Comments on: Crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs

By: 4sysops - Windows 7 Troubleshooting Platform – A quick overview

4sysops - Windows 7 Troubleshooting Platform – A quick overview — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:56:48 +0000

[...] them through Group Policy and also launch them in unattended mode. The Within Windows blog has a crash course on authoring Windows 7 Troubleshooting Packs, and Microsoft offers more detailed [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:28:32 +0000

“I personally figured out how to clear the “Keep the taskbar on top of other windows” pref that was removed from 7’s control panel”

@Dan: Can you please share the code for this. I couldn’t thank you enough.

By: Das nächste Windows - frontier to insanity

Das nächste Windows - frontier to insanity — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:45:50 +0000

[...] an, die zwar von Microsoft, aber sonst noch von keinem anderen Anbieter verwendet werden. (Hey, das basiert auf PowerShell-Skripten! Macht es euch zu Nutzen und erfreut den Anwender mit noch einfacheren Problemlösungen, ihr [...]

By: Cleveland Windows 7 Launch Event « {get; set;} : CODE

Cleveland Windows 7 Launch Event « {get; set;} : CODE — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:53:14 +0000

[...] This is more cool stuff for reducing those pesky support costs. The presenter demoed an issue where there was no sound coming from his laptop. He ran the Audio Troubleshooter, and it unmuted his audio for him. You can write your own packs, which are simply collections of Powershell scripts held together with an XML manifest. You can pack them into a singed CAB file and distribute them with application installers or over the web. I found a great crash course here. [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:51:26 +0000

How can i add the troubleshooting pack i made to action center?

By: Keith Hill

Keith Hill — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:20:23 +0000

Vejay, you need to enable script execution in PowerShell. Run PowerShell elevated (as admin) then execute:

PS> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

By: at Digital Bangladesh

at Digital Bangladesh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:29:47 +0000

[...] These fix common problems, check for incorrect settings, clean up your PC and more. Developers can create additional troubleshooters, too. You can read more about that at Within Windows. [...]

By: Vejay

Vejay — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:57:26 +0000

Hi,

I get this error:
File C:\Users\Lab\Documents\troubleshooting packs\troubleshooting pack2\output\RS_ProgMode.ps1 cannot be loaded because the execution of
scripts is disabled on this system. Please see “get-help about_signing” for more details.
At line:0 char:0

Do let me know how can I proceed further…

Cheers
Vejay

By: In Depth: 15 things you need to know about Windows 7 | Tech maniac

In Depth: 15 things you need to know about Windows 7 | Tech maniac — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:25:27 +0000

[...] Windows has always had plenty of troubleshooting tools, but they’ve been scattered around many different places. Windows 7 brings order to this situation by placing all of the most important troubleshooters in the new Find and Fix Problems applet, located in the Control Panel. These fix common problems, check for incorrect settings, clean up your PC and more. Developers can create additional troubleshooters, too. You can read more about that at Within Windows. [...]

By: Karun AB » Windows 7: A second look

Karun AB » Windows 7: A second look — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:17:48 +0000

[...] of uber-powerful Powershell scripts. Can you make your own? Sure you can! Just head on over to WithinWindows.com and Rafael will explain the rest [...]

By: G Whiz PC Repair Blog » Blog Archive » 15 things you need to know about Windows 7

Tue, 12 May 2009 02:37:54 +0000

[...] These fix common problems, check for incorrect settings, clean up your PC and more. Developers can create additional troubleshooters, too. You can read more about that at Within Windows. [...]

By: 15 things you need to know about Windows 7 | RARE UPDATES 4U

15 things you need to know about Windows 7 | RARE UPDATES 4U — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:55:14 +0000

[...] These fix common problems, check for incorrect settings, clean up your PC and more. Developers can create additional troubleshooters, too. You can read more about that at Within Windows. [...]

By: Windows 7 :: 15 Need 2 Knows

Windows 7 :: 15 Need 2 Knows — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:27:33 +0000

[...] These fix common problems, check for incorrect settings, clean up your PC and more. Developers can create additional troubleshooters, too. You can read more about that at Within Windows. [...]

By: 15 things you need to know about Windows 7 « Ather’s world

15 things you need to know about Windows 7 « Ather’s world — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:44:21 +0000

[...] These fix common problems, check for incorrect settings, clean up your PC and more. Developers can create additional troubleshooters, too. You can read more about that at Within Windows. [...]

By: Windows Troubleshooting Platform « PowerShell и другие скрипты

Windows Troubleshooting Platform « PowerShell и другие скрипты — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:56:06 +0000

[...] Вы наверное удивлены, почему я рассказываю об этой штуке в блоге посвященном скриптам? А ответ очень прост – функционал всех этих “траблшутеров” написан на PowerShell! Bы можете посмотреть на код скриптов в папке %windir%diagnostics. Ну и разумеется можно создавать свои собственные сценарии для того чтобы пользователи смогли самостоятельно разрешать проблемы популярные в вашей организации. Подробнее о том как это сделать написано тут. [...]

By: rani raj

rani raj — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:30:36 +0000

Thanks for the great tutorial

By: Probleme mit Microsofts Knowledge Base lösen « Das nie endende Chaos!

Probleme mit Microsofts Knowledge Base lösen « Das nie endende Chaos! — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:52:44 +0000

[...] Wenn Microsoft clever wäre würden Sie Fix It gleich mit den neuen Problemlösern (Troubleshooting Packs) von Windows 7 kombinieren. Wie so einer unter Windows 7 erstellt werden kann steht hier: http://www.withinwindows.com/2009/01/12/crash-course-on-authoring-windows-7-troubleshooting-packs/ [...]

By: Rafael

Rafael — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:27:39 +0000

@Dan: What tweaks would you put in this package, for example?
@Lorne: Thanks!

By: Lorne L. Reap

Lorne L. Reap — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:34:38 +0000

Thanks for the great tutorial Rafael, I had noticed the utility and some of the packs and gave them a try a few days ago, but this has clarified some of my questions on tweaking my performance and settings with out going into the registry and manually setting things by trial and error.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:47:11 +0000

Hmm someone should put together a “troubleshooting” pack of Windows 7 tweaks (when people figure out the best ways to tweak it, of course). It does ask you before applying a fix so this would be a workable way to package tweaks (like your example).

I personally figured out how to clear the “Keep the taskbar on top of other windows” pref that was removed from 7’s control panel, although I guess the reason they forced it is because the jump lists and window popups don’t show up on top of other windows unless the taskbar is in front of them.

By: Windows 7 Features: Troubleshooting Packs « Clive Ciappara | Windows | iPhone | .Net

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:42:57 +0000

[...] here for crash course on troubleshooting packs. Posted in [...]

By: Bryant

Bryant — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:22:11 +0000

Well done. I’d do this with everything on my laptop if I had any worthy programming background, but well done regardless.