, which I did.

btw.
I removed this line from script: SHUTDOWN /R /T 165

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#1538 mnguyen, Jan 7, 2013

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result with new $OEM$_assessment

OEM INFORMATION FOR THIS MACHINE
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Windows 7 Ultimate
6.1.7601.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333-x64bit
Bios_Type... 786F6 v03.11 Default
Bios_Date... 10/26/2010
Bios_UEFI... Not Found

SCANNED
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1st CSPRODUCT NAME = HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower
2nd COMPUTERSYSTEM MODEL = HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower
3rd BASEBOARD PRODUCT = 3029h
4th CSPRODUCT VENDOR = Hewlett-Packard
5th COMPUTERSYSTEM MFR = Hewlett-Packard
6th BASEBOARD MFR = Hewlett-Packard
7th BIOS ID = HPQOEM
8th SLIC OA = N/A

SUMMARY
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USER DISPLAY [*=incl.] = 1680x1050*
THEME = COMPAQ [id:-`1st']
ACTIVATION = COMPAQ [id:-`7th'] [bios mod or loader required]
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#1539 mfunction.ngh16, Jan 7, 2013
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#1540 searchengine, Jan 8, 2013 (OP)
dareckibmw...

where are you adding your 'script of addons' ...
in fact, if you zip the script and upload, I'll take a look

mnguyen...

when I get a chance, I'll mimic your bios details in vmware to see if I can reproduce the error... I think though it's more likely to be a permissions|access problem, so I might try elevating permissions in the tool to see if it remedies... I'll throw a few things at vmware 1st.

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