Nxl67170 - Windows

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Windows 7 partition on NXL67170.

Image creation checklist

To do before creating a new image:

• Disable Windows Restore (will delete restore points)
• Disable page file
• Disable hibernation (will delete hibernat.sys).
• Perform disk clean up (will empty recycle bin, etc)
• Go to Outlook local data, and delete all cache .OST file
  better delete, then restart outlook once so that the .OST are recreated once for all (but quit before send & receive starts)

Image restore checklist

To do after restoring an image:

• Set up a new page file

Available Images

• Image 1 (ntfsclone) — 2013-02-19 — Almost as received from IT (i.e. no install, no virtualization...).
• Image 2 (ntfsclone) — 2013-03-14 — After virtualization, contains Visio, Euroglot.
• Image 3 (vbox snapshot) — Last permanent image. VM is reverted to that image after each shutdown
• New — changes not yet committed into an image (to redo at each new VM start-up)

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

List of applications installed, by order of first appearance, and their configuration settings.

note: 2nd, 3rd, new indicate that the settings was applied in the given image, and not in the image under which the application is listed (to track settings changed after image was taken).

1st image

Outlook 2010	2nd Deleted .OST file in user profile, and boot once outlook to recreate it (but quit before send & receive) 3rd Set value HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\options\DisableIMAP to 0 3rd Add account, your name Michael Peeters, e-mail address michael.peeters@nxp.com, type IMAP, incoming server nxl67170ux, outgoing nxl67170ux, user name beq06659, password (see keepassx) — (more settings) Account _archives_, root folder path INBOX 3rd Add account, your name Michael Peeters, e-mail address michael.peeters@noekeon.org, type IMAP, incoming server nxl67170ux, outgoing nxl67170ux, user name mip@noekeon.org, password (see keepassx) — (more settings) Account _noekeon.org_, incoming server 9143, outgoing server 9025, root folder path INBOX 3rd Add account, your name Michael Peeters, e-mail address michael.peeters@immie.org, type IMAP, incoming server nxl67170ux, outgoing nxl67170ux, user name mpe@immie.org, password (see keepassx) — (more settings) Account mpe@immie.org, Outgoing server requires authentication, incoming server 9993 using SSL, outgoing server 9465 using SSL, root folder path INBOX 3rd Add account, your name Michael Peeters, e-mail address michael.peeters@immie.org, type IMAP, incoming server nxl67170ux, outgoing nxl67170ux, user name mpe@immie.org, password (see keepassx) — (more settings) Account mpe@immie.org, Outgoing server requires authentication, incoming server 9993 using SSL, outgoing server 9465 using SSL, root folder path INBOX 3rd Options → Advanced → Send/Receive... → Edit... → select Archives, and click Download headers for subscribed folders. Idem for other IMAP account 3rd Right click on IMAP folder account → IMAP folders... → uncheck When displaying hierarchy in Outlook, show only subscribed folders. Then right click again → Update Folder List. Repeat for all IMAP account. 3rd Select favorite folders 3rd Change count from show number of unread items to show total number of items (for sent folders) 3rd Refresh rules (and target folders) (see rules in text install log for nxl67002) 3rd Options → Mail → Reading Pane... → uncheck' both Mark items as read... → When replying to a message → Prefix each line of the original message 3rd Options → Calendar → First day of week Monday → Show week numbers in the month view and in the Date Navigator 3rd Select an IMAP folder, then Change view → Manage Views → Modify... → Conditional Formatting.... Add 2 new formatting as follows: To me only, color maroon, condition (advanced panel): To is (exactly) Michael Peeters To is (exactly) Michaël Peeters To is (exactly) michael.peeters@nxp.com To is (exactly) michael.peeters@noekeon.org To is (exactly) michael.peeters@immie.org To is (exactly) peeters-ml1@noekeon.org To me, color blue, condition (advanced panel): To contains Michael Peeters To contains Michaël Peeters To contains michael.peeters@nxp.com To contains michael.peeters@noekeon.org To contains michael.peeters@immie.org To contains peeters-ml1@noekeon.org 3rd Apply this view on all other IMAP folders
Windows Explorer	Folder Options → Show hidden files, DO NOT hide extensions for known file types, DO NOT hide protected OS files 2nd Use small icons 2nd Pin Windows Command Processor (cmd.exe) to Start Menu 3rd Unpin Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, Window Media Player 3rd Wallpaper — Pirate Mac.jpg (fill) 3rd Folder options — Automatically expand to current folder 3rd Tray — Lync 2010 → show icon and notifications for Lync 2010, Sysinternals Process Explorer
Office Lync 2010	3rd Minimize to notification area new Display options → Name View
Windows Command Processor (cmd.exe)	3rd Defaults → Buffer size 500, Font Lucida Console, layout 132 x 5000 132 x 50, black on white

2nd image

Virtualbox Additions	v4.2.8
7-zip	v9.20, no localization files, for all users
Launchy	v2.6 Beta 2 Hide when it loses focus, Always on top, DO NOT auto update catalog, DO NOT check for new versions Plugin pathy (access apps in system path)
Sysinternals Process Explorer	Installed in C:\Windows Select Replace Task Manager, Hide When Minimized, Allow Only One Instance. Select columns IO Read Byte, IO Write Byte, IO Other Byte, IO Delta Read Byte, IO Delta Write Byte, IO Delta Other Byte.
Sysinternals Autoruns	Installed in C:\Windows v9.20, no localization files.
MS Office Visio Professional 2010 SP1 EN	Via NXP Advertised program (requested via wbi portal)
Euroglot Professional 7.6.3 EN	Via NXP Advertised program (requested via wbi portal)

3rd image

Opera	Set http://nxl67170ux:8118 as proxy (all protocol)
PDF X-Change Vewer	v2.5.210 NO live update, NO addins
PrimoPDF	v5.1.0.2 bloat automatically installed Nitro PDF Reader! try it?
Vim	v7.3-789 (from Cream sourceforge) Import basic config from Linux, but far from perfect issue no context menu !!!

Detailed System Settings

1st image

• Got PC from IT
• Disabled BitLocker
• Removed restore points, hibernat.sys, cache file, etc.
• Shrink partition (1st via DISKPART.EXE then ntfsresize)
• ntfsclone

2nd image

Registry - SYSTEM	Import registry from another virtual machine Disable services (match virgin win 7 config) — TBC TBC
Tuning	Disable Windows Search via Control Panel → Programs and Features → Turn Windows features on or off → Windows Search
Misc	Open all office apps, and check activation is ok

3rd image

TBC

Remarks

• Install advertised program
  This works even if policy deleted (winlogon was running though), network interface set to NAT, and with most service disabled (require smshost + ccmexec).

To Do

Issues

• Issue — virtualbox shared folder \\vboxsrv\d is not visible from Administrator account. Very annoying when copying files to system32 for instance (because source won't be visible anymore).
  Temp. workaround, launch cmd as administrator:

net use D: \\vboxsrv\d

• To Do
  • Setup nokia - outlook sync via bluetooth
  • import old nxp signatures
  • move .ost to d: drive (or find a solution that outlook always complaining .ost is old)
  • sent mail macro

Done & Fixed

• Fixed — Issue description
  Fix description
• Done — Description