Even though IT now manages our Windows test infrastructure and do not have a necessity to track changes. Here's the initial steps that were taken to setup a Windows 8 machine to take test jobs.

For Windows 8 machines we don't have a reference platform but we create machines through GPO.

Nevertheless we decided to mention all of the changes we are aware of to make it easier for someone to set up a machine to run the same test jobs that we can.

Windows 8 64-bit

• enable quick edit mode (cmd as normal user as well as run as Administrator)

REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console" /v QuickEdit /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

NOTE: This allows to paste unto a Cmd window with just a right click (this is just for convenience)

Add the cltbld user

Open cmd as Administrator and type 'lusrmgr'

• Users -> New User...
  • cltbld
• Modify the properties of it
  • "User cannot change password" (uncheck), "password never expires" (checked)
  • Add "Remote Desktop Users" to "Member Of"

Allow cltbld to restart the system

• run gpedit.msc (as administrator)
• Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment
• Double click 'Shut down the system', add cltbld to the list.

Add auto-login. Replace "newpassword" for your own:

• run cmd as Administrator and type:

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v DefaultUserName /d cltbld /t REG_SZ /f
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v DefaultPassword /d newpasswd /t REG_SZ /f
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v AutoAdminLogon /d 1 /t REG_SZ /f

Install Mozilla Build

• Install http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/libraries/win32/MozillaBuildSetup-1.6.exe
• Append ';C:\mozilla-build\python27;C:\mozilla-build\python27\Scripts;C:\mozilla-build\msys\bin;C:\mozilla-build\vim\vim72;C:\mozilla-build\wget;C:\mozilla-build\info-zip;C:\CoreUtils\bin;C:\mozilla-build\buildbotve\scripts' to the system path.

Install a bunch of other packages

• Run from cmd as Administrator

C:\mozilla-build\wget\wget.exe https://github.com/armenzg/bearded-ironman/raw/master/win8_64bit/setup.bat setup.bat

Deploy Mozilla Maintenance Service

• • Use "Run as Administrator" to start a command prompt and run the following:

cd c:\ wget -O installservice.bat --no-check-certificate https://bug704578.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=579099 schtasks /create /tn mozillamaintenance /tr "c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe /c \"c:\\installservice.bat\"" /sc ONSTART /ru SYSTEM wget -O keys.reg --no-check-certificate https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=577617 regedit /s keys.reg wget -O MozRoot.crt --no-check-certificate https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=577619 wget -O add_cert.msc --no-check-certificate https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=579119 start add_cert.msc

• • From menu: Action -> All Tasks -> Import... launches Certificate Import Wizard
  • Click Next
  • Browse and use C:\MozRoot.crt
  • Next, Next, Finish
  • Close the MMC window