= 7Customizer 
**NOTE: THIS IS NOT FUNCTIONAL YET. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PAGE AS A REFERENCE TO YOUR WINDOWS 7 CUSTOMIZATION**
With the introduction of Windows 7 I had the need to customize Windows 7 to my needs, as in with fewer functions, faster, my preferences etc. [[http://www.nliteos.com/|nLite]] what I used for Windows XP, and [[http://www.vlite.net/|vLite]] what can be used for Windows Vista are both not capable of customizing Windows 7. vLite could be used for it, I even got it working but eventually only the unattended installation worked, and only without an installation key which I had to clear manually in the autounattend.xml file. When I tried to really customize options the build (of the iso) and the installation both failed. While searching the web for other solutions I came across 7Customizer and decided to give it a go. Although it's not perfect I decided to use it anyway. I still haven't got it working including the MAK key, which is correct, and am testing some of the other options. If anything interesting will come up I'll update the page. 

= Resources
[[http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/139077-7customizer-a-replacement-for-vlite-for-windows-7/|MSFN Forum about the tool with important information]] \\
[[http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/140068-a-visual-guide-to-7customizer/|MSFN Visual Guide of the tool (as in a manual, as in read before you play)]] \\
[[http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=139077|Download 7 Customizer (you need to be logged in on the MSFN forums)]] \\

= Requirements
7Customizer is according to the creator(s) a little bit picky regarding file hierarchy. 7Customizer should be installed in a place as close to the disk root as possible, just as your Windows 7 installation source. These warnings are probably given with a reason, so I placed them like this:
* 7Customizer:
** E:\7customizer
* Windows 7 Installation Source:
** E:\7win 
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Another requirement is that the Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 is installed. You can download it [[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=696dd665-9f76-4177-a811-39c26d3b3b34|here]] from Microsoft. After downloading you can mount the iso in for example [[http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads|daemon tools (look for the free lite version)]] and install the software:
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= Customizing
As said, the installation paths are as simple as it can be: 
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I didn't add any languages, drivers and or updates to the installation, the language en-US was already added:
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I made these tweaks to explorer:
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I made these tweaks to the taskbar:
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I made these tweaks to the system: 
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This is my unattended installation. I have to say, I never got this working completely. I kept getting this error:
<code>
The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key. 
</code>
I got the unattended installation working with checking the 'Skip product key' checkbox:
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Then apply and create an ISO:
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And we're done:
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Nice!

= Autounattend.xml
<code xml>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
	<settings pass="windowsPE">
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>
			<UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>
			<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
			<UILanguageFallback>en-us</UILanguageFallback>
			<InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<UserData>
				<ProductKey>
					<Key>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</Key>
					<WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
				</ProductKey>
				<Organization>XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX</Organization>
				<FullName>Managed Services</FullName>
				<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
			</UserData>
			<ImageInstall>
				<OSImage>
					<InstallFrom>
						<MetaData wcm:action="add">
								<Key>/IMAGE/NAME</Key>
								<Value>Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL</Value>
						</MetaData>
					</InstallFrom>
				</OSImage>
			</ImageInstall>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<settings pass="oobeSystem">
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<UserAccounts>
				<LocalAccounts>
					<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
						<Name>administrator</Name>
						<Group>Administrators</Group>
						<Password>
							<PlainText>true</PlainText>
							<Value>XXXXXXXX</Value>
						</Password>
					</LocalAccount>
				</LocalAccounts>
			</UserAccounts>
			<OOBE>
				<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
				<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
				
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
				<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
			</OOBE>
		</component>
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
			<UserLocale>nl-NL</UserLocale>
			<InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<settings pass="specialize">
		<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
			<AutoLogon>
				<Enabled>true</Enabled>
				<Username>administrator</Username>
				<Password>
					<PlainText>true</PlainText>
						<Value>XXXXXXXX</Value>
					</Password>
				<LogonCount>9999999</LogonCount>
			</AutoLogon>
			<TimeZone>W. Europe Standard Time</TimeZone>
			<ComputerName>win7</ComputerName>
		</component>
	</settings>
	<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:E:/7win/sources/install.wim#Windows 7 Professional" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
</code>
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