GImageX Deployment of Windows 7 questions

[DerekL]

Hi Guy's,

I'm new to this site and scripting in general. I'm working on a project to deploy Windows 7 to users in my company sometime next year, we would like to automate it so that when we start a machine with a WinPE (3.0) USB stick, a window will open and allow the user to select a Site, for the purpose of mapping the correct distribution share, then browse to the correct .wim file, and image number. At this point we would like to be able to Name the computer, and join it to the domain with the correct username and password credentials, and also install the KBox agent for software deployment. I have a WinPE image with ImageX and GImageX installed and this works fine, is there anyway of building in the functionality we need, would be grateful of any pointers in the right direction.

Cheers

Derek

[crump]

Hi Guy's,

I'm new to this site and scripting in general. I'm working on a project to deploy Windows 7 to users in my company sometime next year, we would like to automate it so that when we start a machine with a WinPE (3.0) USB stick, a window will open and allow the user to select a Site, for the purpose of mapping the correct distribution share, then browse to the correct .wim file, and image number. At this point we would like to be able to Name the computer, and join it to the domain with the correct username and password credentials, and also install the KBox agent for software deployment. I have a WinPE image with ImageX and GImageX installed and this works fine, is there anyway of building in the functionality we need, would be grateful of any pointers in the right direction.

Cheers

Derek

yes, it is possible.

things you need:

koda gui designer;

autoit help file;

autoit diskpart duf, or diskpart script;

imagex

[DerekL]

Hi Guy's,

Thanks for the advice Crump, so I have started a little work, and have designed a form with the functionality I would like, and have managed to get the Browse to a .wim file working, don't laugh I'm new to this

Can anyone give me some help with how to extract the Image information from the .wim file to select an image, thanks in advance, my code is below.

Regards

DerekL

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

#include <ComboConstants.au3>

#include <EditConstants.au3>

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

#include <ProgressConstants.au3>

#include <StaticConstants.au3>

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

#Include <string.au3>

#Include <Array.au3>

#Include <GuiTreeView.au3>

; Script for the deployment of Windows 7 to Company Machines around the world

; This first part of the script was created automatically by the Koda Forms Designer

; This Form=c:\users\********\documents\winpe project\autoimage.kxf will be placed on the network share here ******* ADD SHARE LOCATION *********

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=c:\users\********\documents\scripts\autoimage.kxf

$Form1_1 = GUICreate("AutoImage 3.0 for Company A", 625, 536, 381, 198)

GUISetBkColor(0xC0DCC0)

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Form1_1Close")

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE, "Form1_1Minimize")

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_MAXIMIZE, "Form1_1Maximize")

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_RESTORE, "Form1_1Restore")

$SelectWimLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Select Wim File:", 56, 24, 117, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($SelectWimLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($SelectWimLabel, "SelectWimLabelClick")

$SelectModelLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Select Model:", 56, 64, 100, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($SelectModelLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($SelectModelLabel, "SelectModelLabelClick")

$KBoxAgent = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Install KBox Agent", 56, 176, 169, 33)

GUICtrlSetFont($KBoxAgent, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($KBoxAgent, "KBoxAgentClick")

$KeyboardLable = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Keyboard Layout:", 56, 104, 127, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($KeyboardLable, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($KeyboardLable, "KeyboardLableClick")

$Keyboard = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 184, 104, 209, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Keyboard, "KeyboardChange")

$TimeZoneLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Time Zone:", 56, 144, 83, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($TimeZoneLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($TimeZoneLabel, "TimeZoneLabelClick")

$TimeZone = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 184, 144, 209, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($TimeZone, "TimeZoneChange")

$ImageButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("ImageButton", 48, 456, 89, 41, $WS_GROUP)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($ImageButton, "ImageButtonclick")

$CaptureButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Capture Image", 200, 456, 89, 41, $WS_GROUP)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($CaptureButton, "CaptureButtonclick")

$MakeUSBButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Make USB", 352, 456, 89, 41, $WS_GROUP)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($MakeUSBButton, "MakeUSBButtonclick")

$CancelButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel", 496, 456, 89, 41, $WS_GROUP)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($CancelButton, "CancelButtonclick")

$Progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(88, 408, 449, 17)

$ProgressLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Progress:", 88, 376, 71, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($ProgressLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($ProgressLabel, "ProgressLabelClick")

$ComputerNameLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Computer Name:", 248, 184, 124, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($ComputerNameLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($ComputerNameLabel, "ComputerNameLabelClick")

$ComputerName = GUICtrlCreateInput("ComputerName", 392, 184, 153, 21)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($ComputerName, "ComputerNameChange")

$DomainNameLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Domain:", 56, 224, 63, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($DomainNameLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($DomainNameLabel, "DomainNameLabelClick")

$Domain = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 160, 224, 193, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Domain, "DomainChange")

$UserNameLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("User Name:", 56, 264, 88, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($UserNameLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($UserNameLabel, "UserNameLabelClick")

$UserName = GUICtrlCreateInput("UserName", 160, 264, 193, 21)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($UserName, "UserNameChange")

$PassWordLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Password:", 56, 304, 77, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($PassWordLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($PassWordLabel, "PassWordLabelClick")

$Input2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Password", 160, 304, 193, 21)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Input2, "Input2Change")

$DriveBrowse = GUICtrlCreateButton("Browse", 400, 24, 65, 25, $WS_GROUP)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($DriveBrowse, "DriveBrowseClick")

$SuggestModelLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Suggested Model:", 400, 105, 133, 24)

GUICtrlSetFont($SuggestModelLabel, 12, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($SuggestModelLabel, "SuggestModelLabelClick")

$ModelButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Browse", 400, 61, 65, 25, $WS_GROUP)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($ModelButton, "ModelButtonclick")

$wimfile = GUICtrlCreateInput("wimfile", 184, 24, 209, 21)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($wimfile, "wimfileChange")

$model = GUICtrlCreateInput("model", 184, 64, 209, 21)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($model, "modelChange")

$Icon1 = GUICtrlCreateIcon("C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll", -83, 512, 16, 89, 81, BitOR($SS_NOTIFY,$WS_GROUP))

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Icon1, "Icon1Click")

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

;Declare varibles here

Dim $wimfile

Dim $SelectedWim

Dim $hApplySourceEdit

Dim $STDERR_CHILD

Dim $STDOUT_CHILD

Dim $treeview

; Start of Main ***************************************

While 1

Sleep(100)

WEnd

; End of Main *****************************************

Func CancelButtonclick()

Exit

EndFunc

Func CaptureButtonclick()

EndFunc

Func ComputerNameChange()

EndFunc

Func ComputerNameLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func DomainChange()

EndFunc

Func DomainNameLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func DriveBrowseClick()

$SelectedWim = FileOpenDialog("Open wim file:", "X:\", "Image (*.wim)", 2)

If @error Then

MsgBox(4096,"","No File(s) chosen")

Else

$SelectedWim = StringReplace($SelectedWim, "|", @CRLF)

MsgBox(4096,"","You chose " & $SelectedWim)

GUICtrlSetData ($wimfile,$SelectedWim)

EndIf

EndFunc

Func Form1_1Close()

Exit

EndFunc

Func Form1_1Maximize()

EndFunc

Func Form1_1Minimize()

EndFunc

Func Form1_1Restore()

EndFunc

Func Icon1Click()

EndFunc

Func ImageButtonclick()

EndFunc

Func Input2Change()

EndFunc

Func KBoxAgentClick()

EndFunc

Func KeyboardChange()

EndFunc

Func KeyboardLableClick()

EndFunc

Func MakeUSBButtonclick()

EndFunc

Func ModelButtonclick()

EndFunc

Func modelChange()

EndFunc

Func PassWordLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func ProgressLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func SelectModelLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func SelectWimLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func SuggestModelLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func TimeZoneChange()

EndFunc

Func TimeZoneLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func UserNameChange()

EndFunc

Func UserNameLabelClick()

EndFunc

Func wimfileChange()

EndFunc

Func PollImage()

EndFunc ;==>PollImage

[crump]

Hi DerekL

GImagex has com interface that you can use with your code.

for windows 7, download gimagex beta, and there is a help file with vb code, you should check that out.

and also this COMRef will help you.

to use it in autoit scripting is very easy also.

just register the dll file with regsvr32[read help file]

and then I can do this.

$initWimCtrl = ObjCreate("GimageX.GimageXCtrl")
$initWimCtrl.Source = "O:\WIMs\Windows_XP_New_Remake.wim"
$initWimCtrl.ImageIndex = 1
$initWimCtrl.GetIMageInfo
MsgBox(1,"",$initWimCtrl.ImageName)

and just a reminder, in your code

$SelectedWim = FileOpenDialog("Open wim file:", "X:\", "Image (*.wim)", 2)

that "2" would probably not be working in pe3, at least not for me

edit: Somehow I can't use GImageX v2.0.17 to work with above code, GImageX v2.0.16 BETA works fine, am I missing something? or it only works with AIK2 but not AIK3?

Edited November 7, 2009 by crump

[DerekL]

Hi Crump,

Thanks for that, yes the COM certainly does make life a little easier, when I get my application finished, will I have to ensure that the .dll is included in the WinPE build?

Cheers

DerekL

[crump]

Hi Crump,

Thanks for that, yes the COM certainly does make life a little easier, when I get my application finished, will I have to ensure that the .dll is included in the WinPE build?

Cheers

DerekL

yes and you have to register it before using it.