= Windows Configuration =

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Remarks about how to configure Windows, mainly from generating OPSI packages.

= Silent Installation =

Overview about the different installers:

  * http://unattended.sourceforge.net/installers.php

= Hardware Information =

{{{
# get computer system product information
wmic csproduct get

# get computer system product name, eg. Latitude D420
wmic csproduct get name /format:value
}}}

From OPSI:
{{{
[Actions]
DefStringList $ResultList$
DefVar $HardwareSystemType$
set $ResultList$ = getOutStreamFromSection('DosInAnIcon_get_hardware_system_type')
set $HardwareSystemType$ = trim( getValue( "Name", $ResultList$ ) )

[DosInAnIcon_get_hardware_system_type]
wmic csproduct get name /format:value
}}}


{{{
systeminfo /?
}}}

= Bildschirmschoner =

user specific

{{{
wmic desktop
}}}

= Powersettings =

{{{
powercfg
}}}

= executing program on remote system =

{{{
wmic /node:"%1" /user:bob.carroll process call create "cmd.exe /c whatever.exe"
}}}

= Registry =

== regdiff ==

{{{
# compare 2 registry files and generate a new file which only contains the differences
regdiff  file1.reg file2.reg -4 -d diff.reg
}}}

http://p-nand-q.com/download/regdiff.html

= Updates =

== wsusoffline ==

  * http://www.wsusoffline.net

{{{
client/cmd/DoUpdate.cmd /instdotnet45 /instdotnet4
}}}

= Infos =

  * Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide:
    * http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.aspx
  * 10-tools-for-creating-custom-windows-installation-discs
    * http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/10-tools-for-creating-custom-windows-installation-discs-679477