ReferencePlatforms/Test/Vista

Configuration Details

From Vista Business

Downloaded Software Updates

Download all software updates as of August 8, 2008

Configuration Changes

• Turned OFF all automatic updates
• Turned OFF firewall
• Created tester account
• Turned on RDP; allowed tester and Administrator to connect
• Turned off screensavers

Install supplemental language support

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Install UltraVNC

It is important to follow these instructions precisely.

• Download and install UltraVNC 1.04 Beta
• Download and install UltraVNC Addons
• Stop 'uvnc_service'.
• Browse to c:\program files\ultravnc and run 'winvnc.exe' as administrator (right click => 'run an administrator').
• Use the following options:
  • Ports:
    • Main: 5900
  • [ ] Use Java Viewer
  • File Transfer
    • [ ] Enable
    • [ ] User Impersonation
• Restart the computer

From this point forward do NOT logon with RDP. It will break the VNC service.

Install Third-party applications

• Python 2.4.4
  • 'Install for all users'
  • Append 'C:\python24;c:\python24\scripts' to the PATH.
• Python Win32 Extensions - Right click, 'Run as Administrator'
• PyYaml - Right click, 'Run as Administrator'
• Info-Zip
  1. Download and extract Info-Zip
  2. Place 'unzip.exe' and 'unzip32.dll' in c:\windows
• CVS
  1. Download CVS
  2. Extract to c:\windows
• Wget
  1. Download Wget to c:\windows
• Chmod, rm, etc.
  1. Download and install Coreutils
  2. Append 'c:\program files\gnuwin32\bin' to PATH.
• Twisted 2.4.0 (Includes zope-interface)