Windows 7

Formatting WinPE 3.1 Flash Drive – (DISM)

In my previous article I wrote about how to create the WinPE 3.1 environment, add drivers, mount the .WIM file, add batch scripts, etc. Here are the steps for creating the bootable flash drive. Step #1 Open up Command Prompt You can do the first step within a normal command

DISM Tool – WinPE 3.1 Boot Environment

This is the new tutorial for the recent release of WinPE 3.1, which was updated on 02/10/12. You can still read the old tutorial here. You will need the following to proceed: - WAIK RTM : KB3AIK_EN.iso Version 3.0. - Supplement for WAIK SP1 : waik_supplement_en-us.iso. - Bootable

A media usage rights error has occurred…

The dreaded Microsoft Zune Software error. “A media usage rights error has occurred. For help fixing this problem, click Web Help. Error Code C00D12F5″ I have received this message a few times after reformatting or moving things around. Here are the instructions to

Deleted items folder is unavailable

I noticed that my IMAP account was having issues with my upgrade from Microsoft Outlook 2007 to Microsoft Outlook 2010. I was trying to delete emails and was receiving this error message. Deleted items folder is unavailable Below are the steps to fix this problem. Step 1 Launch

Copy Taskbar Icons Windows 7 Sysprep v2

Ok, you can thank a colleague of mine (Dinyero Johnson) for this new single vbs script that now copies the taskbar icons and deletes itself. The vbs script is a little nicer than version one (CMD) because it runs without any windows and in my opinion vbs scripts just run smoother

Copy Taskbar Icons Windows 7 Sysprep

THIS IS OLD, VERSION 2 IS NOW AVAILABLE – CLICK HERE Sorry for not posting this earlier but I have had a rough last couple months. Just now getting back into the swing of things. When running sysprep in Windows 7 with the unattend.xml file, you will probably notice that the
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Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine – Start to Finish V2

Proud to announce, this tutorial has been translated to Serbo-Croatian language by WHGeeks This is version 2 of a step by step guide on Sysprepping a Windows 7 machine from start to finish. I cannot take full credit on this because my first article had so many helpful comments

How to install Windows 7 VGA driver on Dell GX270

This is a short guide on solving the problem when trying to install the VGA driver on a Dell GX270 when Windows 7 is installed. Step #1 Install Windows 7 on the Dell GX270 computer. (Refer to my other articles for using ImageX and WinPE 3.0 boot environment for capturing and

Sysprep Windows 7 – Third Party Anti-Virus

I have run into about 20-30 people over the last couple weeks that were having trouble sysprepping and they all narrowed it down to the same thing; their anti-virus application. It seems that the Sysprep tool is sometimes not working with a lot of the 3rd party anti-virus

Windows 7 Resource Kit – My Blog in a book!

I have been blogging a lot over the past year about my experiences with Windows 7, WinPE 3.0, etc. The first reason I started blogging was not only to document for myself but also because I was trying to save others some time. Well, the good news is that Microsoft finally decided

Run only scripts that you trust. Disable Powershell Message

This article can also be read at my new website: http://www.theitbros.com. If you are like me you have probably run into the following error when trying to run powershell scripts. This becomes very annoying and tedious if you are running different scripts on a regular basis.

Completely removing Windows Vista/Windows 7 Printer Driver

If you right click on a printer and delete it, this doesn’t remove the printer driver from the machine. Sometimes when working with print servers and testing multiple drivers there will be times when you need to completely remove a driver package from the machine so you can

Ping returns IPv6 Address, ping IPv4?

This article can also be read at my new website: http://www.theitbros.com. If you are on the same network, or Vlan, or subnet as someone else you will probably notice that if you ping their hostname it will return with a IPv6 address. If you want to still see what their IPv4

UVNC SC working slow in Windows 7 Environment

Some of you may have noticed the UVNC SC working slow between windows 7 machines. To fix this, you simply need to recompile your HelpDesk.exe and download the latest version of UVNC client. Rudi De Vos over in the UltraVNC forums posted a fix for this problem. Also, here is the

Sysprep a Windows 7 Machine – Start to Finish

THIS IS OLD, PLEASE SEE NEW VERSION 2, CLICK HERE This is a step by step guide on Sysprepping (and yes, I have made sysprepping a verb now) a Windows 7 machine from start to finish. This will guide you through building the unattended XML file, having the administrator profile
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