Windows Server 2008 R2: KMS for Windows and Office

KMS for OfficeOffice 2010

-Download the KeyManagementServiceHost.exe
-Open KeyManagementServiceHost.exe
-Type in the KMS key

Client VL for Win 7
Vista Business / Vista Enterprise, Win7 Professional / Win7 Enterprise

KMS A
Windows Web Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition / Client VL

KMS B
Windows Server 2008 Standard / Windows Server 2008 Enterprise / Client VL

KMS C
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter /Windows Server 2008 für Itanium-based Systems / Client VL


Showing status for Office only:
slmgr.vbs /dlv bfe7a195-4f8f-4f0b-a622-cf13c7d16864



KMS for Windows
Type in the KMS key with the paramaeter:
slmgr.vbs /ipk 12345-12345-12345-12345-12345

Activate the KMS key:
slmgr.vbs /ato



Showing status for Windows KMS Hosts:
slmgr.vbs /dlv
slmgr.vbs /dlv all


You can also check the KMS Events in the Eventviewer:

WDS: Integrate a languagepack with DSIM

Showing the index you have to use!
Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:C:\images\Win7.Ent.EN-EN.WIM


Dism /Mount-WIM /WimFile:C:\Images\Win7.Ent.EN-EN.WIM /Index:"1" /MountDir:C:\mount


Now download the language pack you want to integrate and create a directory C:\Scratch, because the files have to save temporally.


Dism /Image:C:\mount /ScratchDir:C:\Scratch /add-package /packagepath:C:\Languagepacks\lpGER.cab


Command to show information about the installed language packs.
Dism /Image:C:\mount /get-Intl



Optional you can add some other Language Packages, if you want.

To save the changes you have to unmount the Image.
Dism /Unmount-WIM /MountDir:C:\mount /Commit

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Set a standard Input System and User-Locale in the XML file
For a standard Input-, System- and User-Locale edit the ImageUnattend.xml:


For German 32bit

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<InputLocale>de-DE; en-US</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>de-DE</SystemLocale>
<UserLocale>de-DE</UserLocale>
</component>


For English 32bit

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<InputLocale>en-US; de-DE</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>

WDS: Integrate a hotfix using DSIM

1.Check Index of the wim file
Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:c:\images\install.WIM


2.Mount image
Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\images\install.wim /mountdir:c:\mount /index:1


3.Expand the Hotfix with 7zip and extract the cab file



4.Add the cab file to the wim
Dism /image:c:\images\install.wim /add-package /Packagepath:c:\hotfix\Windows6.1-KB2028749-x86.cab


5.Unmount image and commit changes
Dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\mount /Commit

AD: MSI Software Rollout via GPO with groups

In ADUC
Create a global group named "GG-Workstations Department X"
Create a local group in ADUC named "LG-Software XY 9.1.0" and add it to "GG-Workstations Department X"
Add the local group "LG-Software XY 9.1.0" to the Software folder.

In GPO management
Create a gpo for the Software and link it to the right OU
Under tab Scope, Security Filtering and Remove Authenticated Users and add the local group
Right click on the policy and click Edit
Expand Computer Management>Policies>Software Settinsgs>Software installation
Right click Software installation click New> package
Browse to the package
Click Advanced
General Tab: Type in the Software Name, Version, language and location
Deployment: Set "Uninstall this application when it falls ou of the scope of management", Click Advanced and set "Ignore language when deploying this package"
Modifications: For MST files
Security: Remove Authenticated users(Click Advanced,Choose Authenticated Users and deselect Include inheritable… Click Add, After this Aplly and click Yes), add the local group

ADUC: Additional account info in Active Directory Users and Computers

Hi guys,
for getting additional account info in ADUC following the following steps:

Downloading the files:
-acctinfo.dll
-lockoutstatus.exe

Create a shortcut for ADUC runs in 32bit context:

Save the files to the same location.

For 32bit using the following cmd

@echo off


echo This program will register the Acctinfo tab Add-on to AD Users and Computers and integrate the lockoutstatus.exe hf TIM
echo.


xcopy lockoutstatus.exe "%systemroot%\system32\" /e /y > nul:
xcopy acctinfo.dll "%systemroot%\system32\" /e /y > nul:
regsvr32 "%systemroot%\system32\acctinfo.dll" /s


exit


For 64bit using this

@echo off


echo This program will register the Acctinfo tab Add-on to AD Users and Computers and integrate the lockoutstatus.exe hf TIM
echo.


xcopy dsa32.lnk "%systemdrive%\Users\%username%\desktop\" > nul:
xcopy lockoutstatus.exe "%systemroot%\syswow64\"/e /y > nul:
xcopy acctinfo.dll "%systemroot%\syswow64\" /e /y > nul:
regsvr32 "%systemroot%\syswow64\acctinfo.dll" /s


exit

After you run the cmd restart ADUC and it will give you a new tab: