Monthly Archives: July 2008

Free MSI Editor: InstEd

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Aaron Parker

I haven’t used Orca to edit MSI files since I found Camwood appEditor around November last year. Since then though, appEditor has become has become InstEd and it’s even better than its’ predecessor. This is a great way to edit … Continue reading →

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Customise the Windows Vista Default User Profile

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Aaron Parker

There are numerous ways to customise the default user profile in earlier versions of Windows, including: Create a user account, configure the profile, then copy over the top of the local default profile or save a copy to your NETLOGON … Continue reading →

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WAIK Documentation Updates

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Aaron Parker

An update to the documentation included in the Windows Automated Installation Kit are available: Windows AIK User’s Guide and Unattended Setup Reference (Documentation Update 1) This documentation update includes revised content that addresses known help issues, workarounds, and other changes. … Continue reading →

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Windows Update 80092026 plus Certificate Crypto Operation Failed

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Aaron Parker

Ok, two separate issues but here, but fixed the same way. First up is Windows Update reporting: Windows could not search for new updates Error(s) found: Code 80092026 Then un-related to Windows Update, a code-signing certificate issued from an internal … Continue reading →

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Better Screen Shots For Documentation And Blogging

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Aaron Parker

There are three tools that I use for creating and managing screen shots for documentation and posting here on my blog: Windows Clippings Paint.NET PNGOUT Now I can’t claim that I discovered these tools myself and they’ve been covered elsewhere … Continue reading →

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