Todo:

Install OS

Install Windows XP SP3

Configure OS

Control Panel:
Display -> Screen Saver -> Screen Saver: None
        -> Settings -> Screen Resolution: 1280x1024
Power Options -> Disable suspending/hibernating
System -> Remote -> Untick 'allow remote Assistance'
                 -> Tick 'allow users to connect remotely...'
 

Install Upstream packages

All installers should be done with default options [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Install RealVNC

• Checkout the installer from mofo:

cvs -d:ext:cltbld@cvs.mozilla.org:/mofo co -d vnc ref-platforms/win32/vnc-4_1_3-x86_win32.exe

• Click through the installer accepting all the defaults
• When the setup window pops up set a password and turn off the Java viewer
• Add a firewall exception
  • Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Windows Firewall
  • Exceptions -> Add Port -> TCP/5900

Fix %PATH%

Control Panel -> Advanced -> Environmental Variables -> append

C:\Python25;C:\Python25\Scripts;C:\mozilla-build\msys\bin;C:\mozilla-build\info-zip;C:\mozilla-build\wget;C:\mozilla-build\hg

to the PATH system variable

Install Buildbot

hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/build/buildbot
cd buildbot
hg up -C --rev 53
python setup.py build
python setup.py install

Change python to be pythonw.exe at the top of \Python25\Scripts\buildbot

Set up Buildbot slave

mkdir \builds\slave
cd \builds\slave

Make start.bat

create a file in \builds called 'start.bat' and put in the contents of

buildbot start \builds\slave

create a shortcut to this batch file in Start->Prog. Files->Start. Right click this shortcut -> properties -> run: 'minimized' -> OK

Enable Autologin

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

Issues

PGORT80.DLL is not found when trying to run XPCShell Tests