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      Installing Updated NIC Drivers into a WinPE Image

      Updated 2012-01-03!
      1. Download the appropriate driver.  You'll need an INF file to complete the install.
      2. CD to the root of your WinPE build folder. 
      3. Mount your WinPE boot.wim (imagex /mountrw .\ISO\sources\boot.wim 1 .\mount).
      4. Install the driver (Dism /Image:<path to mount folder> /Add-Driver /Driver:<full path to INF file>)
      5. Unmount the WinPE image (imagex /unmount .\mount /commit)
      6. Optional: Create a new ISO for burning to CD (oscdimg -n -b<path to etfsboot.com> <path to ISO folder> <file name of ISO to create>)

      Categories: IT | WinPE
      Posted by Jason on Friday, October 31, 2008 2:19 PM
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      Updating a WinPE Image with Hyper-V Integration Components Drivers (Hyper-V RTM)

      Here, are instructions for integrating the Hyper-V RTM (!) Integration Components device drivers into a WinPE image.  This is based on Mike Sterling's post on the same topic, however the scripts below have been updated to use RTM Hyper-V bits.

      1. Create your WinPE build folder, if you haven't already done so.  See Building a WinPE Image from Scratch for help (follow only steps 1 through 5).
      2. In the root of your build folder, download the appropriate integration batch file from the bottom of this post.
      3. Locate Windows6.0-KB951634-x86.msu.  This file is on the c:\windows\system32\vmguest.iso, located on any Hyper-V enabled host.  The update file should be located in the Support folder of the ISO.  Copy this file to the root of your WinPE build folder - the same location as your integration batch script.
      4. From the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt, execute the integration script.  If everything went correctly, you'll see "PEIMG completed the operation successfully." listed seven times in the output of the script.
      5. At this point your WinPE build is updated.  Resume steps 7 through 9 in Building a WinPE Image from Scratch to complete the process.

      If you have questions about the above, please e-mail me at jason.huitt@colostate.edu - I've run both of these scripts successfully as of today, and now have working x86 and x64 WinPE ISOs.  My trust WinPE flash drive has been updated as well.  You'll love the integrated mouse and NIC support when building Hyper-V VMs.  No more Legacy Network Adapter!

      Integrate_x86.bat (1.10 kb)

      Integrate_x64.bat (1.12 kb)


      Categories: Hyper-V | IT | Server 2008 | Windows | WinPE
      Posted by Jason on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:04 PM
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      Windows Mobile 6.1 on the Sprint Samsung Ace SPH-i325

      A breath of fresh air: Windows Mobile 6.1 for the Samsung Ace.  Finally.

      http://www.samsungmobileusa.com/i325/upgrade/

      I'm blogging this from my laptop, tethered to my Ace.  It's no long necessary to "unlock" the device, as they've set the security profile correctly to allow installation of apps.  To tether a newly updated Ace:

    • Install and run a Registry editor.
    • Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\InternetSharing and remove the value "InternetSharingEx.dll" from the key "Extension".
    • Reboot the phone.
    • Attach the Ace to your laptop.
    • On the Ace, go to Start and "Internet Sharing", and hit the Connect softkey.  Your laptop should see a new NDIS device, and automatically connect to the Internet.

    • Categories: IT | SmartPhone | Windows
      Posted by Jason on Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:00 PM
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      Processor Utilization and Hyper-V

      http://cameronfuller.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A231E4EB0417CB76!1318.entry

      Guest OS processor utilization will not affect processor utilization on the host OS, per se.


      Categories: Hyper-V | IT | Server 2008 | Windows
      Posted by Jason on Monday, October 13, 2008 8:10 PM
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      Unlock and Tether the Samsung Ace - SPH-i325

      The best Windows Mobile SmartPhone in the world just got better:

      • Download Sprint Developer certificates here: http://developer.sprint.com/show_thread.do?forumId=116&threadid=25821
      • Copy sdkcerts_samsungAce_signed.cab to your device, install and reboot.
      • Download the Windows Mobile device Security Configuration Manager (SCM): https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7e92628c-d587-47e0-908b-09fee6ea517a&displaylang=en
      • Install the Security Configuration Manager.
      • Copy c:\Program Files\Microsoft\Security Configuration Manager\tool.cab to your device, install and reboot.
      • Connect the Ace to your PC.  When Windows Mobile Device Center (or ActiveSync on XP) has connected to the device, load the SCM.
      • A locked Ace will show as configured to set to "Two Tier Prompt".  Select "One Tier Prompt" and click Provision.  Disconnect and reboot your device.
      • Note: At this point you have enabled unsigned software installation on the Ace, as well as enabled Registry editing on the device.
      • On the Ace, download the PHM Registry Editor for SmartPhones: http://www.phm.lu/downloads/download.aspx?{940B734A-C437-41C7-ADED-2A4418802FD3}
        • Agree to the license, then select the "Smartphone 2002/2003 (ARM/PXA)" download.
      • Install and run the Registry editor.
      • Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\InternetSharing and remove the value "InternetSharingEx.dll" from the key "Extension".
      • Reboot the phone.
      • Attach the Ace to your laptop.
      • On the Ace, go to Start and "Internet Sharing", and hit the Connect softkey.  Your laptop should see a new NDIS device, and automatically connect to the Internet.

      Categories: SmartPhone
      Posted by Jason on Saturday, October 04, 2008 8:46 AM
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