modify Shockwave msi for Group Policy install

With credit to www.appdeploy.com

 

The following is necessary to modify the sw_lic_full_installer.msi file to allow it to install withtout errors using Group Policy. You will get errors like: "Product: Adobe Shockwave Player — Error 1606. Could not access network location MacromediaShockwave Player." and

"The install of application Adobe Shockwave Player from policy <policy name> install failed. The error was : Fatal error during installation." in the event log. To prevent these errors modify the sw_lic_full_installer.msi file as follows.

 

1 – download the licensed version from Adobe ( http://www.adobe.com/licensing/distribution/faq/ )

2 – download the Platform SDK to allow access to orca.msi ( http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/255905 )

3 – install the Platform SDK, after install you can find orca.msi at:  c:program filesMicrosoft Platform SDKbin (assuming defaults on install)

4 – install orca.msi

5 – make a copy of sw_lic_full_installer.msi and then edit it with orca

 

In ‘Component’ table drop entries where ‘Component’ is ‘CreateFolder’ and ‘RemoveFile’ (right click, drop row)
In ‘CreateFolder’ table drop all entries where ‘Component’ is ‘CreateFolder’
In ‘CustomAction’ table drop entries where ‘Action’ is ‘setPROFILE’
In ‘FeatureComponents’ table drop entries where ‘Component’ is ‘CreateFolder’ and ‘RemoveFile’
In ‘InstallExecuteSequence’ table drop entries where ‘Action’ is ‘setPROFILE’
In ‘RemoveFile’ table drop all entries where ‘Component’ is ‘RemoveFile’

 

6 – copy to your install location for Group Policy install and create the Group Policy object for install.

 

 

 

 

Admissions Plus imact33.ocx error

Run Admissions Plus, click on the address menu and get an "imact33.ocx" error and then the application exits. The fix is uninstall Admissions Plus, delete the local "odyssey" folder, (reboot?), reinstall Admissions Plus.

Edline – GradeQuick “DZip32.dll” error

When trying to upload grades to Edline you receive an error message concerning the file "dzip32.dll", specifically "could not load dzip32.dll". The fix is to copy the dzip32.dll files from the GradeQuick installation share on the server to the local directory on the workstation.

Accelerated Reader install

To resolve Accelerated Reader install:

1 – search for ALSBIGC.*

2 – delete these files

3 – delete files in %windir%temp (if you receive error 112 on install)

4 – reinstall and it should work, the default password is "admin"

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How to change workstation/server “net view” remark with registry setting

change key value:

HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetServiceslanmanserverparameterssrvcomment

 

may need to add key if it is not already present

 

workstation/server requires (?) reboot for changes to take effect

How to send text message from email

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Network	Syntax	Example
Alltel	mobilenumber@message.alltel.com	9185551212@message.alltel.com
ATT	mobilenumber@mmode.com	9185551212@mmode.com
Cingular	mobilenumber@mobile.mycingular.com	9185551212@mobile.mycingular.com
Metro PCS	mobilenumber@mymetroPCS.com	9185551212@mymetroPCS.com
Nextel	mobilenumber@messaging.nextel.com	9185551212@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint	mobilenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com	9185551212@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile	mobilenumber@tmomail.net	9185551212@tmomail.net
Verizon	mobilenumber@vtext.com	9185551212@vtext.com

 

DELL Decrapifier

1 – uninstall anything you don’t want from the uninstall key: HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall (copy the UninstallString to a command prompt to execute)

2 – delete run registry keys at:

HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun

and

HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun

 

reg delete /?

enable terminal server with registry

1 – HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server

2 – may have to add (DWORD) key: fDenyTSConnection and set value to 1

3 – may have to reboot: shutdown -m \server -r -t 2

 

4 – use the psexec option:

psexec \server reg add "HKLMsystemcurrentcontrolsetcontrolterminal server" /f /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0

 

5 – use the WMI option:

wmic/node:"server" path win32_terminalservicesetting where servername="server" call SetAllowTSConnections 1

 

6 – use the reg.exe command:

reg ADD "\serverHKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 1

you have to use the quotes since there is a space in the registry path, you can use a variation to determine the value of the key

reg QUERY "\serverHKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server"

 

 

Windows Vista enable adminstrator account

For Windows Vista Beta 2 (build 5384) and beyond use the following procedure to enable the local adminstrator account.

Logon as the account you created during the installation.

1. Start | "All Programs" | "Accessories"
2. Run "Command Prompt" as Administrator
3. Run "regedit"
4. Add a new key at HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon called SpecialAccounts
5. In the SpecialAccounts key, create a sub-key called UserList
6. This is the new registry path: HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogonSpecialAccountsUserList
7. In the UserList key, create a new value of type DWORD (32 bit) called Administrator and set the value to 1.
8. At the command prompt enter: "net user Administrator /Active:yes"
9. Reboot, and logon to the Administrator account