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From: Pegasus [MVP] on 15 Aug 2010 02:08 <wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:#1xLGVDPLHA.5576(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > OK,I've been gone for 3 days, and apparently gotten over the "local disk" > problem. I have Help file download with Help open. If I print all of > VBScript, how many pages am I going to get? 400? 20? Yikes, I see > navigation to web site was canceled. You don't print out anything. Just the the help file as it is intended: As an on-scrreen look-up tool.
From: Al Dunbar on 15 Aug 2010 11:40 "Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OinB6AEPLHA.2100(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > <wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com> wrote in message > news:#1xLGVDPLHA.5576(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> OK,I've been gone for 3 days, and apparently gotten over the "local disk" >> problem. I have Help file download with Help open. If I print all of >> VBScript, how many pages am I going to get? 400? 20? Yikes, I see >> navigation to web site was canceled. > > You don't print out anything. Just the the help file as it is intended: As > an on-scrreen look-up tool. Some people learn more easily from the printed word. If that is the case for the OP, I would recommend he purchase a book rather than try to print out any material designed for on-line access. Wrox Press carries a few that make reasonably good references. Assuming these are still in print... /Al
From: Stefan Kanthak on 15 Aug 2010 13:26 "Paul Randall" <paulr901(a)cableone.net> wrote: > > "Stefan Kanthak" <postmaster@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message > news:%231Pk5d$OLHA.5644(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Always via unattended setup, scripted with *.INF (the NATIVE method >> for ANY setup on Windows since 15 years now). > > Thanks for the advice, Stefan > > I'm looking for a way to do this on computers that come with the OS > preinstalled which typically having an unattended way to restore the system > to 'out of the box' condition, such as a restore partition or DVD or with a > user-created Ghost image made prior to the computer's first boot up. It is > this restored and booted system that I want to customize to my liking. These OEM Preinstallations are almost always spoiled with unwanted and superfluous (trial) software, often carry remainders from previous (un)installations, or show even signs of multiple attempts of a factory setup and customization. The best thing to do with such an installation: trash it after inspection. Carefully look for a \i386\UNATTEND.TEXT or \i386\WINNT.SIF (their contents are copied to C:\Windows\$winnt$.inf) during setup, or a \SYSPREP\ folder. The \SUPPORT\TOOLS\DEPLOY.CAB on any of your Windows 2000/XP/2003 setup media contains two *.CHM which describe these files. The current DEPLOY.CAB is also available here: <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=673a1019-8e3e-4be0-ac31-70dd21b5afa7> You can use the \i386 found on the harddisk to (re)build your own setup media (in case you have none) or a so called "distribution share" (to be used with RIS): integrate the current service pack and all the hotfixes into the media (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755981.aspx), the necessary device drivers too, and use the \i386\WINNT.SIF to run your own scripts during setup. This will give you a CLEAN setup to start with. > I've played with that 'out of the box' image for some 2005-era Compaq > laptops with WXP-Home. HP/Compaq includes a huge number of Python scripts > which I assume are used to set things up during the first boot, but I think > it would be easier for me to learn how to make the registry changes needed > for my customized system than to learn how to change the first-boot process. OEMs almost always use SYSPREP(.INF) and/or OOBE(.INI) as starting point. See the above mentioned *.CHMs. Stefan
From: wolf_tracks on 15 Aug 2010 23:33 On 8/15/2010 8:40 AM, Al Dunbar wrote: > > > "Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:OinB6AEPLHA.2100(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> >> <wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com> wrote in message >> news:#1xLGVDPLHA.5576(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> OK,I've been gone for 3 days, and apparently gotten over the "local >>> disk" problem. I have Help file download with Help open. If I print >>> all of VBScript, how many pages am I going to get? 400? 20? Yikes, I >>> see navigation to web site was canceled. >> >> You don't print out anything. Just the the help file as it is >> intended: As an on-scrreen look-up tool. > > Some people learn more easily from the printed word. If that is the case > for the OP, I would recommend he purchase a book rather than try to > print out any material designed for on-line access. Wrox Press carries a > few that make reasonably good references. Assuming these are still in > print... > > > /Al > > Odd though that it has a Print menu. Yes,I just discovered Wrox and bought a used VBS book harking back to 1999. I doubt much has changed. -- Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39� 15' 7" N, 121� 2' 32" W, 2700 feet Solid waste produced to generate electricity per person over a lifetime: Nuclear power -- 2 pounds in a coke can Fossil (coal) fuel -- 68.5 tons in six 12-ton RR cars -- Power to Save the World, Gwyneth Cravens Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
From: Al Dunbar on 16 Aug 2010 14:37
<wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:#S#OXPPPLHA.5076(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > On 8/15/2010 8:40 AM, Al Dunbar wrote: >> >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:OinB6AEPLHA.2100(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>> <wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com> wrote in message >>> news:#1xLGVDPLHA.5576(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> OK,I've been gone for 3 days, and apparently gotten over the "local >>>> disk" problem. I have Help file download with Help open. If I print >>>> all of VBScript, how many pages am I going to get? 400? 20? Yikes, I >>>> see navigation to web site was canceled. >>> >>> You don't print out anything. Just the the help file as it is >>> intended: As an on-scrreen look-up tool. >> >> Some people learn more easily from the printed word. If that is the case >> for the OP, I would recommend he purchase a book rather than try to >> print out any material designed for on-line access. Wrox Press carries a >> few that make reasonably good references. Assuming these are still in >> print... >> >> >> /Al >> >> > Odd though that it has a Print menu. Yes,I just discovered Wrox and bought > a used VBS book harking back to 1999. I doubt much has changed. Nothing substantive has changed in VBScript, including some of the known bugs. WSH, on the other hand, has gone through a couple of minor version changes since then. Most of these were associated with the introduction of new versions of Windows. /Al |