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Because the Windows 7 CopyProfile=true option only saves a handful of configurations.  We are left with the fun of trying to automate the rest.  I’ve outline some basic, such as specifying a custom Themepack for All Users: http://supportishere.com/how-to-set-theme-in-windows-7-via-script-for-all-users/   The Windows 7 Alert Settings can become a nuisance if you disable the Firewall or do not use a Virus protection program that MS considers safe.  So in some cases, it  [ Read More ]

This tool will change the way troubleshooting and recovery is done in the field.  These tools are essential and we have found our ways to performing these tasks.  The one I’m excited about is the “Remote Connection” functionality. Check out the SpringBoard BLOG for more info: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2011/03/23/a-peek-into-the-upcoming-dart-7-release.aspx

In most cases, my customer base have decided to install Open Office applications outside of their base images.  The silent installations are fairly simple, because the install files are provided in .MSI format. Applying custom settings after a clean installation need to also be addressed.  I found this was also fairly simple.  All of the settings changed are made to the files stored in the following folder: Windows 7: “C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice.org”  [ Read More ]

I previously wrote an article on how to set the default theme via a script: http://supportishere.com/how-to-set-theme-in-windows-7-via-script-for-all-users/ This article is displaying a method to simply set the Default Background image for new users in Windows 7. This method performs the following actions: 1. Takes Ownership of “C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows\img0.jpg”. start /w "TakeOwn Of img0" "C:\Windows\System32\takeown.exe" /A /F "C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows\img0.jpg" 2. Grant Full Permissions to img0.jpg file to Administrator. start /w "Take Permissions" "C:\Windows\System32\Icacls.exe" "C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows\img0.jpg"  [ Read More ]

In some cases when drivers are downloaded from the web, they are tagged as “Downloaded Files” in their File Streams and warnings appear on startup.  This can be cleared by using the SysInternals Streams utility. It is very simple to use, run it against the root directory of where the drivers are stored and let it recurse and delete all of the streams “-s –d”. Download URL: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897440