bollocks2it: unattended

XPize 4.7 Beta 2

XPize 4.7 Beta 2

http://www.xpize.net/
http://www.msfn.org/board/Release-XPize-47-Beta-2-t102826.html

Customization (look+feel, eg icons and texts) of Windows Setup process.

Windows Updates Downloader 2.25

Windows Updates Downloader 2.25
http://wud.jcarle.com/

Download Link:
http://www.msfn.org/board/ipb_seo.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwud.jcarle.com%2F

Downloader for all of the current Windows critical updates - faster and leaner than using the explorer activeX page, saves updates for later use etc.

OEMScan 1.4.1

OEMScan v1.4.1
http://xp.modrica.com/board/index.php?act=ST&f=70&t=82638

OEMScan automates multi-manufacture installation Windows XP/2003 CD's by
scanning the bios (0xE0000-0xFFFFF) for a Royalty OEM's SLP string
and copying over the appropriate OEMBIOS files for windows XP activation.

Features:
1. Scans BIOS Memory for a specific string within a customizable range.
2. Validates the OEMBIOS file set by checking the BIN/SIG/DAT hashes against the CAT file.
3. Can run a program/script and pass a custom argument for each OEM allowing you to further customize the installation.
4. OEMBIOS files pass Microsoft’s WinTrust Validation when copied over.

AutoIT 3 - BASIC-like scripting language

AutoIt v3
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/

AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box with no annoying "runtimes" required!

AutoIt was initially designed for PC "roll out" situations to reliably automate and configure thousands of PCs. Over time it has become a powerful language that supports complex expressions, user functions, loops and everything else that veteran scripters would expect.

Features:
Easy to learn BASIC-like syntax
Simulate keystrokes and mouse movements
Manipulate windows and processes
Interact with all standard windows controls
Scripts can be compiled into standalone executables
Create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
COM support
Regular expressions
Directly call external DLL and Windows API functions
Scriptable RunAs functions
Detailed helpfile and large community-based support forums
Compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Unicode support
Digitally signed for peace of mind
Works with Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC)

AutoIt has been designed to be as small as possible and stand-alone with no external .dll files or registry entries required making it safe to use on Servers. Scripts can be compiled into stand-alone executables with Aut2Exe.

Also supplied is a combined COM and DLL version of AutoIt called AutoItX that allows you to add the unique features of AutoIt to your own favourite scripting or programming languages!

TommyP's HFSLIP 1.7.3

TommyP's HFSLIP 1.7.3

http://hfslip.org/
http://hfslip.org/HFSLIP_static.php

"HFSLIP is an open source utility designed to update a Windows 2000, XP or 2003 installation source with the latest hotfixes. The binaries (individual files) of fully supported hotfixes are slipstreamed directly. This means that original files are being replaced with the newer versions present in the hotfix executables you can obtain from the Microsoft Download Center. In the rare occasion that a hotfix isn't supported (usually because of it being a non-standard package or requiring a special installation procedure), it is integrated instead. HFSLIP leaves these uncommon hotfixes or updates as they are and places them in the SVCPACK folder, to be installed automatically near the end of Windows setup.

HFSLIP is also capable of slipstreaming...
select Service Packs (see SP slipstreaming for more info)
Windows Update Agent and Windows Genuine Advantage
Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook Express 6 (Windows 2000)
Internet Explorer 7 (Windows XP SP2)
DirectX 9.0c (Windows 2000, XP SP1, 2003 SP1 and 2003 SP2)
WM6 codecs (Windows 2000)
Windows Media Player 9 and/or WM9 codecs (Windows 2000)
Windows Media Player 10 or WM10 codecs (Windows XP)
Windows Media Player 11 (Windows XP SP2)

The HFSLIP project focuses on critical updates reported by the Windows Update or Microsoft Update web sites. All optional updates that show on those sites are currently supported apart from .NET Frameworks."

Smaller Tools for UNATTENDED installs

[Personal RapidShare uploads)

cmdhide - command prompt replacement for totally silent batch use
http://rapidshare.com/files/92583584/cmdhide.zip
usage: Run($file, $WorkingDir, @SW_Hide)

save_hwids 1.3.13 - fast, handy tool which creates text file with hardware id's
http://rapidshare.com/files/92584076/save_hwids.zip

hashtab 2.0.8 - fast hash information on compressed files/images
http://rapidshare.com/files/92584993/hashtab2_setup.zip

un7zip 1.0 - contains 7zip.dll and un7zip.exe for use with DriverPacks automation
http://rapidshare.com/files/92585643/un7zip_v10.zip

createurSFX - WinRAR replacement for SFX creation
http://rapidshare.com/files/92586519/CreateurSFX.zip

reg2inf 0.46 - export existing registry settings to an inf file for driver creation
http://rapidshare.com/files/92587631/Reg2Inf_0.46.zip

WPI - Windows Post-Install Wizard

WPI - Windows Post-Install Wizard
http://www.wpiw.net/Royale_Blue/index.html

MSDN Driver Package Installer (DPInst)

MSDN Driver Package Installer (DPInst)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms790308.aspx

DriverForge 4.0

DriverForge 4.0
http://www.msfn.org/board/DriverForge-v40-Blunt-Force-Automatic-Driver-Installer-t110783.html
http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=213601&sel_platform=6287

ScriptPack 1.0.7

ScriptPack 1.0.7
http://www.doitrightconsulting.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4

nLite 1.4.1

"nLite is a tool for permanent Windows components removal and pre-installation Windows configuration. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on cd, the unwanted components."

Features
Service Pack Integration
Component Removal
Unattended Setup
Driver Integration *
Hotfixes Integration **
Tweaks
Services Configuration
Patches ***
Bootable ISO creation

* - Textmode (CD Boot) and normal PnP
** - hotfixes with white icons, *KB*.exe, including update packs
and Internet Explorer 7
***- supports generic SFC, Uxtheme, TcpIp and Usb Polling patching.

Supports WIN2K,XPx86/x64 & 2003x86/x64 in all languages.
(FREEWARE - Needs .NET Framework 2.0)

Integrated Software for nLite
http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=1357

nLite AddOns
http://www.winaddons.com/

driverpacks.net

Re: UNATTENDED WINDOWS 2K/XP/2K3 INSTALLATIONS

Slipstreamable driver packs to slipstream inside bootable windows images.
(Assist unnatended installations in hardware detection and installation.)

Available packs:

Chipset
CPU
Graphics A
Graphics B
Graphics C
LAN
MassStorage
Sound A
Sound B
WLAN

http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/

There are also dozens of custom-built ones, like HP and Cannon Printer driver packs, Modem, TV cards and Webcams, phones etc.

http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewforum.php?id=13

The following application is needed to select and perform the slipstreaming - it supports both the official and custombuilt ones, as long as they're correctly configured:

DriverPacks BASE

After extracting/installing BASE, the official packs go under 'DriverPacks' directory, and the custom ones go under '3rd party DriverPacks' directory.

Creating your own pack should be straightforward enough, there are many guides around. However the directory structure is a bit weird and requires the use of single capital letters (eg. P for Printers, N for NVIDIA) for categories and companies, due to filename/directory length restrictions, if I understood correctly..

Code:
+ D
      |--+ 3
            |--+ DriverPack root dir
                 |--+ sub1
                       |--+ subsubA
                       |--+ subsubB
                 |--+ sub2
                       |--+ subsubX

Code:
+ D => root directory for ALL DriverPacks
         |--+ 3 => root directory for 3rd party DriverPacks
               |--+ B => *B*roadband
                     |--+ M => *M*otorola
                           |--+ 1 => first Motorola broadband driver
                           |--+ 2 => second Motorola broandband driver
                           |--+ n => n-th Motorola broandband driver
                     |--+ W => *W*hatever
                           |--+ RoxorBroadBandModem

TUTORIAL
http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?pid=5

For 3rd Party driverpacks, the layout is:

+D
---+3
------+B = Broadband Pack
------+C = SmartCard Readers
------+IN = Input Pack (aka HID)
------+M = Modem Pack
------+Mo = Monitor Pack
------+P = Printer Packs
------+SC = Scanner Pack
------+T = TV Pack
------+TS = Touch Screen
------+U = USB Pack
------+V = Virtual Pack (aka VMware)
------+WC = WebCam Pack
------+X = Misc Pack

Advice - if you use ONE driverpack, use the MassStorage one - saves huge time in all new SATA-based windows setups and downgrades. Personally tested on HP and Fujitsu Siemens Laptops and Desktops with no problems at all. Before I found the DriverPacks site I manually created an ICH8 SATA Driver floppy disk each time, and passed it via USB floppy to the WINXP installer (F6 button). Now I just sit back and enjoy.

If the HP Printer pack (yet untested by me) works fine too I can die a happy man.

Future project is a complete Fujitsu Siemens DriverPack, for ESPRIMO/CELCIUS/AMILO/SCENIC PCs & another one for their SERVER line. Should be huge but one 4.7GB DVD shoud do it..

bollocks2it

Sunday, February 17, 2008

XPize 4.7 Beta 2

Windows Updates Downloader 2.25

OEMScan 1.4.1

AutoIT 3 - BASIC-like scripting language

TommyP's HFSLIP 1.7.3

MSFN Forums - www.msfn.org/board/forums.html

Ross Smith's batch SLIPSTREAMING command file

XPlode Unrestricted 4.6.4691.1628

SigiNet Software - PowerPacker/RyanVM Integrator