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Customizing the First Experience and Windows Vista™ Extensibility Mikael Nyström – TrueSec MVP Windows Server – Setup/Deployment Agenda Opportunities for Extensibility First Experience: Windows Welcome First Experience: Welcome Center What is not discussed in this session: Media Center Help Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) Extensibility that requires app development All details are in the OPK User’s Guide Key Extensibility Opportunities… Monetization Differentiation Cost Reduction Windows Welcome Welcome Center Get Connected Wizard - Narrowband Dialup Get Connected Wizard - Wireless Properties Security (Credential Providers) Internet Explorer Media Center Windows Media Player Windows Photo Gallery Online Photo Printing Windows Sidebar Windows Sideshow Windows Mobility Center Sync Center Power Management Performance Control Panel Help & Support Windows Recovery Environment Windows Anytime Upgrade Third-Party Application Defaults (defined in OPK) New Improved Extensibility – System Fundamentals System Control Panel: (All in Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | OEMInformation) Mandatory Information: Manufacturer Name Optional Information: Manufacturer Logo Support URL* Mandatory for single-language, single-location: SupportPhone* SupportHours* HelpCustomized* For multi-language or multi-location releases, help content must be modified. (See Help and Support Lab) * Unattend.xml information coming soon Extensibility – System Fundamentals Performance Control Panel: Proseware, Inc * Unattend.xml information coming soon Extensibility – Internet Internet Explorer: Home Page: Microsoft-Windows Internet Explorer | Home_Page Online Support link: Microsoft-Windows Internet Explorer | Help_Page Favorites: Microsoft-Windows Internet Explorer | FavoritesList Microsoft-Windows Internet Explorer | FavoritesList | FavoriteItem FavIconFile Specifies the icon to associate with the shortcut in the Favorites folder. FavID Specifies a unique key to associate with a FavoriteItem. FavOffline Specifies whether to make the shortcut link available for offline browsing. FavTitle Specifies a friendly name for the site appearing as a shortcut in the Favorites folder. Must include folder name. FavURL Specifies a fully qualified path to the URL of each shortcut. Mandatory – Create one folder, using <folder_name>\ in FavTitle Extensibility – Internet Internet Explorer: Feeds Can add a folder with RSS feeds Tabs: Can add extra tabs by default (recommended < 3) Search: Replace the default search provider Add more search providers Replace the Windows Search Guide Toolbar Add a toolbar (also known as a Browser Helper Object) * For Beta 2, use IEAK for these settings; Unattend.xml information coming soon Extensibility – Internet Windows Media Player: Online Store: Install ServiceInfo.xml (obtain from online store provider) Use Windows Media configuration utility (setup_wm.exe) to set the following values: DefaultService ServiceInfo ServiceExtra Custom Skin: Use Windows Media 11 SDK to create the skin Copy skin to %systemdrive%\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Skins folder Default DVD Player: In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DVD\Shell\Play\Command Change “default” value to "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /device:DVD "%L" Extensibility – Internet ISP Sign-up: Uses OOBE.XML Offers are identical to “list”-type Windows Welcome offers Use ShowIn value to specify where the offer is displayed: OOBE – offer is visible only in Windows Welcome GCW – offer is visible only in the Internet Sign-up wizard Both – offer is visible in both Windows Welcome and the Internet Sign-up wizard *For Beta 2, this feature is implemented in GCW.XML (not discussed in detail in this presentation) Extensibility – Internet Online Print Wizard: Set a service provider as default: Microsoft-Windows-shwebsvc| ID Name of the provider (not displayed) Microsoft-Windows-shwebsvc| DisplayName Name of the provider (displayed) Microsoft-Windows-shwebsvc| Description Description of provider (80 chars) Microsoft-Windows-shwebsvc| href URL to provider’s site Microsoft-Windows-shwebsvc| Icon Path and filename of icon for the provider Extensibility – Applications Start Menu: Add items to the Start Menu: Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | StartPanelLinks | MFULink0 Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | StartPanelLinks | MFULink1 Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | StartPanelLinks | MFULink2 Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | StartPanelLinks | MFULink3 Each setting contains the full path to a .LNK file Extensibility – Applications CD Autoplay: Application has to register as a handler for a file type Three installable handlers per media type Extensibility – Applications Sidebar: Add gadgets to the gallery Show two gadgets on the sidebar Resources available to help you build gadgets Gadget deployment information is coming soon Extensibility – Mobile Computers Mobility Center: OEM OEM PC Checkup * For more information, see Mobility Center SDK in the OPK * Unattended deployment information is coming soon Extensibility – Mobile Computers Power options: Customize power plans Use Device Power Policy Engine to create plans Add links Unattend.xml information coming soon Add images for power buttons and activities Additional Resources OPK User’s Guide “Summary of Allowable Customizations” topic Gadgets: http://microsoftgadgets.com/Build Application Extensibility: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en- us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/aut oplay/autoplay2k_using.asp Mobility SDK in OPK User’s Guide For multi-language or multi-location releases see Help and Support Customization lab and the Help and Support SDK (on the OPK Fest event CD) First Experience – Windows Welcome First Experience – Windows Welcome You can: Set default values Language Location Locale Keyboard layout Time Zone Add your end-user license agreement (EULA) Add logo and name branding Add desktop backgrounds Add offer advertising First Experience – Windows Welcome The OOBE.XML file contains custom content for Windows Welcome, Welcome Center, and Internet Sign-up Simple .xml file Can be edited using any text or XML editor Separate OOBE.XML files used for country- and language-specific content First Experience – Windows Welcome Collateral needed: Manufacturer name Logo file (240x100, 32-bit PNG) Three desktop backgrounds (1600x1200, 24-bit JPG) Default values: Location (GEOID) Locale (LCID) Keyboard Layout Time Zone Offer collateral- for each offer: Title (64 characters) Descriptive text (128 characters) Image (32x32, 32-bit PNG) Details file (RTF file) Command line to execute (if necessary) First Experience – Windows Welcome Folder structure: Default OOBE.XML: \windows\system32\oobe\info\oobe.xml Country-specific OOBE.XML: \windows\system32\oobe\info\<country>\oobe.xml Country and language-specific OOBE.XML: \windows\system32\oobe\info\<country>\<lang>\oobe.xml Country: GEOID, decimal format (example: 39) Language: LCID, decimal format (example: 1033) First Experience – Windows Welcome Questions to ask before beginning: “Am I shipping to multiple countries?” If Yes: multiple oobe.xml files are likely “Am I deploying multiple languages?” If Yes: multiple oobe.xml files are very likely “What should I promote in Windows Welcome?” If one type of offer (such as ISP) with multiple providers, consider the “list” type of offer If just communicating information, consider the “billboard” type of offer First Experience – Windows Welcome First Experience – Windows Welcome Language: Default is the language used to run Setup Location: <location>244</location> GEOID value, in decimal Reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en- us/intl/nls_locations.asp Locale: <locale>1033</locale> LCID value, in decimal Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/lcid-all.mspx Keyboard: <keyboard>00000409</keyboard> Input Locale Identifier format Reference: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Keyboard Layouts Logo: <logopath>c:\logo\fabrikam.png</logopath> Full path to the logo file on the hard disk First Experience – Windows Welcome First Experience – Windows Welcome License Terms: <eulafilename>fabrikam_eula.rtf</eulafilename> Windows Welcome searches for your end-user license agreement based on location/language choice If not found for a specific country, Windows Welcome uses the one in the \info folder Note: We will be adding a \default folder with <language> subfolders to accommodate localized license agreements in the fallback case First Experience – Windows Welcome First Experience – Windows Welcome Desktop backgrounds: <wallpaper> <path>c:\Fabrikam\picture1.bmp</path> </wallpaper> <wallpaper> <path>c:\Fabrikam\picture2.bmp</path> </wallpaper> <wallpaper> <path>c:\Fabrikam\picture3.bmp</path> </wallpaper> Backgrounds displayed left to right, in order they appear in XML. If user clicks Next without choosing a specific background, the first custom desktop background is selected by default. (not yet implemented) First Experience – Windows Welcome First Experience – Windows Welcome Two offer presentation formats: “Billboard” Two non-actionable regions to display information Use to communicate information, show varying types of offers “List” Many items in a list User can select one, it runs upon reaching the desktop Use for similar offers (for example: multiple ISP providers) XML is shared with Internet Access Sign-up wizard First Experience – Windows Welcome Offer header: <offerheader>special offers from Fabrikam</offerheader> 40 characters Offer node: