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Preparations:
1. Install Python 2.7.x from python.org to C:\Python27. Matching bit count as
the host windows version.
2. Install the win32 extension for python.
3. Append C:\Python27 to the system PATH.
4. Disable UAC.
Windows 8 / 8.1 / Server 2012: Set the following key to zero:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\EnableLUA"
5. Disable Automatic updates. (No rebooting during tests, thank you!)
6. Go to the group policy editor (gpedit.msc) and change "Computer Configuration"
-> "Windows Settings" -> "Security Settings" -> "Local Policies"
-> "Security Options" -> "Network security: LAN Manager authentication level"
to "Send LM & NTLM- use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated". This fixed
passing the password as an argument to "NET USE" (don't ask why!).
6b. While in the group policy editor, make sure that "Computer Configuration"
-> "Windows Settings" -> "Security Settings" -> "Local Policies"
-> "Account Policy" -> "Password must meet complexity requirements" is
disabled so the vbox account can be created later one.
7. Need to disable the error popups blocking testing.
Set "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows\ErrorMode"
to 2. This immediately disables hard error popups (missing DLLs and such).
Then there are the sending info to microsoft, debug, dump, look for solution
questions we don't want. Not entirely sure what's required here yet, but
the following stuff might hopefully help (update after testing):
On Windows XP:
Go "Control Panel" -> "System Properties" -> "Advanced"
-> "Error Reporting" and check "Disable error reporting"
and uncheck "But notify me when critical erorr occurs".
On Windows Vista and later:
In gpedit change the following settings under "Computer Configuration"
-> "Administrative Templates" -> "Windows Components"
-> "Windows Error Reporting":
1) Enable "Prevent display of the user interface for critical errors".
... -> "Advanced Error Reporting Settings":
1) Enable "Configure Report Archive" and set it to "Store All" for
up to 500 (or less) reports.
2) Disable "Configure Report Queue".
Run 'serverWerOptin /disable'.
Then set "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\DontShowUI"
to 1. (Could do all the above from regedit if we wanted...)
7b. Configure application crash dumps on Vista SP1 and later:
Set the following values under the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps:
DumpFolder [string] = C:\CrashDumps
DumpCount [dword] = 10
DumpType [dword] = 1 (minidump)
CustomDumpFlags [dword] = 0
8. Install firefox or chrome, download the latest testboxscript*.zip from
the build box.
9. Create a user named "vbox" with password "password". Must be an
Administrator user!
10. Configure user "vbox" to log in automatically via "control userpasswords2".
11. Open up the port ranges 6000-6100 (VRDP) for TCP traffic and 5000-5032
(NetPerf) for both TCP and UDP traffic in the Windows Firewall.
From the command line (recommended in vista):
for /L %i in (6000,1,6100) do netsh firewall add portopening TCP %i "VRDP %i"
for /L %i in (5000,1,5032) do netsh firewall add portopening TCP %i "NetPerf %i TCP"
for /L %i in (5000,1,5032) do netsh firewall add portopening UDP %i "NetPerf %i UDP"
20. Setup time server to "wei01-time.de.oracle.com" and update date/time.
21. Activate windows. "https://linserv.de.oracle.com/vbox/wiki/MSDN Volume License Keys"
22. Disable loading CONIME. Set "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\LoadConIme" to 0.
23. Windows 2012 R2: If you experience mouse pointer problems connecting with rdesktop,
open the mouse pointer settings and disable mouse pointer shadow.
The install:
23. Unzip (/ copy) the content of the testboxscript-*.zip to C:\testboxscript.
24. Copy C:\testboxscript\testboxscript\win\autoexec-testbox.cmd to C:\.
25. Create a shortcut to C:\autoexec-testbox.cmd and drag it into
"Start" -> "All Programs" -> "Startup".
That's currently it.